Marine’s experience under fire helps in EMS work

By Ron Burtz on Wednesday, November 1, 2023

Veteran reflects on military, civilian emergency service

  • Tanner Greenough, seen on the left in Afghanistan during his service with the U.S. Marines and at right in his bunker gear as a captain on the Aurora Volunteer Fire Department, served the past two years as EMS supervisor for the Aurora Fire Department and Ambulance Service.
    Tanner Greenough, seen on the left in Afghanistan during his service with the U.S. Marines and at right in his bunker gear as a captain on the Aurora Volunteer Fire Department, served the past two years as EMS supervisor for the Aurora Fire Department and Ambulance Service.
    Training to react appropriately and keep cool under fire as a U.S. Marine has served Aurora’s Tanner Greenough well in his present career as a volunteer firefighter and full-time EMT. Greenough, who served as a Marine infantryman for four years, has spent the last two years as a paramedic and the EMS supervisor at the Aurora Fire Department. Overall, Greenough has 12 years of experience in EM...

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