lifeline sep oct 2014

VIRGINIA

LIFELINE S E P T E M B E R / O C T O B E R 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

Wednesday, September 24 through

Saturday, September 27, 2014

Headquarters: Virginia Beach Resort

Hotel & Conference Center

Virginia Beach, VA

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


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 [email protected]

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 protected]

Requests for advertising

rates, material

specifications and

deadlines should be

directed to the Editor.

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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


Photos from 2014 VAVRS Rescue College

Make plans now to

join us for the

2015 VAVRS Rescue College

June 12-21, 2015

Virginia Tech

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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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CPR Cited as Critical Skill in Saving Local Child’s Life

sucked down headfirst in the

quicksand-like conditions.

“We were right there and he

just disappeared in the blink of

an eye,” she said, adding that

he was “purple and lifeless”

when pulled out of the water.

Beatris, who had gotten

certified in CPR while living in

another state but had never

used CPR on a real person,

began giving mouth-to-mouth

resuscitation and also pushing

on his chest.

“I truly thought it was too late,

but after three times he

started coughing and spitting

out the debris,” she recalled.

“Then my husband, Artemio,

took over and put Carlos on his

lap face-down and patted his

back to help the baby expel

more debris. Artemio also kept

Carlos alert until medical

assistance arrived.”

Local rescue teams from

Colonial Beach Volunteer

Rescue Squad and Oak Grove

Fire Department quickly

offered emergency care.

CBVRS initiated advanced life

support procedures and drove

Carlos to a nearby landing zone

where he was air-lifted to a

Pediatric ICU in Fairfax, Va.

After a 24-hour observation

and some antibiotics against

bacteria, a healthy Carlos was

returned to his very relieved

parents and family members.

Submitted by Sara Hunt, Touch Points Public Relations

Colonial Beach, VA (Aug. 5,

2014) – A summer outing almost

turned tragic for a Colonial

Beach-area family recently.

Fortunately, the knowledge of

basic CPR skills prevented a

parent’s worst nightmare—the

accidental drowning of a child.

Beatris Mendez, a resident of

Montross, Va., still shudders

when she talks about almost

losing her 13-month old son,

Carlos. She and her husband,

father, two children and four

siblings had been enjoying their

visit to a local site on June 30.

She believes that Carlos fell

into the water while reaching

for a ball that he had been

playing with and was quickly

Mendez credits everyone

involved with helping to save

her son’s life. “My husband,

father, sister, rescue workers

and I all played a role. We will

never forget that terrifying

moment when we almost lost

our baby, our angel,” she said.

According to Wesley Melson,

Rescue Chief of Colonial Beach

Volunteer Rescue Squad, the

incident had a happy ending

thanks to Mendez knowing CPR

and springing into action

without hesitation. “Most

drownings are avoidable with

proper use of floatation

devices and some basic training

in Hands-Only CPR,” he said,

noting that water-related

emergencies always increase

during the summer months.

“It’s an important skill for

everyone to learn, from teens

to adults. Saving the life of a

loved one could depend on it.”

For more information about

water safety and Hands-Only

CPR, contact Wesley Melson,

Rescue Chief of CBVRS, at

[email protected].

mailto:[email protected]

CVFR President Honored as Hometown Hero

Rescue Squad, Addington is a

past recipient of the

Governor’s EMS Provider of

the Year Award. In her work

with CVFR, she organizes the 9

-1-1 For Kids program to

educate second-graders on the

proper use of the 911 system.

Other activities in the

emergency services arena

include volunteering as an

American Heart Association

instructor, teaching CPR and

spending many Saturdays

assisting with local EMT

classes.

“I was honored to be nominated

as a Hometown Hero,”

said Addington. “I am

just one of many

volunteer providers in

the fire and rescue

system that has been

fortunate to have had

outstanding

instructors and

inspirational leaders to

Submitted by Sara Hunt, Touch Points Public Relations

Beth Addington, current

President of Chancellor

Volunteer Fire & Rescue, was

recently selected as a 2014

Fredericksburg area

“Hometown Hero” by the law

firm of Allen, Allen, Allen &

Allen. This year, fifty honorees

around Virginia were chosen as

winners of the statewide annual

awards competition, which

celebrates local acts of

kindness.

A life member of CVFR and

Fredericksburg Volunteer


follow. I'm proud of my roots in

the volunteer service and

humbled by being a recipient of

this prestigious award.”

Kevin Dillard, Administrative

Chief of Chancellor Volunteer

Fire & Rescue, praised

Addington for her dedication

to making a positive change in

the Fredericksburg/

Spotsylvania community and in

the lives of others. “Beth is a

natural leader and a true

inspiration to all of us on the

CVFR team,” he said. “We’re

very proud of her for receiving

this well-deserved award.”

