VIRGINIA LIFELINE JU L Y / AUGUST 2 0 1 4

P a g e 2 O f f i c i a l P u b l i c a t i o n o f t h e V A V R S

M a y / J u n e 2 0 1 4 P a g e 3

The Rescue Contest Committee is seeking teams for

the 2014 VAVRS conference in Virginia Beach.

The contest provides each team member the ability to demonstrate

their knowledge and skills in a problem designed specifically for

rescue teams.

The guidelines and rules for competing teams

will be mailed to you upon request.

Questions – contact Lin Matthews (804-405-1247)

Kelly Southard (540-718-0342) or Bill Camm (434-546-6909)

Come join the fun and excitement of competing, use your knowledge

and skills, and represent your squad at the conference. Hear your squad’s name

called at the awards ceremony when you win a trophy.

We are looking forward to seeing more teams compete in the

Rescue Contest at the annual conference September 23 -28, 2014.

WANTED —— RESCUE TEAMS

2014 Annual VAVRS Conference Housing Info

Mail or fax reservation to: VAVRS Housing Bureau,

2101 Parks Ave Ste 500, VA Beach, VA 23451

or fax to 757-437-6039 or email to ellogan@vbgov.com

RESERVATIONS DEADLINE: 8/15/2014.

For complete details go to www.vavrs.com

Nominating: Bruce Stratton

Membership: Kim Craig

VRSAWG: Bruce Edwards

VRSAWG: Gary Dalton

VRSAWG: Karen Wagner

By-Laws: Bruce Edwards

Lifeline: Gary Dalton

Conference: Ford Wirt

Camporee: Ronnie Slough

Finance: Steve Grayson

Scholarship: Carolyn Brand

EMS Memorial: Kevin Dillard

Grant: Elizabeth Papelino

Facility Manager: Lin Matthews

Web Page: Gary Dalton

2013-2014 VAVRS Committee Chairs

P a g e 4 O f f i c i a l P u b l i c a t i o n o f t h e V A V R S

Legislative: Dreama Chandler

Legislative: Edward B. "Bubby" Bish Jr.

Rescue College: Rickey Hodge

Rescue College: Wayne Myers

Human Resources: Kim Craig

Life Membership: Ronnie Slough

Rescue Hall of Fame: Ford Wirt

EMS Advisory Board: Dreama Chandler

EMS Advisory Board: Wayne Myers

Strategic Planning: Karen Wagner

New Course Development: Wayne Myers

Recruitment and Retention: Fran Phillips

Recruitment and Retention: Bobby Hill

Volunteer Management: A. Page Entsminger

EMS Exchange Program: Jane Laverne

President Rickey Hodge

Secretary Scott Davis

Treasurer Steve Grayson

Training Officer Cecil Leach

Chaplain Darleen Ferguson

Historian Dreama Chandler

Editor Gary Dalton

Legal Advisor S. Craig Lane

Parliamentarian J. C. Phillips

Lobbyist Ed Rhodes

Immediate Past President Edward B. Bish Jr.

Medical Advisor James R. Dudley, MD, MBA

2013-2014 VAVRS Officers

District 1 V. P. Steve Southworth

District 2 V. P. Carolyn White

District 3 V. P. Kenny Frenier

District 4 V. P. Gary Dalton

District 5 V. P. L. Frank Smith

District 6 V. P. Doug Adams

District 7 V. P. Coby Fizer

District 8 V. P. Steven Reynolds

District 9 V. P. Darrell Beavers

District 10 V. P. George Langford

Office Manager Frances Brooks

Training Coordinator Kathy Eubank

Administrative Secretary Shirley Bagby

President Cora Fearnow

Vice President Victoria Gaudin

Secretary/Treasurer Elizabeth Pittman

Chaplain Montana Looney

Historian Danielle McCormick

District 1 VP Emily Snyder

District 3 VP Cora Fearnow

2013-2014 VAJVRS Officers

District 4 VP Connor Smith

District 7 VP Patrick Jones

Advisor, Chair Alfred Smith

Advisor Brandon Baugus

Advisor Woody Conner

Advisor Micky Grodski

Advisor Steve Dove

For a complete list of the current

courses being

offered by the

VAVRS—go to

Deadline for the Upcoming Issues

of the VIRGINIA LIFELINE Articles may be submitted by any member of the VAVRS, AVAVRS

and VAJVRS. Feature articles are encouraged. Photos and/or

graphics are acceptable and can be returned if requested.

Contact the Editor if you need assistance in writing an article

at gdalton@vavrs.com

Deadline for future issues as follows:

August 10, 2014 for September/October Issue

September 1, 2014 for Conference Issue

October 10, 2014 for November/December Issue

December 10, 2014 for January/February 2015 Issue

THE VIRGINIA

LIFELINE

ISSN 0279-6023

is the official bimonthly

publication of the Virginia

Association of Volunteer

Rescue Squads, Inc.

Editorial material should

be sent directly to the

VAVRS Editor at

P O Box 522

Woodstock, VA 22664

(H) 540-459-4849

(W) 540-536-2758

(FAX) 540-459-4925

(C) 540-481-0125

Email-gdalton@vavrs.com

Requests for advertising

rates, material

specifications and

deadlines should be

directed to the Editor.

M a y / J u n e 2 0 1 4 P a g e 5

President - Sharon Campbell

Vice President - Harry Householder

Secretary - Dolores Hudson

Treasurer - Patsy Wingfield

Chaplain - Ailease Short

Historian - Linda Berkstresser

Parliamentarian - Maxie Skeen

2013-2014 AVAVRS Officers

Immediate Past President - Fern Puckett

Midwestern VP - Nancy Linkous

Northeastern VP - Debbie Smallwood

Southcentral VP - Clara Craig

Southeastern VP - Fay Browning

Southwestern VP - Valarie Becker

Western VP - Debbie Rohr

Conference: Vickie Arnold

Conference: Sheila Gordon

Nominating: Ruth Swicegood

Life Membership: Carolyn Brand

Emergency Care: Laura Booze

Resolutions: Maxie Skeen

2013-2014 AVAVRS Committee Chairs

Membership: Harry Householder

Finance: Patsy Wingfield

Roll Call: Donna Porter

Roll Call: Valarie Becker

Fundraising: Stacey Frame

P a g e 6 O f f i c i a l P u b l i c a t i o n o f t h e V A V R S

From the VAVRS President

Submitted by Rickey Hodge, VAVRS President

Greetings from the Inn at Va.

