Jeffrey Hammerstein is an Evansville, Indiana native and retired paramedic who spent 35 years working within the Wake County EMS System in Raleigh, North Carolina. In addition to serving as a paramedic on an ambulance, Jeffrey also worked as a field training officer, district chief, and EMS public information officer. Jeffrey retired from Wake County EMS in 2021 as Assistant Chief of Community Outreach and has worked on chronicling his journey through his career since.