For more information about

Hometown Heroes, visit

www.allenandallen.com/

hometown-heroes.

http://www.allenandallen.com/hometown-heroes

http://www.allenandallen.com/hometown-heroes

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Submitted by Ruth Swicegood, AVAVRS Nominating Committee Chair

President Sharon Campbell, Cave Spring Aux, Southcentral District

Vice President Harry Householder, Loudoun Aux, Northeastern District

Treasurer Patsy Wingfield, Cave Spring Aux, Southcentral District

Secretary Dolores Hudson, Franklin County Aux, Midwestern District

Historian Linda Berkstresser, Lexington Aux, Western District

Chaplain Ailease Short, Brunswick Aux, Southeastern District

I encourage others to run: it would be nice to have two people running for each office.

I hope to have the slate of officers in the Lifeline as well as sending out the slate to

all Auxiliaries prior to the Convention.

P. S. I want to thank everyone for the thoughts and cards that I received while I was sick.

Thanks to your prayers, I am doing okay!

AVAVRS Nominating Committee Report

Submitted by Bruce Stratton, VAVRS Nominating Committee Chair

President Rickey Hodge

Vice President Kim Craig

Treasurer Steve Grayson

Secretary Scott Davis

Chaplain Mike Smoot

Training Officer Cecil Leach

VAVRS Nominating Committee Report


The 60 Second Parliamentarian Tip

Submitted By J.C. Phillips, VAVRS Parliamentarian

Is a motion to "Table"

something the same as a motion

to "Postpone" something? I

wrote on this subject about 14

years ago and since I still get

questions on this subject, I

thought I would write about it

again in more detail.

To table something and to

postpone something is often

not used properly. There is a

difference between the

two. Both deals with not voting

on the main motion immediately

that is pending on the

floor. Lay on the Table deals

with the possibility of voting on

the main motion later in the

same meeting. To

Postpone deals with the

possibility of voting on the main

indefinitely " is a motion that

the assembly declines to take a

position on the main

question. Its adoption kills the

main motion (for the duration

of the session) and avoids a

direct vote on the

question." The assembly

can now bring up the postponed

motion at a later meeting or

session, if it desires,

otherwise the motion dies.

In conclusion, to table

something means it has to be

settled later during the same

meeting or session if desired

and to postpone something, it

has to be settled at a later

meeting or session if

desired. If you want to delay

the vote on a main motion, just

make sure you use the right

words to avoid confusion.

motion later at another

meeting.

Robert's Rules of Order (RRO)

suggests that the following

words be used when laying

something on the table, "I move

to lay the question on the

table" or "I move that the

resolution be laid on the

table." Most people just make

a motion to lay it on the table

or to table the motion. (RRO)

says to avoid saying it

this way. (I don't know

why?) After a question has

been laid on the table, it can be

taken from the table by a

majority vote, later in the same

meeting or session. If a motion

is not made to take it off

the table, it dies.

To make a motion to postpone

something or to postpone

J. C. Phillips busy

concentrating at a recent

District Vice President’s

Meeting….you know, the more

I think about it, some photos

just need a caption!

Thanks for the photo Frank.

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EMT Academy Class 03 Halfway Lunch

A Not-So-Serious Moment On Duty

Davis Corner Volunteer Rescue

Squad’s 2014 Braun Ambulance Marine Rescue Team

Oceanfront Standby Event

VA Beach EMS Units staging at

Cherrystone Eastern Shore Tornado

Tidewater Emergency Medical Services Council Picnic

whether it is senior squad,

auxiliary or junior members;

everyone is welcome.

At our July meeting, hosted by

Kenbridge Emergency Crew,

Woody Conner was awarded

District Life Membership.

This year the District created

a new type of way to honor

those people in the district

that contribute time, effort

and support the District and

that are not active members of

a District 5 squad. Those

receiving Honorary Life

Membership at the July

Submitted by Joan Smoot, District 5 Historian

Hello from District 5. Sure

hope everyone has had a

wonderful Summer and is

looking forward to coming to

Conference. It looks like we

just finished last year’s

Conference and now we are

gearing up for this year’s

Conference.

District 5 has been busy

holding district meetings

during the past year. Hosting

squads have included Gretna

Rescue, Altavista EMS,

Appomattox Rescue, Campbell

County Rescue and Kenbridge

Emergency Crew. The District

has held ALS, BLS and EVOC

competition at each of the

district meetings and has

attracted teams from other

districts to compete. Our

competitions are always open to

anyone that would like to come

and sharpen their skills and

compete on the district level,

meeting were Margie Vassar,

Rhonda Morgan and Joan

Smoot.

BLS competition is arranged by

Bob Marion, BLS coordinator

for District 5. At the July

meeting we had 3 teams

competing. First place was won

by Altavista EMS, 2nd place by

Danville and 3rd by Southside

Petersburg, Jrs.

The Burleigh Vassar Award was

won by Kenbridge Emergency

Crew for overall participation.

EVOC competition continues to

grow in the District. Each


Report From District 5

Woody Connor was awarded District Five Life Membership

meeting. Jack

encourages everyone to

come and drive his

course. He loves doing

this and Rhonda, I think,

loves it as much as he

does!

