SJFD Dispatcher and VTA Operator Receive Commendation

Members of the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors took time during their Tuesday, September 9th meeting to recognize the life saving efforts of Valley Transportation Authority Bus Operator Janelle Rubbo and San José Fire Department Public Safety Dispatcher Ryan Russell.

VTA Bus Operator Janelle Rubbo (left) and San José Fire Department 

Public Safety Dispatcher Ryan Russell.

When Ms. Rubbo recently discovered an unconscious woman at the Diridon Transit Center she immediately contacted first responders for assistance. Dispatcher Ryan Russell took the emergency call, gathered the details of the situation and walked Rubbo through the process of administering CPR to the patient until firefighters from Station 30 arrived and took over.

Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors take time to recognize 

the efforts of Ryan Russell (SJFD) and Janelle Rubbo (VTA).

Rubbo and Russell were recognized for their efforts in providing the patient the best possible chance of survival.