Tech and the 39th Annual VAVRS

Rescue College. It is Tuesday

night here in Blacksburg and we

will begin Day 5 of classes in a few

short hours. It has been a busy

week so far as the day for me

begins at 5 am and its 1130 pm

now. There has been a lot of

behind the scene work done so our

students have a good learning

experience. The week just gets

busier with a lot of classes getting

started tomorrow. The Advanced

Extrication Class is rolling out in

the morning on its first time out

of the box. Many thanks to John

Craig, Cecil Leach, Kelly Southard,

Wayne Myers, and Kathy Eubank

for all their hard work to make

this a reality. We have met

several times working on this class

and I hope for the best. That is

followed up by the Leadership

Challenge and EVOC Instructor

Class this weekend. The Auxiliary

Workshop also starts on Friday.

Many thanks to all of our Rescue

College Committee members, many

of which take the entire 9 Days

off to bring our members the Best

Training in Virginia.

I want to stress once again the

importance of the Raffle the

Association is working on this

year. Please sell as many tickets

as we can to raise money to help

offset the cost of the 80th

Conference. Also, on your

Conference registration, please

remember to check the box and

tell us how many total people in

your party will attend the Cookout

on Thursday evening. Bring your

entire family for a free meal and

enjoy the fellowship with each

other.

Those of you

who faithfully

sponsor our

trophies each

year and would

like to once

again sponsor

your trophy. So,

please contact

the State Office ASAP to reserve

your trophy. Do this by August

1st. After that date we will take

them on a first-come, first-serve

basis to get ALL of our trophies

sponsored and save the

Association many dollars.

In closing, I want to thank you for

all the hard work you are putting

into our Raffle and I hope to see

you this summer at a District

Meeting. Thank you for allowing

me to serve this awesome

Association as your President and

I would like your support in

September as I will once again run

for President

Thank you and be safe!

President

Ricky Hodge

and Editor

Gary Dalton

are greeted by

the HokieBird,

the official

mascot of

Virginia Tech,

at a recent

VAVRS Rescue

College

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Waynesboro First Aid Crew Auxiliary

didn't join us this year please

try and join us again next year

it was a great time.

We continue to go out for our

birthday dinners every month,

we also did a luncheon and

breakfast for the EVOC and

Extrication classes that were

held at the Waynesboro FAC

building. We continue to feed

our crew and the fire

department for their monthly

drills at our building. We also

donated ice again for the

annual Special Olympics torch

run that is held in June by

SunTrust Bank. The auxiliary

put wreaths on the buildings

Submitted by CeCe McCormick, Historian

Just a few highlights to let you

know what's going on in our

part of the world. A few of us

went to the Camporee at Glen

Maury Park in Buena Vista.

What a great time was had by

everyone. There were senior

crewmembers, junior crew

members and we met people

from the Buena Vista Fire

Department. There were also

auxiliary members and people

from all over the state. There

were hayrides for the kids and

a corn hole competition which

was fun for everyone. If you

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2014 AVAVRS

Scrapbook Competition Each year the AVAVRS President picks a theme.

You may or may not follow this theme. This year

AVAVRS President Sharon Campbell has chosen:

“Oh, the Places We Go Together”

For rules for the competition visit www.vavrs.com

DEADLINE – SCRAPBOOKS MUST BE IN THE HANDS OF THE AVAVRS HISTORIAN LINDA BERKSTRESSER

ON OR BEFORE AUGUST 25, 2014

for Memorial Day to celebrate

our veterans. The auxiliary is

putting a new backsplash is in

the kitchen of the crew

building. We put new locks on

the cabinets in the

multipurpose rooms and more

upgrades are to come. The

auxiliary is also sponsoring a

luncheon for the Virginia

Animal Control Association and

the for the VA Law

Enforcement Group. We hope

everyone has a great summer.

Thanks to Sis Charlotte for

planting all the beautiful

flowers in our memorial garden.

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Look Out Virginia Beach, Here We Come!

meeting which will take place at

1:00 on Thursday, the 25th.

Please note this is a new beginning

time. From 4 pm to 7 pm.

Chesterfield Insurers will be

sponsoring a Family Picnic at Red

Wing Park which is located at 1398

General Booth Blvd. in Virginia

Beach. Bring a chair and come out

and enjoy the relaxation, good

food and fellowship. Our Friday

business meeting will begin at 10

am and hopefully we will be out in

time to enjoy the sun and sand.

Don’t forget that the parade will

take place that evening followed

by the VAJVRS Casino Night. The

AVAVRS Breakfast meeting will

begin at 8 am on Saturday the

27th and we will finish the day

with the Installation of Officers

and Memorial Service at 4 pm.

I was able to attend one day of

the VAVRS Camporee and it was

fun and wonderful seeing so many

people. I was surprised at the

number of people camping and

hopefully next year we will have

even more people taking part in

Submitted by Sharon Campbell, AVAVRS President

September will be here before you

know it and we will be headed to

the beach for our annual

Conference. I am looking forward

to seeing the majority of you

there, now we will just hope for

nice weather.

Please check the deadline for

reports, nominations and

scrapbooks. It is important that

these reports be filed so that we

can be up to date on each

Auxiliary and their activities. If

you need additional information or

forms, please let me know so that

we can get them out to you ASAP.

Also please let Dolores Hudson,

AVAVRS Secretary, know if you

have changed officers.

As a reminder, the opening of the

Conference will be held on

Wednesday, September 24th at

6:00 p.m. at the Virginia Beach

Convention Center, Suite 5. There

will not be a reception following

the opening. The first meeting of

the AVAVRS will be the Delegates

this great VAVRS family event.

I am very proud of the desserts

that were provided by members of

the AVAVRS. Thanks to those who

provided these desserts.

By the time you read this, Rescue

College will have ended for

another year. Please make plans

now to attend this wonderful

learning experience next year.

The venue is beautiful and we have

a lot of fun while learning.

Best wishes to each of you for a

safe summer season and I’ll see

you “at the beach”.