Since last year’s

Conference, District 5

has lost several

members. Those that will

be remembered are:

Josephine (Jo) House

Danville Life Saving

Auxiliary

September 4, 2013

meeting, rain, snow, sleet or

hail, you will find Jack and

Rhonda Morgan out on the

EVOC course. Jack always has

an interesting course and test

ready for anyone to compete in.

It doesn’t matter whether you

are a first time driver or an old

hand at it, Jack and Rhonda are

there waiting patiently and

watching as each driver

maneuvers around the course

hoping not to hit the cones and

perform in record time. This

seems to be the favorite as it

has grown from having 3 or 4

competing to having as many as

15-19 competing at each

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Margie Vassar receives District Five Honorary Life Membership

Gordon Reese

Chase City Rescue

October 21, 2013

Herbert House

Danville Life Saving Crew

December 11, 2013

Jimmy Powers

Bedford Co. Life Saving Crew

February 6, 2014

Philip Hicks

Mecklenburg Rescue

March 8, 2014

Becky Morgan

Campbell Co. Rescue &

Auxiliary

April 20, 2014

Hope to see everyone at

Conference and good luck to

everyone that will be

competing!

Rhonda Morgan receives District Five

Honorary Life Membership


held on Saturday at 8:00 am in

the Chesapeake Room with the

meeting to follow. The day will

be rounded out with the

Awards and Installation

Service at the Virginia Beach

Convention Center starting at

4:00 pm. This information is

online but if you have any

questions please call me or the

state office.

I have been working on the

classes to be offered at

Rescue College in June 2015.

To make the classes

interesting, there will be some

different ideas offered next

year. Mark your calendars now

and plan to attend this class.

As I said last year, you learn so

much from each other.

I want to thank each of you in

advance for your hard work in

selling raffle tickets. Many of

you have helped sell tickets for

the VAVRS Raffle, It is

important that we try to sell

these in hopes that we can

keep the price of future

conferences reasonable. Please

remember that you do not have

to be present to win and there

are 20 - $500.00 cash prizes.

If course it is important to sell

the AVAVRS Raffle tickets.

Submitted by Sharon K. Campbell, AVAVRS President

It is almost time for us to head

to the beach for the 2014

AVAVRS Conference. Your

Conference Chair, Vickie

Arnold, Conference Co-Chair,

Sheila Gordon and I met with

the hotel staff as well as the

VAVRS Conference Committee

on August 8th and 9th to

finalize the plans for the event.

We think we have everything in

place and look forward to

having a great time at the

beach. As a reminder, the

Opening Ceremony will begin at

6:00 on Wednesday at the

Virginia Beach Convention

Center, Suite 5. The first

AVAVRS Delegates meeting will

begin at 1:00 pm in the

Chesapeake Room. From 4 pm

to 7 pm each of you are invited

to a Family Picnic which will be

held at Red Wing Park in

Virginia Beach (please be sure

that the state office is aware

of the number you will have

attending). Bring a chair or a

blanket and enjoy the amenities

of the park, a free meal and

great fellowship. The Friday

Business meeting will begin at

10:00 am, again in the

Chesapeake Room. Don’t forget

the Parade will start at 7:00

pm on Friday followed by Casino

Night in the Sunset Ballroom

sponsored by the VAJVRS.

The AVAVRS Breakfast will be

Again, you do not have to be

present to win and the top

prize is $500.00 with six

district prizes also available.

For those attending conference

remember that on Saturday

night we will be selling 50/50

chances. Some lucky winner

will leave after the award

ceremony with a pocket full of

cash.

I want to thank each of you for

the privilege of serving as your

AVAVRS President this past

year. This year we have gone

many places together and we

are almost on our final leg of

the 2013-14 journey. From you

reports it is obvious that you

are important asset to your

crews and the VAVRS. Keep up

the good work.

AVAVRS Conference Information

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Members had a fun game of

Bocce and the younger ones ask

the volunteers with the fire

department to join them in a

softball game. I am not sure

who had more fun, the

participants in the game or

those watching from the

sidelines. I won’t say who won

the game but those fire

department members better

watch out next year.

We are continuing to make

cravats for the crew. The

price is right on the ones we

make and they also are so much

nicer. Phyllis and Edith Martin

have headed up this project.

The Auxiliary also continues to

Submitted by Sharon K. Campbell, Cave Spring Auxiliary

The members of the Cave

Spring Rescue Squad Auxiliary

have taken it fairly easy this

summer. Many hours have been

spent working on our Auxiliary

Scrapbook. We have found

that over the years this is a

book we often look at. Not

just for the memories but to

get information and it is always

good for a few laughs. Our

Historian, Brenda Clark is doing

a great job.

