Malcolm McCarthy served over 45 years as a firefighter, attending major incidents like the Brink's-Mat heist and the King's Cross fire, labeling himself the 'relief king'. He described his long career as varied and interesting, stating, 'wouldn't have changed it for anything'. McCarthy joined the London Fire Brigade at 21 after a recommendation from his best friend and expressed gratitude for the excitement and livelihood provided by the job.
Andrew Hall, a former deputy sheriff, served a prison sentence and now seeks to expunge an assault conviction, enabled by his time with the San Quentin Fire Department.
"His KCFD ambulance was an essential lifesaving tool, but early this morning, Hoffman's ambulance became a crime scene and Hoffman a victim of an unfathomable crime - allegedly stabbed to death by a patient he was treating."