From the AVAVRS Chaplain

Jo House-Danville

Patricia Jones-West End

Evelyn Persinger-Clifton Forge

Virginia Walters- Christiansburg

Jean Bailey- Middlesex

Triva Cites- Broadway

Frances McDonnell- Forest View.

If anyone knows of others please

let me know as soon as possible. To

the Auxiliaries list above- please

send me the Chaplain report and a

4 X 6 or 5 X 7 picture of your

Submitted by Ailease Short, AVAVRS Chaplain

I hope everyone across the state

is enjoying the beautiful weather

we are having now. I am in process

of preparing the Memorial Service

for Conference at Virginia Beach,

but remember I need the help of

the local auxiliaries. We have had

seven deaths in the Auxiliaries

that I know of. They are as

follows:

deceased member as soon as

possible. I do not want to wait to

last minute to prepare my

Memorial Service. Thanks to each

of you in advance for your

cooperation. All of these

ladies played an important part in

our Association and I want to

remember them appropriately.

Please continue to let me know

when someone needs a card for

sickness, death or good news.

P a g e 1 0 O f f i c i a l P u b l i c a t i o n o f t h e V A V R S

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The 60 Second Parliamentarian Tip

Submitted by J.C. Phillips, VAVRS Parliamentarian

You are a voting member of the

organization and the President, or

whoever is chairing the meeting,

makes a decision to do something

that you believe is against your

bylaws. You ask the

Parliamentarian to rule on this and

the Parliamentarian states that

this decision is going against your

bylaws. The President does not

agree with the Parliamentarian's

ruling and moves on with the

original decision. Remember, a

Parliamentarian has no power in his

or her ruling. The President

decides whether to accept the

ruling or not.

What do you do now, when you

know the whole situation is not

right? You can call for a "Point of

Order" and you or someone else

can make a motion to accept the

Parliamentarian's ruling. (If your

organization does not have a

Parliamentarian, you still can make

a motion that the decision of the

President is violating a bylaw.) If

in the past is to quietly tell the

President that he or she is not

handling this issue properly and

suggest what needs to be done. I

get the same results and not

having the President to

be embarrassed. I need to do

this, if possible, before a member

calls for a "Point of Order." In all

my years as Parliamentarian, this

situation rarely happens.

In closing, a Parliamentarian can

only rule on an issue, the President

makes the decision on that ruling.

the vote is carried, then the

President has no choice but to

accept the results of the motion.

As the VAVRS Parliamentarian, my

job is to help the President to

have a smooth and productive

meeting. My goal as

Parliamentarian is to never have to

call for a "Point of Order." I do

not wish for the president to be

put on the spot. What I have done

Staunton-Augusta Rescue Squad Auxiliary

Submitted by Paige Wagner

At the Auxiliary dinner meeting in April, Debbie Rohr a

member of the Auxiliary was presented with a tree of

life necklace honoring her 25 years of service to the

Auxiliary. Debbie has served her Auxiliary well. She

has held different office having served for five years a

president and has served on various committees.

Debbie is currently Vice President of the AVAVRS

Western District and Vice President of her local

Auxiliary. Debbie is married to Steve Rohr and they

have three children. Thank you Debbie for 25 years of

dedicated service.

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P a g e 1 4 O f f i c i a l P u b l i c a t i o n o f t h e V A V R S

FBI Background Checks effective July 1, 2014 Important information from the Virginia Office of EMS

Pursuant to § 32.1-111.5 of the Code (http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?

000+cod+32.1-111.5), any person who, on or after July 1, 2013, applies to be a volunteer with,

or employee of, an Emergency Medical Services (EMS) agency must submit fingerprints and

provide personal descriptive information to be forwarded by the Office of EMS along with

his fingerprints through the Central Criminal Records Exchange (CCRE) of the Virginia State Police to the Federal

Bureau of Investigation, for the purpose of conducting a state and national criminal history check.

The CCRE shall forward the results of the state and national records search to the Office of EMS. It will be the

responsibility of the Office of EMS, based on EMS personnel requirements outlined in the Virginia EMS

Regulations (12VAC5-31-910, http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?000+reg+12VAC5-31-910) to determine

if each person is eligible for certification and/or affiliation with an EMS agency.

EMS practitioners, by virtue of their state certification have unsupervised, intimate, physical and emotional

contact with patients at a time of great physical and emotional vulnerability, as well as unsupervised access to

personal property. In this capacity, they are placed in a position of the highest public trust, even above that

granted to other public safety professionals and most other health care providers.

Citizens in need of out-of-hospital medical care rely on the EMS system and the existence of state licensure/

certification to assure that those who respond to their calls for aid are worthy of this extraordinary trust. In

light of the high degree of trust conferred upon EMS personnel, the Office of EMS has a duty to exclude

individuals who pose a risk to public health, safety and welfare by virtue of conviction of certain crimes.

Applicants for affiliation with an EMS agency can obtain appropriately coded fingerprint cards from their local

Regional EMS Council office (www.vaems.org). Once the card is obtained, the applicant must provide certain

personal descriptive information as well as their fingerprints (at their expense, if any.) The fingerprint cards

must be forwarded to the Office of EMS where they will be processed and submitted electronically to the

Virginia State Police (VSP) via our Live Scan program. It is important to note, for the purposes of satisfying the

requirements of §32.1-111.5 of the Code that VSP will only accept a Live Scan print submitted by the Office of

EMS, thus the need to submit the inked fingerprint cards.

It is estimated it will take approximately seven (7) calendar days from the date the fingerprints are forwarded

by the Office of EMS to CCRE to receive a report of the results of the criminal history check. The Office of

EMS shall issue a determination of eligibility by letter and email to the chief executive officer of the EMS

agency for each person who applies to be a volunteer with, or employee of, an emergency medical services (EMS)

agency. Individuals who submit an application for volunteer membership or employment to more than one EMS

agency are not required to submit additional fingerprint-based criminal history and background checks if

application is submitted within sixty (60) days of the original request.

Persons who fail or refuse to cooperate in obtaining criminal history records checks shall be denied volunteer

membership or employment with an EMS agency. Should the applicant feel the information returned from their

criminal background check is not correct, they must contact VSP to initiate the appeal process. The Office of

EMS maintains the right to conduct additional checks of records of other state agencies (i.e. Virginia Department

of Motor Vehicles, Department of Health Professions, Sexual Offender Registry, etc.) and records at city and

county courts on persons who apply to be a volunteer with, or employee of, an EMS agency.

