Parents who are EMTs - reflections on work/life balance

Hi BPN - My family (myself, husband, 2 year old) recently moved to Berkeley after many years outside of the country, and we are hoping to gain some insight to quality of life and parenting compatibility as an EMT/paramedic. My husband worked for the Red Cross (Mexico) for 10+ years and we are thinking through what it may take to validate/transfer all his licenses here in the US, or whether he should pursue another line of work.

Would any EMT/paramedic parents in the network be willing to share their reflections on work realities in the field and how it has been working (or not) to raise young kids while doing this work? Also happy to connect via email - ariannataboada [at] gmail.com