Jim Clancy is Melinda's husband. The character is portrayed by David Conrad. As a star of the series, he has appeared in all the episodes.
Jim and Melinda get married at the very start of the first season as well as move to Grandview.
It is revealed in the Pilot that Jim witnessed his older brother, Dan, die when they were young kids. After having seen Dan die, and being unable to save him, Jim decides to become a paramedic. Jim enjoyed camping and playing baseball with his father when he was younger. Five years before the start of the show, Jim's father died. Jim met Melinda when he rescued her from her burning apartment complex.