The cost to run a state and national criminal background check will be paid for from funds set aside from the

EMS Fund. However, the cost to obtain fingerprints is not covered by the Office of EMS. The actual results of

the background check cannot be shared or divulged in any form by the Office.

For any additional information, please visit the Office of EMS website at www.vdh.virginia.gov/oems, or contact

Michael Berg, manager of Regulation and Compliance, 804-888-9100 or 800-523-6019 (VA only).

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the Basic First Aid Competition

but are certified at EMT-Basic’s.

We were thrilled that more

Juniors competed in the Junior

EVOC than adults the competed in

the Senior EVOC Competition.

Juniors competed in the same

course that the Seniors did

although the course was taken in

to accommodate an ATV that

would be used for the Junior

EVOC Competition. This

competition has always been a

huge hit at the District 10

meetings for the Juniors and

Submitted by Steve Dove

The District 10 Meeting was held

on Sunday, June 1, 2014 at the

Colonial Beach Volunteer Rescue

Squad. With beautiful weather

filling the skies the day began

early with the EVOC Competition

for the Seniors and BLS Teams

competing in hopes of agency

taking home a first place trophy

recognizing their outstanding

skills.

There was a noticeable increase in

the number of Junior Members

represented at this meeting. In

fact, more Junior’s competed in

the Basic First Aid competitions

than we have ever had in the past.

Nine Juniors splinted a patients

leg that was injured during a fall,

as they awaited arrival of the

first responders. Trophies were

awarded to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd

Place for 8 – 13 year olds and 14 –

18 year olds. There were also 1st,

2nd and 3rd Place trophies for

those Juniors that participated in

continues to bring smiles to their

faces.

After the competition were

complete and the meeting called to

order the Juniors met to learn

what items had been discussed

during the Spring BOG and what

future plans they would be

preparing for at the District level.

They were excited to learn that

District 10 had increased our

Junior Membership within the

VAJVRS with four new Junior

Squads joining at the Spring BOG.

This makes District 10 one of the

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District 10 Juniors

District Historian

at the next

meeting. Each

Junior Squad has

also been tasked

with selecting a

Junior BOG

representative

for their agency.

We are very

proud of the

progress our

Junior

Membership has

made this past

year. We look

forward to

working with our

Juniors and

making them a

valuable part of

the future of

EMS in the

Commonwealth of

Virginia.

largest VAJVRS Districts. There

was also encouraging news that

another agency joined in the

meeting and is interested in

joining the VAJVRS at the Annual

Conference in September.

The Juniors are enthusiastic about

providing another Community

Service Project this summer with

the local homeless shelter. The

discussion about doing a pancake

breakfast at the shelter on a

Saturday morning this summer was

favored by all. The Juniors have

decided to raise money for this

project by having a bake sale at

the next District 10 meeting and

also host the Horse Races during

that meeting as a fundraiser for

this project.

The Juniors are extremely excited

about holding elections for Junior

Officers at their next meeting.

For several years the Junior

involvement on the District level

has been less than desirable and

no official Officers have ever

been selected. The Juniors will be

electing a Junior District Vice

President, Junior District

Secretary/Treasurer and a Junior

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mascot the importance of when to

call the emergency number and

when not to. The students were

left with paper to participate in a

poster coloring contest about Red

E. Fox and the importance of 911.

Each class was awarded a 1st, 2nd

and 3rd Place winner along with a

Best Overall poster for each

school. There was also a Best in

Show award for the best poster

amongst all three schools. Red E.

Fox presented the ribbons and

awards during the final award

ceremony at each school.

Beth, along with member John

Mason recently took part in

training a local Girl Scout Troop in

Basic First Aid Skills. There girls

learned how to bandage wounds

and apply splints. They learned

how to assist a patient with an EPI

-Pen or rescue inhaler. The

practiced dragging a simulated

patient out of an unsafe

environment to render aid.

Chancellor has also recently

hosted a local Boy

Scout and Cub Scout

troop teach CPR and

First Aid. The local

Boy Scout group will

be participating in a

bike ride across the

US this summer. In

order to participate

each of them had to

be certified in CPR

and First Aid. The

local Cub Scout group was

interested in teaching their

members the Family & Friends CPR

so they would know how to help in

an emergency.

To promote the importance of

Submitted by Steve Dove

As the school year ended the

Chancellor Volunteer Fire &

Rescue Department seized the

opportunity to get into the

classrooms one last time before

summer vacation to promote

safety with kids at local

elementary school.

During EMS Week Steve Dove &

Beth Addington made appearances

at Salem, Wilderness and

Chancellor Elementary Schools

providing the 911 for Kids Program

for the 2nd Grade classes.

Unfortunately because of budget

constraints the regional EMS

Council was unable to fund the

program this year. However,

Chancellor Volunteer Fire &

Rescue Department committed to

continuing the valuable educational

program to the kids in the

elementary schools in their

jurisdiction. The kids learned

from Red E. Fox, the 911 for Kids

acting quickly when someone goes

into cardiac arrest, Steve & Beth

provided a Hands-Only CPR station

along with an AED station during

the 5th Grade Field Day at

Courthouse Road Elementary

School. The students learned that

immediate recognition of cardiac

arrest with early defibrillation can

save lives. They demonstrated

proper hand positioning to perform

chest compressions on and adult or

teen victim. Emphasize was placed

on quickly contacting additional

help by phoning 911. Hopefully the

students will never face an

emergency

where someone

is in cardiac

arrest, but if

they do they are

not better

prepared to help

save a life.

Chancellor Fire & Rescue Promotes Safety

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2014 Rescue College Photos

Submitted by Bubby Bish

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District Ten News

Forest View Juniors

New Member Orientation

Classes.

In May a fund-raising

event was held at the

“Sweet Frog” at

Westchester in

Midlothian. Seven Juniors

were there in uniform

receiving donations and

answering questions from

members of the

community. Senior Board

Members and others

donated “Gift Cards” which were

raffled off. The owner of “Sweet

Frog” gave a percentage of profits

that day during the hours of 4:00

p.m. to 10:30 p.m. to the Junior

Squad. There were three

ambulances, with duty crews, and

the First Response Vehicle

available for members of the

community and their children to

enjoy. A great PR event for our

organization.