June 29th, the Auxiliary

sponsored a Picnic for members

of the crew, auxiliary and their

families. Our crew has not had

a picnic for several years due

to poor attendance but decided

to try it again. The Auxiliary

provided all the food and the

picnic was a huge success. A

local resident brought his

smoker to the park and cooked

barbecue, with side dishes and

Bojangles gave us a good price

on chicken and sides. Auxiliary

members then provided the

desserts. Some of the Life

handle all donation

correspondence for the crew.

These are easy projects but

are appreciated by our

volunteers.

Our Annual Yard Sale will be

held on 16th of August. From

the looks of the crew hall we

are going to have lots and lots

of treasures to sell. This is a

time that we get people into

the crew hall, provide a little

PR for the crew and line our

pockets.

The 2014 Conference is on the

horizon and we are preparing

for a great time visiting with

old and new friends. The

Conference Committee has

worked hard and there are a

few changes but it should be a

fun time for all.

Fall is fast approaching and

personally I feel that we really

haven’t had summer but to each

of you we send our best wishes

for a safe and fun end of

summer season.

Crew Picnic—Cave Spring Rescue Squad Auxiliary


District Ten News

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The Financial Assistance Review Committee

a three-year term. No

member may serve more

than two successive

terms. The chairman is

elected from the

membership of the FARC

for a term of one year

and is eligible for re-

election. Membership on

FARC rotates on a cycle

so geographic

representation is achieved

from all EMS regions.

The FARC holds quarterly

meetings which are

typically scheduled the

day before each EMS

Advisory Board meeting

which takes place in

February, May, August

and November. The FARC

meets twice a year for

the RSAF awards meeting

which are scheduled

during the first week of

June and December.

FARC reports bi-annually

after each funding cycle

to the EMS Advisory

Board and the

Commissioner of

Health. The FARC

reports on the number of

grant applications

received, the total costs

of grant applications

funded, the number of

grant applications denied

funding and the nature of

the denied requests and

the reason for denying

funding.

Information taken from the VAOEMS Website

The Financial Assistance

Review Committee, better

known as FARC, is the

committee which reviews

applications for the

Rescue Squad Assistance

Fund (RSAF)

grants. FARC was created

in 1978 by the EMS

Advisory Council to carry

out the responsibility of

reviewing RSAF grant

applications and

recommend funding. In

1996, FARC was

established by §32.1-

111.12:01 in the Code of

Virginia for the purposes

of administering the

Virginia RSAF grant

funds. The purpose of

FARC is to review the

RSAF grant applications

from eligible licensed

Emergency Medical

Services (EMS) agencies

and other eligible not for

profit and then make

their recommendations

for grant awards to the

Commissioner of Health.

The FARC is composed of

six members, including a

chairman, who each

represent an EMS region

throughout Virginia.

Each FARC member is

appointed by the EMS

Advisory Board and serves

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2014-2015 FARC Members

Robert Trimmer (Chair) - ODEMSA Region

Barbara Brown - NVEMS Region

Karen Wagner – LFEMS Region

Mark Nugent – PEMS Region

Curtis Sheets – TJEMS Region

Dan Norville – TEMS Region

For more information regarding FARC or the

RSAF grant program, please contact Amanda

Davis, Grants Manager at 804-888-9106 or

[email protected] or Linwood

Pulling, Grants Specialist at 804-888-9105

or [email protected].

Grant applications through new E-Gift

System are due on March 15 and

September 15 each year.



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District One—Call of the Quarter Winner Waynesboro First Aid Crew

The patient was unresponsive,

skin was pale, cool, and clammy.

The laceration was

approximately 5-6 inches long.

Lung sounds were clear

bilaterally, trachea was midline,

there was no JVD, and there

was equal rise and fall of his

chest. The patient's abdomen

was soft and non-distended.

Extremities and back were

unremarkable. The patient was

placed on high flow oxygen and

placed in the ambulance.

At 0302 hours the unit marked

enroute to Augusta Health and

requested Aircare 5 to

rendezvous with them there. At

0304 hours the patient's initial

vital signs were blood pressure

94/30, pulse 125, respirations

20, saturated oxygen 99%, and

the GCS was l3.

Enroute the vital signs were

blood pressure 80/46, pulse

109, and saturated oxygen was

100% on room air.

Pressure was continuously

applied with thumbs and celox.

An IV was attempted in the left

antecubital with no success.

Submitted by Amy Markham, District One Secretary

June 30, 2014. While crew

members tried to sleep, the

Waynesboro Police were in

pursuit of a vehicle that

refused to stop when

requested. The pursuit went

through the city towards the

city limits. At 0239 hours the

crew was dispatched for an

unknown medical emergency.

Initially the call was dispatched

as BLS. Prior to responding at

0253 hours the call was

upgraded to medic level due to a

severe neck laceration. Per

protocol Aircare 5 was auto

launched. The location of the

call also required that the

county law enforcement be

notified.

Arriving on scene at 0255 hours

a 16-year-old male was lying

supine on a sidewalk with a WPD

officer and an Augusta County

Sheriff deputy attempting to

control severe bleeding from

the patient's neck. As the

patient had exited his vehicle,

he used a razor knife to slit his

throat. Fortunately the WPD

officer was an EMT and the

ACS deputy was a medic. It

was possible the patient had

also taken an overdose as

several types of pills were

found in his possession.

