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Claire "CJ" Donovan is a 35-year-old woman born and raised in a ranch just outside Blueberry, Red County, where she still helps occasionally. Having grown up and helped on a smaller ranch, she developed an early sense of responsibility and appreciation for physical work. Many of Donovan's peers looked toward Los Santos, in stark contrast to the quiet life out in Red County, for career opportunities - many of which moved there for work. Today she resides in a small, modest apartment and serves the Red County Fire Department and has since she finished her A.S. in fire science in Los Santos, 2009, and subsequent graduation from San Andreas Fire Academy in 2010. While employed with the Fire Department, she has racked up distinguished service commendations, awards and unit citations, including a 15-Year Service Award in 2025. She has previously not sought an officers track, instead preferring to stay in the field with the guys. But Donovan is at a crossroads in her life. Privately she struggles with a developing middle-age crisis, the weight of burnout and anxiety over her postponed family life. At her age, she is long overdue to think about whether to prioritize her job or personal life. Should she stay a senior firefighter paramedic forever, finally try and find the one to start a family or not. With her experience, seniority and qualities she could easily get onto an officers track in the rural Fire Department, especially since the Department's smaller and has issues of retaining personnel outside of Los Santos. This contemplation has led to her delaying any real decision, to either go for a family or get on the career ladder. Donovan is a sociable person and a team-player, albeit a bit private she has always been described as a resilient and good employee with sound leadership qualities. But lately she has turned a bit more introverted than previously. Weighing her options and isolating herself more often at her father's ranch, away from perceived small town peer-pressures, where she can spend her time fixing simple logical problems and effectively procrastinate on a decision - which aggravates the root cause of her anxiety.