Juniors are our FUTURE. We are

extremely proud of their

eagerness to learn and their

responsible attitude in

an adult world.

Submitted by Fran Phillips, Secretary and Life Member of Forest View Rescue Squad

The Junior’s at Forest View are

AWESOME! There are currently

twelve [12] sixteen to twenty year

-old members in our Junior Squad,

lead by Junior Captain Paige

Lawson.

After completing an application

and being interviewed by the

Senior Squad Vice President they

complete the New Member

Orientation Class and are assigned

to a crew. At this juncture they

may be allowed to ride on the

Ambulance. Between their

sixteenth and eighteenth birthday

they ride as thirds on the unit.

After they turn eighteen they may

be cleared as a driver or AIC on

the unit. They are required to

attend all Junior meetings and

keep a minimum of a “C” average in

school plus pull their weekly duty

hours. They are constantly training

and taking classes such as EMT,

CPR, EVOC or helping with the

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Forest View Ambulance At

“Sweet Frogs” in May

Forest View units at Junior

fundraising in May

Forest View Juniors answering questions

L to R

Juniors

Breanne,

Autumn,

Senior Amy,

and Junior

Captain Paige

take donations

and sell tickets

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Shawsville’s 50th Anniversary

Members were introduced and

officers were installed by Glenn

Simmers, President of the Salem

Crew, at a banquet in their honor

at the Elliston Lafayette

Elementary School on July 24,

1964. Mr. Simmers likened the

work the rescue squad does to

that of the Good Samaritan in the

It’s the 50th year anniversary of

the Shawsville Volunteer Rescue

Squad! The Alleghany District

Volunteer Life Saving Crew began

its service to the eastern end of

Montgomery County at 7am on

July 4, 1964. The crew was the

95th such squad established in the

state of Virginia. Grant E. Bryant,

an Elliston funeral home owner and

operator, worked diligently for

seven years to form what is today

known as the Shawsville Volunteer

Rescue Squad. Mr. Bryant had

long believed that an organization

other than his would be better

suited to handle emergency calls in

the area. He finally convinced

members of the community that

their service was needed in March,

1964, and officially handed off

rescue duties from his funeral

home business to this group in

July, 1964. According to an

article written by The Roanoke

Times, the Alleghany District

Volunteer Life Saving Crew was

Montgomery County’s first such

rural group.

Bible. Julian S. Wise, who founded

the nation’s first life saving crew

in Roanoke in 1928, was the guest

speaker at the affair. According

to crew documentation, Mr. Wise

told the 14 members of the new

crew, “Human life is in your hands.

The people who call you assume

you have a very good idea of what

you are doing.” Realizing the

seriousness of the situations

these men would encounter, Mr.

Wise, the man who pioneered what

is now a national expectation for

emergency medical services, urged

the crew members to “use good

judgment and to be alert”. He also

advocated the need for education

and for remaining informed of new

techniques and developments. He

stressed “cooperation with police

and doctors.”

Neighboring Roanoke, Salem and

Fort Lewis crews also donated

equipment and time to the newly (Continued on page 25)

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and Virgil Sarver, Chaplain. Frank

Wills served as legal advisor, and

Dr. George Smith, Jr., and Dr.

Clarence Taylor, Jr., served as

medical advisors.

Today’s Shawsville Volunteer

Rescue Squad is still all-volunteer!

We’re located at 6620 Roanoke

Road in beautiful downtown

Shawsville, Virginia. We take

pride in our community and the

formed organization. These first

members received their 16 week

intensive first aid training at

Roanoke County’s Fort Lewis

Rescue Squad. Several education

classes followed as they

progressed with their training.

Mr. Bryant donated two vehicles

to be used as ambulances. These

ambulances were housed at the

funeral home until a permanent

location was found. According to

historical archives of the crew, a

Wytheville woman heard of the

area’s desire to begin a volunteer

rescue squad and sent the first

donation – $1.

The first officers of The

Alleghany District Volunteer Life

Saving Crew installed in July of

1964 were Grant E. Bryant,

President; Marvin Alls, Captain;

Frank Johnson, First Lieutenant;

W. W. Wallace, Vice President and

Second Lieutenant; Larry

Atkinson, Sergeant; Charlie Davis,

Treasurer; Donn Harr, Secretary;

(Continued from page 24) service we provide. We have 29

active, probationary and associate

members. Volunteer help is always

needed. If you have an interest,

please stop by the station to

obtain a squad application. If you

have any questions, please call

540.268-5414. Look for additional

recognition at the Fourth of July

event at the Shawsville Middle

School.

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Spring & Summer Are Busy Seasons for CBVRS

officially opened.

In mid-May, the squad was

well-represented at the

VAVRS Camporee in Buena

Vista, Va. Several participants

noted that it was “tons of fun.”

Over Memorial Day weekend,

CBVRS and the CB Juniors passed

out water and coordinated a huge

standby and cooling station for

the Memorial Day service.

The squad hosted the VAVRS

district meeting on June 1.

The 63rd Annual Potomac River

Festival takes places on June 6-8.

Submitted by Sara Hunt, Touch Points Public Relations

When the weather heats up, so do

the activities sponsored and

attended by members of Colonial

Beach Volunteer Rescue Squad.

Here’s a look at some of the

seasonal highlights:

CBVRS celebrated the annual Back

to the Beach Bash on May 24 with

festivities that included a family

carnival, craft exhibits, the Great

Golf Ball Drop and the ever-

popular Inflatable Horse Racing

competition. A good time was had

by all as the beach season

CBVRS and CBVFD will host the

Nation’s Noisiest Fire and Rescue

Parade on June 6 to kickoff the

weekend event. Lots of great

outdoor fun in store for all

participants!

CBVRS is already promoting its

annual Golf Tournament on Aug. 18

at Cameron Hills Golf Links in King

George, Va. Tell your friends and

join us!

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As a Life Member of The Staunton

-Augusta County First Aid and

Rescue I would like to take this

opportunity to congratulate, Life

Member, Glenn Drumheller for 45

years of dedicated service to the

squad. Glenn was recognized at

the Squad banquet. We Thank you

for your loyalty, commitment and

dedication.