On arrival at Augusta Health at

0309 hours the report was

given to an RN and a physician,

and care was transferred. EMS

personnel continued to assist

with patient care by controlling

bleeding until care was turned

over to Aircare 5.

The patient was transferred to

the University of Virginia

Medical Center where follow up

showed the patient should make

a complete recovery.

WFAC would like to thank the

Waynesboro Police Department

and the Augusta County

Sheriff's Office for their

assistance. There is no question

that the outcome would have

been drastically different if

these two officers had not had

medical training.

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a pedestrian pushing a stroller.

The vehicle had to be secured,

and the victim had to be

removed from under the front

of the vehicle. The driver had

fled the scene and the stroller

only had miscellaneous items in

it (no baby) leaving only one

patient to care for. All the

participating teams showed a

wide variety of knowledge,

experience, and skill in handling

a complex rescue challenge.

In the midst of the vehicle

rescue contest, the second

event of the day was set to

begin.

The grueling EVOC course was

about to be tackled! As a

prelude to competitors showing

off their driving skills, a

written test was administered

to challenge their knowledge of

the rules and laws of the road.

After finishing the written

test, the contestants were

split into two groups, instructor

and non-instructor, to mimic

VAVRS District One Meeting Report Submitted by Greg Burton,

District One Alt. V. P.

Saturday, July 27, 2014 was

the date of the most recent

District One meeting and EMS

competitions. The event was

hosted by Clifton Forge Rescue

Squad (CFRS) and held on the

campus of Dabney S. Lancaster

Community College in Clifton

Forge, VA. The morning started

off with participants arriving

between 7:30 and 8:00 am to

grab a quick snack and head off

to the captain’s meetings for

various competitions. Vehicle

Extrication modular was the

first event scheduled. Team #1

from Staunton-Augusta First

Aid Crew got things started

and was followed by the team

from Covington Rescue Squad.

Up next was Waynesboro FAC,

then Stuarts Draft Rescue

Squad. The fifth and final

extrication team of the day

was team #2 from Staunton-

Augusta. The event was the

result of a vehicle that had run

off of the roadway and struck

the contest at the VAVRS

Conference. Justin Strader

(Stuarts Draft RS) and

Stephen Rohr (Staunton-

Augusta RS) faced off in the

instructor category while

Patrick Scott (Staunton-

Augusta), Nicky Simmons

(Boiling Springs RS), Sherry

Strader (Stuarts Draft RS),

David Price (Waynesboro FAC),

and Eddie Joe Entsminger

(Covington RS) battled in the

non-instructor category.

Instead of following tradition

and using an ambulance in this

event, Clifton Forge EVOC

instructor Barry Rose decided

to throw a curveball and use

their support unit, a Dodge Ram

4 door pickup truck. Everyone

enjoyed changing up from the

standard modular unit to the

truck.

The next competition on the

agenda was Advanced Life

Support. The scenario featured

a pediatric case where

caregivers were challenged to

come up with correct drug (Continued on page 28)

CFRS Ambulance-Unique Design

Clifton Forge Rescue Volunteers

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EVOC Instructor 1st Place-Justin Strader Extrication 1st Place-Staunton Augusta RS

Junior BLS 1st Place-Stuarts Draft

ALS 1st Place-Staunton Augusta RS

Senior BLS 1st Place-Waynesboro FAC

VP Award-Waynesboro FAC


VAVRS Chaplain Emeritus

Page Entsminger, Alt. VP

Greg Burton introduced

the District One Life

Members in attendance.

District One boasts 17

life members and there

were 10 in attendance on

this day. State officers,

Steve Grayson-

Treasurer, Cecil Leach-

Training Officer, and Kim

Craig-who was appointed

interim Vice President

until conference, were

also recognized for their

attendance. Vendors

from Southeastern

Emergency Equipment

and Vest’s Sales and

Service were also

thanked for being at the

meeting. Officers and

guests gave various

reports and, as always at

the July meeting, there

was an officer election held for

three (3) positions. Steve

Southworth from Wintergreen

VRS was nominated for District

VP, Bobby Varner from Falling

Spring VRS was nominated for

treasurer, and Della Hylton

from Buchanan VRS was

nominated for Chaplain. With

each of these individuals

running unopposed, they were

elected by a unanimous ballot

cast by VAVRS Past President,

Life Member and highly

respected District One Life

Member, Page Entsminger. All

other officer positions will be

appointed by the VP.

Next up was the special

dosages and life saving

measures for a child who was in

a supra-ventricular tachycardia

and respiratory distress.

Providers who have extended

their knowledge and skill-set

beyond the basic EMT level

were definitely on display here.

Thanks to Staunton-Augusta,

Covington, and Stuarts Draft

for participating in this event.

