Meet Tampa Fire Rescue's Gregory Ayuso

Gregory Ayuso

Tampa Fire Rescue Firefighter/Paramedic

Works at: Station 12, 3073 W. Hillsborough Ave.

Joined: June 1, 2004

Personal: 44, married with a 4-year-old daughter

Hometown: San Juan, Puerto Rico

Patch: What do you like most about your job?

Ayuso: The diversity helping aspect. The adrenaline of going to calls. You never know what you’re going to get when you go on a call. To save a life it’s worth it, whatever risk you have to take.

Patch: How did you become interested in firefighting?

Ayuso: I like the rescue aspect. I always wanted to join the Coast Guard. I had a friend that wanted me to be a cop, but I don’t have the patience to be a cop. I always wanted to do the rescue part so I joined the fire service.

Patch: What was your most memorable call?

Ayuso:  I saved a woman in a house fire. It was in Ybor City, and it was my first year. There was a fire in the house, and we went and did a search and rescue and I pulled her out of  the house and we took her to the hospital from there.

Patch: What’s your favorite color?

Ayuso: Blue.

Patch: What was the last movie you saw?

Ayuso:  "Hall Pass"