In February of this year the

VAVRS President approached me

to assume the duties of the Vice

President. I was so honored to

have been asked that I accepted

without a doubt or hesitation. I

have found that working with the

VAVRS Executive Committee is a

very rewarding experience. To

learn from and watch a group of

people that work together as a

team with cohesiveness, with a

goal and purpose to the serve the

Association.

I was appointed to be Acting

Chairman of the Human Resource

Committee and Membership

Committee. During this time the

Human Resource Committee has

updated the Job Descriptions of

the Office Manager, Training

Coordinator and Office Secretary.

We will be continually evaluating

other employee policies as needed.

The membership committee will

meet the end of June to discuss

updating the activity reports and

dues for the different types of

memberships. There has been a

lot of questions and discussions on

these issues and the committee

will work to get these concerns

cleared up. Stay tuned for the

follow up.

I would like to take this

opportunity to Thank everyone

Submitted by Kim Craig, Acting Chairman

I have been fortunate to have

been a volunteer with the

Staunton-Augusta County Rescue

Squad since 1981 and became a

Life Member in 1994. In 2008 I

became the Executive Director of

the squad which exposed me more

to the management, business side

of the organization and

responsible for the day to day

operations. In my experiences as

a pre hospital health care provider

and as an Emergency Department

nurse I have come to value and

realize the important role that

Volunteers play in the EMS system

throughout Virginia. I also

understand the importance of the

valuable resources to Volunteer

Rescue Squads and other agencies

provided by the Virginia

Association of Volunteer Rescue

Squads through training,

communication, legislative support,

leadership and fellowship. Being

involved with the Squad, both as a

volunteer and an employee, has

given me the opportunity to do

what I love, to be able to work for

an organization that I have put my

heart and soul into. It has also

given me the chance to work with

the Virginia Association of

Volunteer Rescue Squads, the

Virginia Office of EMS, various

EMS councils and Local

Governments. I have learned so

much through networking and

working with other organizations.

I feel my experience, the

knowledge that I have gained of

pre hospital care, leadership and

management along with education

would be of a benefit for the

future growth of the Association.

that helped with the Camporee. It

again was a very successful event.

A lot of planning and hard work

goes into getting everything

together. Friday evening was a

night of pizza, laughter and

enjoying the Gary Dalton show.

Saturday was filled with games,

hay rides and a horse race.

Hamburgers, hot dogs and all the

"fixins" started the evening off

and ended with music by DJ Jimmy

Rice. It was a very chilly weekend

but fun filled with laughter and

fellowship. The biggest Thank You

goes to Buena Vista Rescue Squad.

As co-Chairman of the Camporee

committee I can’t say enough

about how they pulled it all

together. Driving us everywhere

to pick up groceries and pizza.

And they definitely kept the

kitchen in order with some good

cooking.

Come September Conference I will

be seeking the office of VAVRS

Vice President and I would

appreciate your support. I have

been honored to serve interim role

in the duties of the VAVRS Vice

President for the past several

months. It has been a privilege to

serve you in this capacity. I would

like to continue to serve the

Association and you so that

together we can make a

difference.

Human Resource Committee

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2014 VAVRS Rescue College

EVOC Instructor Course

Instructors Doug Eberhart and Bubby Bish w/EVOC Instructor Candidates

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Bobby Hill Shooting Recruiting Video Cart 5 & Cart 14

Sandsoccer Classic

Creeds VRS Bar-B-Cue

EMS standby Monster Trucks

on Beach

Ocean Park Rescue 1

Patriotic Festival Volunteers

VBVRS standby School Fair Rescue 14/8 EMS week

Rescue 14 Honor Guard

Stephanie—Rescue 17 New Recruit

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EMT Academy 2 Workshop

Eastern Virginia Med School

Virginia Beach EMS Volunteers Graduates

EMT Academy Class 2

Playing Cornhole and

waiting for a call

Citywide Bike Team Patriotic Festival

EMS Week ad

Erin—Ice Cream

Break

Jonathan—Never

Enough Radios

Law Enforcement Unity Bike Ride EMS crews Marine Rescue Team MCI Training Academy Class 2

Patriotic Festival Volunteers

running their own ambulance

service, Fire Department Chiefs,

nurses, police officers and all the

other millions of jobs that require

responsible persons to make a

difference.

If you do not have a Junior

Membership, you may want to

consider what your squad would be

Submitted by Fran Phillips, VAVRS R&R Committee Chair

I attended a District 10 meeting

recently in Colonial Beach. There

were nine Junior Members

present, ranging in age from 8 to

18. They participated in First Aid

and EVOC competition. To see the

smiling faces of those who won

awards for their competition was

gratifying to me.

For those of us who are plus fifty

years old we remember when

there was nothing to do after

school - maybe some baseball or

TV. Now there is something to do

all hours of the day and evening.

Some parents want more for their

children than sitting in front of

the TV, computer or smart phone

when they are not in school. The

squad is a good place to encourage

life giving learning and how to be a

responsible person.

In some areas squads have Junior

Members starting at eight years

old. They are taught CPR and First

Aid and are very serious about

being treated as a responsible

person.

These Junior Members are

excited about their knowledge and

their parents are too.

Soon they grow into young adults

and transition into an age of being

able to ride on an Ambulance. They

have been taught from a very

early age how to act and help in

case of an emergency which is a

very essential part of growing up

in today’s world.

These exceptional young people go

on in life to be doctors, lawyers,

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like with the enthusiasm of youth.

Take a chance! You may be very

pleased when in the future, one of

these extraordinary Juniors

becomes the Chief or President of

your squad.

BE A ROLE MODEL TO A

YOUNG PERSON!

Junior Members Are Amazing!

Photos above were submitted by Steve Dove and taken at a

recent District 10 meeting depicting their Junior Members.

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39th Annual VAVRS Rescue College—2014

Photos taken at 2014 Rescue College and submitted by

Bubby Bish, Kathy Eubank, Kate Burton and others.

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Plan now to attend the

2015 VAVRS Rescue

College—our 40th

Annual Event to be held

at Virginia Tech from

June 12-21, 2015

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Submitted by Steve Dove

The Officers of the Virginia

Association of Junior Volunteer

Rescue Squad’s decided in November

2013 to help offset expenses of the

VAJVRS to support fundraising

efforts. After learning about Horse

Racing as an option to earn additional

funding, the President of VAVRS

committed to the VAJVRS that

financial support from VAVRS for

2014 would not be a concern if the

Juniors agreed to help support the

sale of the VAVRS Conference

Raffle Tickets. After pledging to

help support the sale of the tickets

the VAJVRS Officers were still

interested in doing the Horse Races

as it was a new concept and should

prove to be extremely entertaining.

