An EMT‐Basic Refresher Course will be held in the district at Station 3 beginning Monday, January 4 and ending January 30. Classes will begin at 6:30 p.m. and will be held on Monday and Wednesday evenings (with one exception) and on Saturday morning, January 30. Please see your calendar for specific dates, times and locations. If you want to take the Refresher Course and haven’t already in‐ dicated so, please let Leesa Zalesky know. This class is being held through Southwest Community
College. Mark Bauer, Adam Rodgers, Robin Walsh, Steve Ebner, Doug Zalesky and Doug Ram‐ sey have signed up for the class so far.
The curriculum for the course will include a CPR refresher for anyone who needs it on January 30. If you’d like to participate in
the CPR refresher, or if you need more information, contact Leesa.

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Steve and I met the county inspector in mid-December to complete the annual ambulance inspection process. First the good news: both ambulance rigs passed the 2010 inspection and the licenses for BLS with IV transport have been renewed. However, the inspection process was not flawless.

For those who don’t know, the inspector has a specific list of equipment that must be available on the rigs. All of the equipment is subject to scrutiny for availability and appro- priate working order. It is a complete inspection from front bumper to rear bumper. Cleanliness is also a factor.

It was discovered during the inspection that the French catheters (all sizes) on Medic 71 had been removed from the rig. Fortunately, an extra set was available in inventory and they have been replaced. French catheters are equip- ment that must be in place on the rigs at all times.

Without going into the specifics, I want to be absolutely clear about one thing: leaving trash behind in the stiff neck bag, or anywhere else...

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Chief: Steve Ebner 701
Assistant Chief: Doug Zalesky 702
Fire Captain: Mark Bauer 706
Fire Lieutenant: Garret Vogel 709
Wild Land Fire Captain: John Vogel 704
Wild Land Fire Lieutenant: Cassie Ramsey 708
EMS Captain: Leesa Zalesky 705
EMS Lieutenant: Will Walsh 707
Public Information Officer: Leesa Zalesky 705

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ATTENTION! Special Notice!
The January EMS training will be held on Thursday, January 14, 1900 at Station 3.
Dr. DeMond will be conducting this session on performing EKGs in the field with the new cardiac monitors.
EMT-Basics are now permitted to run EKGs. Please be there!

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I hope everyone had a good Christmas and I wish each of you and your families a healthy and happy new year.The business meeting for December was held at station 3, the mem- bership attending voted in the new by laws. The last step of the proc- ess for the new by laws will be the presentation at the BOD meeting on Jan 5th for approval from the board. After approval, a copy will be placed in your mailbox at Station 1. At the December business meet- ing officers were also selected and ratified by the membership. (See complete list on page 2).As all of you know, Kathy Hogan has served as EMS Lieutenant for the past two years. In November she advised me that she will not have time to be EMS Lieutenant for 2010. She stated her full time business was keeping her very busy and she felt she did not have the time to do job necessary for the position. During her tenure as Lieutenant, Kathy’s contributions to the department have been many, and very much appreciated. Thank you Kathy for your time and efforts that helped make...

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HAPPY NEW YEAR to one and all. I hope that each and every one has a safe and prosperous new year. 2009 has been trying for many people and I hope that things change and that the new year offers many more opportunities for all.Reflection on the past year in the department brings many things to light. The department continues to move forward at a strong and steady pace with training. As we start the new year we will be holding a Firefighter II class for about nine of our members. We just completed a HazMat Opera- tions class for the same nine members. Never before in the history of the department will we have this many people trained at these levels. Such training is important to better serving our district residents and in making sure that we minimize the potential for injuries or death. Our training continues to serve us well in the field and there are manyexamples of how our capabilities have been enhanced and our outcomes improved. I salute those that continue to take the time and make the effort to partake...

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