Last, but not least, on the

morning schedule was the EMT

(BLS) contest. In this event

rescuers had to help a person

who was participating in the

“Cold Water Challenge”. This

individual had jumped from a

swinging bridge not realizing

how shallow the water actually

was. Providers had to deal with

a fractured femur among the

variety of injuries he sustained.

Teams from Boiling Springs,

Burnsville, Covington, Staunton

Augusta, Stuarts Draft, and

Waynesboro participated in

this event.

After the contests were

completed, Vic’s Restaurant in

Clifton Forge provided a

delicious, hot lunch complete

with desserts. What a way to

make a good day so-far, even

better. Yum Yum.

With lunch in our bellies, and

everyone anxiously awaiting the

announcement of the award

winners from the contest,

District VP Steve Southworth

called our meeting to order.

After an opening prayer from

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recognition of two longtime

supporters of District One.

Throughout the year until the

end of May, applications are

accepted for individuals to be

considered for life membership

in the district. In June, a

dinner meeting was held for all

previously elected life

members and guests. During

this dinner meeting, the life

members in attendance gather

to review and discuss any new

applications received. Robbie

Blackburn (Waynesboro FAC)

and Scott Masincup (Staunton-

Augusta RS) were introduced

as the newest recipients of life

membership.

Robbie Blackburn-District-1 Life Member

Scott Masincup-District-1 Life Member

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Now that elections were over,

special awards had been given

out, and all the business had

been discussed, IT”S TROPHY

TIME!! Teams and individuals

were recognized in the

following categories:

Man-Mile Award

Staunton-Augusta

Activity Report

2nd place

Covington

1st place

Waynesboro

EVOC—Instructors

2nd place

Steve Rohr

Staunton-Augusta

1st place

Justin Strader

Stuarts Draft

EVOC Non-Instructor

3rd place

Sherry Strader

Stuarts Draft

2nd place

Nicki Simmons

Boiling Springs

1st place

Patrick Scott

Staunton Augusta

Vehicle Extrication

3rd place

Staunton Augusta

2nd place

Waynesboro

1st place

Staunton Augusta

Advanced Life Support

2nd place

Covington

1st place

Staunton Augusta

EMT (Junior)

2nd place

Waynesboro

1st place

Stuarts Draft

EMT (Senior)

3rd place

Covington

2nd place

Staunton Augusta

1st place

Waynesboro

Vice Presidents Award for

total points accumulated on

the day: Waynesboro

After all of the competition

trophies had been handed out,

there was still one rather large

trophy still on the table. Ronnie

Slough from Buena Vista RS was

asked to come forward; Ronnie

explained that the last

remaining award was the Bennie

Rice Memorial Trophy.

Awarded annually at the July

meeting, this is given in memory

of Mr. Rice who was a former

member of BVRS and

recognizes the team who has

garnered the most points in the

EMT contest at the previous 4

meetings. This is a special

award that gives a greater

incentive to have a BLS

competition team at each

district meeting. The award on

this day was presented to

Stuarts Draft Rescue Squad.

With all other business being

completed, Boiling Springs RS

was introduced as the host

squad for the next district

meeting which will be held on,

Oct 26, 2014 and the meeting

was adjourned.

All-in-all, with approximately

125 members and guests in

attendance, representing 22

different volunteer

organizations in District One, it

was a great day for

competitions, business, and

bonding and we look forward to

seeing everyone at the beach in

September!

Bennie Rice Award-Stuarts Draft RS

questions are still coming up

about the background checks.

There are some issues on the

checks, but OEMS has asked

for some time to work these

out with the state police. It will

take some time, but should be

accomplished to better the

system. But you must know that

this is working. Two applicants

have been termed "not

acceptable" because of out of

state criminal records. This is

exactly what the checks are

meant to do. Had we only been

doing the state checks, they

would not have been caught.

The EMS terminology

legislative package is still being

worked on, but the "first" final

draft is in the hands of the

workgroup and will be going out

to stakeholders by the first of

September. You will have about

thirty days to review and make

comments. The EMS Advisory

Board will tackle this at their

November meeting.

Over the summer, I have

attended numerous legislative

meetings along with the

advisory board meetings. In

As I begin this report, as usual,

I am late getting it to the

Editor. The process has begun

to get caught up after three

days of recertification class

and practical sessions. My

thanks to Monty Dixon and her

staff at Henrico Fire for

putting up with me for those

three days.

Since my last article busy is the

term to be used. Carol and I

have visited a number of

districts and will continue to do

so through the end of August.

We certainly appreciate the

hospitality that has been

afforded to us. I think that by

conference we will have visited

all the districts with the

exception of three.

We have two new

representatives for VAVRS on

the EMS Advisory Board,

Valeta Daniels from District 3

and Denene Hannon from

District 6. Congratulations to

both of you and we look

forward to working with you

over the next, at least, three

years.

Speaking of the advisory board,


early August, Kim Craig, Steve

Southworth, Bubby Bish and

myself met with staff of the

Joint Legislative Audit and

Review Commission (JLARC).