Lowe’s Home Improvement of

Fredericksburg graciously donated

the plywood used to make the

horses. An image of the horse was

selected and Staples printed a large

version of this image to use as the

cutout pattern. John Cook Life

Member of the Fredericksburg

Volunteer Rescue Squad and

Chancellor Volunteer Fire & Rescue

Department provided the tools and

his craftsman skills to cut the

horses from the plywood. The

horses were then primed and

painted. Each horse was given a

number and the jockey a unique color

for their particular horse. John also

graciously donated the lumber

needed and his time building the

stands the horse would be

attached to during the race.

Next the track was purchased

and a grid was painted on the

track. Finally a coat of

polyurethane was applied to the

horses to seal and protect them.

The horses then traveled to

Buena Vista for the VAVRS

Camporee. On Saturday, each

horse was auctioned off to the

highest bidder to assume

ownership rights for the day.

Each owner would have naming

rights of their horse for the

races to be held later in the day.

Some owners even dressed up

their horses to increase their

winning chances.

By 4 0’clock the betting window

at the track had opened and many

were a little apprehensive about

how the races would be

conducted. Bets were $2.00 and

participants could bet as many

times as they wanted and on as

many horses as they wanted. By

4:30 p.m. the gates had opened

and the horses were off for the

first race. With odds of 3-1

VAJVRS Horse Races a Success!

Owner Ronnie Slough’s

(representing the Life Member’s)

horse “Rickey Dickey” would cross

the finish line paying out $10.25

to five lucky winners who had bid

on this horse.

Seeing this first race was

increasing the momentum of

those in the crowd to place their

bets on their favorite horse for

the upcoming races. Shortly

after the betting window closed

for Race #2 the horses were

back out of the gate racing

towards the finish line. Owner

Wesley Melson’s horse “Madam

Whozit” would take the first

place prize for this race with 9-5

odds.

By now the concept of how the

races worked was catching on.

Our official dice roller Brandon

Baugus would roll a dice. The

heads up number would indicate

which horse would be moving.

The next dice rolled would

indicate the number of track

spaces the horse would progress.

“Lucky 7” owned by Bob Varner

would prove the 4-1 odds were in

his favor as Horse #5 would take

the lead for Race #3.

Placing bets seemed to be

catching on as more participants

were arriving at the betting

window for their chance at

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winning the odds at the track. Bets

were $2.00, but the payouts were

averaging $10.00 - $15.00. With a

$12.40 payout for Horse #2 on Race

#4, “The Price is Right” owned by

Dave Price would take the lead with

4-1 odds.

Race #5 would be a good run for

“Has Done Bubby” owned by Kenny

Frenier which would payout $9.60

with odds of 3-1. Horse #3 had

become somewhat of a celebrity as

the bidding on this horse had

sparked some friendly bidding

competition. While it is believed

that the #3 potentially would have

the horsepower of the “Intimidator”,

this District 3 VP was not about to

lose the bidding war on behalf of his

District.

The final race of the day was the

Owners Cup Race. For this race the

winning horse’s owner would win the

(Continued from page 36) proceeds from the auction held

earlier in the day. The total

winning prize amount for the

Owners Cup was $148.00.

Shortly before 6:00 p.m. the

gates opened one last time as the

horses moved onto the track.

While there was some tense

moments with several horses neck

-and-neck, all ears were listening

to which dice would come up next.

With 2-1 odds and a payout of

$8.00 “Lucky 7” would cross the

finish line first, making owner Bob

Varner the winner of the Owners

Cup Race.

Not having such a great day on

the track was Horse #1 “Sarah’s

Nag” owned by Gary Dalton.

Although that did not dampen his

spirits and we promise to bring

Horse #1 back conditioned and

primed for future

races.

While the purpose

of the races was for

everyone to have an

enjoyable time with

an afternoon at the

track, the Junior’s

did use the event as

a small fundraising

activity. With 20%

of the proceeds

from the Horse

Auction and the total bets going

to the VAJVRS, a total of

$120.00 was raised. In addition,

Owner Bob Varner graciously

donated $40.00 back to the

VAJVRS, making the days take

for the Virginia Association of

Junior Volunteer Rescue Squad’s

$160.00.

We would like to thank all those

that came out to support the

VAJVRS Horse Races at the

Camporee, either by bidding on a

horse, placing a bet or just being

a spectator of the races. We

hope everyone had an enjoyable

time and we are looking forward

to future events where we can

bring back the horses and watch

them gallop to the finish line.

CPR

demonstrations

both on adult and

baby training dolls.

There were over

40 members of the

organization

present at the

event.

Rescue Sam made

an appearance and

paraded through

the event and

enjoyed hugs and pictures with

the children. He even rode the

Barrel Train with throughout

Hurkamp Park. Additionally, there

was an inflatable moon bounce and

obstacle course for the children

Submitted by Kevin Dillard and prepared by P. I. Officer Amanda McDaniel for Fredericksburg RS

The Fredericksburg Rescue Squad

celebrated their 2nd Annual

Fredericksburg Rescue

Squadapalooza this past Saturday,

May 31st. The weather was

perfect and each ray of sunshine

brought out another smiling face

from the community. The event

was held in concurrence with the

Fredericksburg Farmers Market.

FRS displayed Unit 16, the Gator,

and the Bike apparatus. Tours

were given on Unit 16 in addition

to the opportunity to play with the

equipment used throughout the

unit. A station was also set up for

to play on while the parents and

family caught a tune by the Joe

Vex Band, a live band from

Hartwood, VA.

The Rappahannock Area Comfort

Canines set up a booth at our

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Successful Outreach to the Community

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community, the

Fredericksburg Rescue

Squad also accepted

donations and raised

approximately $310.

Furthermore, the

Recruitment and Retention

booth was able to obtain 15

or more names of members

in the community

interested in obtaining

more information about

joining the organization.

The event was a great

success bringing in

approximately 1000 visitors

and the planning for next

year is already underway.