We spent two hours discussing

VAVRS, its history, training,

membership, etc. The reason is

that in the 2014 session as

resolution was introduced to

study the Line of Duty Act.

This meeting was a part of it.

Very informative and we felt

productive.

I also attended a meeting

presented by OEMS on the

proposed specifications for new

ambulances, what it entails, and

the approximate cost.

One reminder though. If you

have an idea for legislation,

please solicit thoughts from the

Legislative Committee before

moving too far with it. Gives us

an idea of what is out there for

the coming session.

We are looking forward to

seeing each and everyone one

of you at the 80th Conference

to renew friendships and enjoy

the week at the beach.

The “Real” Attic

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mentor, to a person, helping

them have a familiarity with

and to begin to understand the

office you presently hold.

ELECTIONS ARE HELD: You

have been elected! You should

never have to ask the question

- “What do I do now?” Meet

with the person who held the

job immediately to acclimate

yourself to the responsibilities

of the job. If you are

responsible for going to

meetings [County/City/VAVRS,

etc.] go to the meetings with

the person, who held the job

before elections. Know when

you will be taking over the

office. Most bylaws state a

certain time such as: January 1

at 12:00 midnight. At that time

the job is yours. The person

who had your job should have

given you all the material that

pertains to your new office

before the stated deadline.

NEW LEADERS SHOULD: Be

Submitted by Fran Phillips, VAVRS Recruitment and Retention Committee Chair

RUNNING FOR OFFICE: If

you are contemplating running

for office in an organization

[VAVRS, District, Squad or

Auxiliary], you should attend

every meeting of that

organization so that you are

well acquainted with what has

been discussed and voted on in

the past year. If you have

never held that particular

office [or even if you have] you

need to be a shadow of the

person who holds the office

now. Ask questions: Who,

What, When, Why, How? Each

office changes with the laws

and times of the community you

serve.

PERSONS WHO ARE

PRESENTLY HOLDING AN

ELECTED POSITION

SHOULD:

Be cooperative with the person

who has expressed an interest

in running for the office you

presently hold. Even if you are

running for reelecting to that

office, answer every question

asked and make sure they know

the time and energy that the

job requires.

Time is an extremely important

factor in life today. Do they

have the time, can they listen,

be diplomatic, be dependable?

What a great honor and

responsibility it is to be a

present at every meeting. Your

input is vital to your

organization. If you hold the

position of President [or head

of your organization] make

certain that your elected

officers know what is expected

of them and help them in any

way to get off to a good start.

Be available 24/7 if you are the

President or Chief.

Explain to your officers and

membership that you are on a

need to know basis of

important issues but not to call

or page you at 3:00 a.m. on a

minor issue that can be taken

care of after 9:00 a.m..

THE MEMBERSHIP: The

membership has a

responsibility to be at all

Membership Meetings, to

encourage the leadership by

offering to help them with

their tasks as leaders and too,

along the way, learn to become

(Continued on page 33)

OLD LEADERSHIP—ASSISTING—NEW LEADERSHIP

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On June 27, 2014 Governor Terry McAuliffe

announced appointments to various boards.

Appointed to represent the VAVRS on the

State Emergency Medical Services Advisory

Board: (L-R)

S. Denene Hannon

Paramedic, Salem RS

Valeta C. Daniels

Paramedic—Bensley-Bermuda VRS

Our congratulations to them on their three

year appointment and we all look forward to

getting to know and working with these two

highly respected EMS providers.

good officers in the future.

MAKING PROGRESS

THROUGH PARTICIPATION:

If EVERYONE in your

organization is working

together to make your Squad,

Auxiliary and/or Junior Squad

“THE BEST”, the members and

community will appreciate your

effort for excellence.

Your organization will move

forward and be a pleasant place

to come for duty, meetings, and

be an esteemed part of your

community.

(Continued from page 32)

Winner is going to be District

3's New VP. Welcome Warren

and hope you have a great two

years as VP. Valeta Daniels

went over CEU. She also

reminded everyone that you

can go

on the computer to check on

classes that are coming up. All

you have to do is check the

VAVRS, ODEMSA and or

Submitted by Cindy Swann, District 3 Historian

District 3 August meeting was

held by Charles City Fire and

Rescue. and was held at the

Charles City County Social

Center. John Robert Charles

City Chief welcomed everyone.

As always we want to thank

there members for there

hospitality and a great meal.

We had a fairly good turn out.

Sorry to

say we didn't have any

competition. Kenny Frenier's

time is up to serve as District

3 VP. Kenny has done a great

job this past two years and will

miss him as VP. We want to

thank him for all of his hard

work. Our New District 3 VP is

going to have his hands full.

Along with his job at

Chesterfield Insurers, Warren

OEMS web-site to find the

classes. Ed Rhodes went over

some changes that are being

worked on. New ambulance

specification, back ground

checks and a program for RN's

to be

able to cross over to

Paramedics. Ed also announced

that VAVRS has a New Member

on the Advisory Board. It is

Valeta Daniels who we want to

Congratulate and are real proud

of her. Last but definitely not

least. District 3 has three

New Life Members, Kenny

Frenier, Vernon Wilson.

Congratulation to both of you

and for all you have done. Now

you will know why this was last.

I was the 3rd member that was

made a Life Member. I am still

in a daze. I want to thank

everyone.

Our next meeting will be

November 1st at Colonial

Heights F & EMS at 5:30pm.

Come and join us.


District Three

Report

Scott Davis, Mayor of Colonial Heights,

presents a proclamation to

Battalion Chief Donnie Woolard

to commend him for 40 years

of Volunteer service to

Colonial Heights Fire & EMS.

Donnie has served the department

in every officer position

and has recently retired from DuPont.

He also teaches for the

Department of Fire Programs.

He plans to continue serving the department

in a new role of assisting the Fire Marshal

as Donnie is now a certified Fire Inspector.

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Colonial Heights Fire & EMS along with the Colonial Heights Auxiliary Police were asked by City

Manager Tom Mattis if they would like to take the copper off the old Colonial Heights Courthouse

that is set for demolition. He said that the two volunteer organizations could split the proceeds

as a fund raising effort. On Saturday August 1 both organizations assembled about 20 members

and began the task of removing the copper and placing it into a large dumpster. It took about 5

hours, but the end results were an overflowing dumpster that netted each organization $4,000

each. We were also assisted by Cal’s Towing and Timothy's Home Improvements. It was a

creative opportunity and another source of income that organizations might be able to utilize in

their localities to raise funds should buildings become available for demolition.

Photos submitted by Kenny Frenier

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Grant Research and Writing for Volunteer Fire /EMS Agencies

VAVRS Grant Writing Class!*

September 24, 2014

0800-1700

Va. Beach Fire/EMS

Offered in conjunction with

VAVRS Conference

*We must have a minimum of 15 people to hold the class

*Go to VAVRS.com and click on the training page

and search to register.

If you have questions please e-mail

[email protected]

Submitted by Elizabeth Papelino, VAVRS Grant Committee Chair

This class provides an

introduction to the grant

writing process, offer

resources, and allows

students to apply basic

concepts to proposal writing.

This class will go through the

12 steps involved in grant

writing including identifying

the project, researching

funding opportunities,

developing a proposal and

budget, submitting a letter

of intent, accepting the

grant, evaluating the project,

and submitting the final

report.

Course Hours: 8 hours

Refresher Hours: 8 hours

Prerequisites: none

and I don’t like it much.

They must be getting older

because they have stopped

asking me where they came

from and refuse to tell you

where they’re going.

Parenting in Pamplin

Dear Pamplin,

I agree, by the time we

realize that our father was

right, we have a son who

thinks we’re wrong.

Dear Rescue Ranger,

Every time I drink a cup of

coffee I get a stabbing pain

in my eye. Any suggestions?

B B

Dear Bubby,

Take the spoon out of your

cup.

Dear Rescue Ranger,

I see Bubby is wearing his

green jacket more often but

why did he take his green tie

back to the store?

T G

Dear Tommy,

It was too tight.

Dear Rescue Ranger,

What have you been up to

lately? I have not seen you

Dear Rescue Ranger

hanging out at the squad as

much.

Jim

Dear J. D.

I am writing a book….I am

writing it in our basement, I

want it to be a best cellar.

Dear Rescue Ranger,

Our job is so difficult. No

one gets out of the way

anymore when we are

responding with lights/

sirens. They just poke

around in front of us and

don’t’ yield. They when we

get on the interstate running

“hot” many people pass us

like crazy people and fail to

yield to our request for the

right-of-way. What is going

on with the world?

Doug

Dear Mr. Eberhardt,

I think it is just our human

nature for you to feel that

way. I mean, isn’t it strange

how drivers who go slower

than you are idiots and those

that go faster are maniacs?

Dear Rescue Ranger,

I was in the emergency room

the other night and was very

perplexed about the unusual

behavior of a new ER Doc.

Several times while I was

there during my shift I saw

him run up and down the

hallway, yelling, “Tetanus,

measles, flu!”

It very peculiar behavior and

I was curious so asked the

nurses about it but none

knew what he was doing. Do

you have any insight?

G. B.

Dear Greg,

Don’t worry about him. That

was Dr. Smith, he thinks he

calls all the shots in the

emergency room.

Dear Rescue Ranger,

I had an EMT student ask

me, “Would you punish me

for some thing I didn’t do?

I said, “No, of course not.”

He said, “Good, because I

didn’t do my last homework

assignment!” Still gave him a

bad grade but guess he got

me didn’t he?

Teaching in Tunstall

Dear Teaching,

I had a student ask me,

“Why did the cow jump over

the moon?” I said, “Because

the farmer had cold hands!”

Dear Rescue Ranger,

My children are growing up


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