The Fredericksburg Rescue

Squad would

like to thank

all of those

who aided in

the success

of the event

and enjoyed

creating a

stronger

relationship

with the

community.

event as well. They brought out

their therapy dogs and promoted

more information about their

organization. They are a volunteer

group that serve the area. Their

star pupil of the event was Diesel,

a Cane Corso that was described

as 'a runt' but was easily 85 lbs.,

and nothing but a lover by heart.

He had been serving as a therapy

dog for over 8 years.

The Fredericksburg Fire

Department extended their

support at our event by offering

tours on all their units and

promoting fire safety. There even

had their kid favorite, stove-top

fire extinguisher demo.

While promoting the relationship

between the organization and the

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Submitted by Sara Hunt, Touch Points Public Relations

Chancellor Volunteer Fire &

Rescue (CVFR) planned several

activities and events to celebrate

national EMS Week in May:

On May 19, CVFR helped a local

Boy Scout troop sharpen their

skills in CPR and First Aid.

On May 21 and 22, CVFR

members gave “911 for Kids”

presentations at Salem

Elementary, Wilderness

Elementary and Chancellor

Elementary. The program

teaches children how to

identify an emergency that

requires a call to 911.

On Wednesday, May 21, Rita’s

Italian Ice on Leavells Road in

Fredericksburg donated a

portion of all proceeds sold

from 5:00-9:00 PM to

Chancellor Volunteer Fire &

Rescue. During the event,

CVFR members were on-site

with an EMS vehicle and also

distributed a free Summer

Safety Tip Sheet to

participant. The tip sheets

covered information and

treatment for summertime

problems such as sunburns,

bug bites, grilling accidents

and more.

“EMS Week is a very special time

for our members and for all those

who dedicate their lives to helping

others and keeping them safe,”

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said Kevin Dillard,

Administrative Chief of

Chancellor Volunteer Fire

& Rescue. “It’s a great

opportunity to focus on

first responders, who

work on the front lines to

treat people in their time

of need wherever they

live, work and play.”

CVFR Celebrates EMS Week, May 18-24

Submitted by Cindy Swann, District 3 Historian

I hope to get caught up with some

input in the Lifeline. For those

that know Chuck White, he is back

home and doing quite well since

his heart attack. Chuck is with

Henrico VRS and did EVOC

competition for as far back as I

can remember and did quite well.

At District 3 competition he

didn’t miss taking first place very

often. He also did very well at

the Convention. He of course

hasn't missed to many District 3

meetings. After a cold winter,

District 3 has been having some

pretty nice weather, except for

some of the crazy rain storms.

We hope everyone will have a

great summer. Our next District

3 meeting will be August the 2nd,

at Charles City. Come and join us.

District Three

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District 3 family and friends were invited

by Southside Regional Medical Center for

food and fun to Swaders Sports Park in

observance of EMS Week.

Photos submitted by Kenny Frenier,

District 3 Vice President

VAVRS 2014 Camporee—Fun, Fun, Fun

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Photos taken at

the 2014 VAVRS

Camporee held

May 16-17 in

Buena Vista at

Glen Maury Park.

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Dear Rescue Ranger,

Don’t know if there is any

connection but ever since I

became an EMT I’ve gotten very

superstitious. Since I have had

some “bad luck” lately I decided

strategically place some

horseshoes around the house and I

have also started throwing salt

over my shoulder when I drop

something at the table. Think it

will help?

S. M.

Dear Sam,

For every set of horseshoes you

use for luck, somewhere in this

world there’s a barefoot horse.

Also, research has found that

because it makes you think

positive thoughts, throwing salt

over your shoulder can actually

prevent bad luck. Or at least give

you better luck than the guy

behind you.

Dear Rescue Ranger,

Heard you responded recently to

an attempted suicide but you

talked the guy out of it. Way to

go! How did you do it?

K. F.

Dear Kenny,

I did have a call recently that was

reported as a suicide attempt.

The guy called 911 and said he was

depressed and was going to take

1,000 aspirin and end it all. When

we arrived he was sitting on the

coach, alert and responsive. There

were several bottles of aspirin

near him. I took a good set of

vitals and all appeared normal.

Since he was alert I asked him if

he was depressed. He said, “Yes, I

tried to kill myself by taking 1,000

aspirin. I said, “Did you?” He

said, No, after the first two I felt

better.

Dear Rescue Ranger

Dear Rescue Ranger,

I heard there was an unusual

break-in near your hometown. The

police department of all places.

D. C.

Dear Dreama,

Yeah, all of the toilet seats were

stolen. Worse part was they say

they don’t have anything to go on.

Dear Rescue Ranger,

Heard Bubby got a new job

painting lines on the highway.

T. G.

Dear Tommy,

Sure did, first day he painted five

miles, 2nd day 2 miles and third

day only one mile. They fired him

on the fourth day. His excuse for

getting less and less done, he said,

“I kept getting farther and

farther from the bucket.

Dear Rescue Ranger,

Have you had any interesting

squad calls?

O,P,Q,R,S

Dear Tarry,

We got a check on the condition of

an elderly gentleman that was

sitting on a park bench sobbing. I

asked him what’s the matter. He

said, “I married a beautiful twenty

-two year old woman. I said, “Why

are you crying?” He said, I can’t

remember where I live!”

Dear Rescue Ranger,

I saw something interesting that I

would like to share. An EMS

provider attended the VAVRS

Rescue College and I noticed she

had a latitude/longitude tattooed

on her arm. She said it was for

the area where she is from. Ever

seen anything like that before?

(Photo attached)

S.G.

Dear Steve,

Can’t say that I have—but are you

sure it is correct? Lat./Long.

would have her from Kashgar,

Xinjiang, China????? Glad she is

not a dispatcher.

Dear Rescue Ranger,

I am taking Firefighter 1 and

there was a test question I could

not answer. “How far can a

firefighter safely run into a fire?”

C. L.

Dear Cecil,

Only half way. If they go past

that they are running out of a fire.

Dear Rescue Ranger,

Any healthy eating tips you can

share?

S. D.

Dear Scott,

Yes, the key to eating healthy is

not eating any food that has a TV

commercial.

By the way, I ate a gluten-free,

lactose-free, low-carb pizza for

dinner last night. (It was a raw

tomato!)

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