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CONGRATULATIONS:

Congratulations to Bryan Smith and the officers and members of First Aid and Safety Patrol for being named the 2009 Ambulance Service of the Year. Please view the following link for more background and information regarding this outstanding award - http://www.faspems.com/community/BestinPA.pdf

Again, we offer hearty congratulations, on a job well done, to the officers and crew members of First Aid and Safety Patrol, for bringing this award to Lebanon County.

NOTICE - NOTICE - NOTICE

8 October 2009

Another Lebanon County icon, Russ Chadwick, retired after serving 24 years as a Life Lion Communicator. He served as a dispatcher for Lebanon County EMA prior to his stint with Life Lion. He continues his long tenure as a fire fighter with Annville's Union Hose Company where he was a chief officer for many years, serving currently as the Chief's Aide. His role is to be the eyes and ears of the commander at an emergency scene. Congratulations Russ!!!! You may view photos of Russ's presentation by clicking on the profiles button. In the profiles section click on user galleries and then click on the photo that appears. Then click on the heading "Russ's Retirement"

July 22, 2009

Lebanon County loses an icon when Steve "Skinny" Klose retires after 30 years of service to the Emergency Services Community and the citizens of Lebanon County. Congratulations Skinny and enjoy your retirement. Photos of 'Skinny's" recognization at the EMA office on 15 July can be viewed on the profiles page.


MARCH MEETING:

Our March meeting will be held on 17 March 2010 at Myerstown First Aid Unit, 11 East Jefferson Street, Myerstown. Our con/ed program will be by Dr. Jeffrey Yocum, who will present a Coroner's overview.

MAY MEETING:

Our May meeting wll be held at Lawn EMS, 5596 Elizabethtown Road, Lawn, on 19 May 2010 at 1900. The con/ed progrm will be the ABC's of Autism presented by Dean Kelble.

EMS WEEK 2009:

Our host was Newman from BOB 94.9. Life Lion set down for 17 minutes and had to leave for a response. Shirts and collector pins were presented to providers. We again thank our partners the Good Samaritan Health System and the EHSF. Thanks to all for visiting. To view photos of our EMS Week activities click on the profiles block.


EMS WEEK 2008:

A tremendous turnout. 454 individuals paid a visit to our event. Most of the county's units were on hand to meet and greet our public, our fellow providers and those intrested in beginning a career in EMS. We were live on the air with Phil Liles on WQIC radio and received coverage from the Lebanon Daily News.

We offer a special thank you to Phil Liles our long time radio host and the EHSF and the Good Samaritan Health System for their support of our EMS Week program.

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD PRESENTATION

On 21 May at the monthly meeting of the Lebanon County Ambulance Association the first ever Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Mr. James Rittle who celebrates 50 years of service to Myerstown First Aid Unit and to EMS in Lebanon County in 2009. Jim has served in numerous roles over the years and continues to be the Coordinator for the Myerstown CTC of the American Heart Association. He is the long serving Treasurer for the Ambulance Association and for Myerstown First Aid Unit. He continues to offer cutting edge instruction and recently offered multiple classes that updated providers regarding the new triage protocols. He is the longest serving member of the EHSF Advisory Board and still found and finds time for his loving family.

CONGRATULATIONS JIM!!!!!!!!!

PHOTOS FROM EMS WEEK AND JIM'S PRESENTATION CAN BE FOUND BY CLICKING ON THE PROFILES BOX!

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR 2009

KEN BEARE WAS PRESENTED WITH THE SECOND LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD ON 13 MAY AT LAWN EMS. KEN HAS SERVED AS A FIREFIGHTER FOR LAWN FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR OVER 50 YEARS. HE HAS BEEN A MEMBER OF LAWN EMS SINCE ITS INCEPTION OVER 32 YEARS AGO. HE HAS SERVED AS AN AHA INSTRUCTOR AND MONITOR. HE HAS ALSO SERVED AS A MEMBER OF THE "HOT SHOT" CREW AND WAS ONE OF THE ORIGINATORS OF THE LEBANON COUNTY EMS RESPONSE MAP. KEN WAS JOINED BY FAMILY, FRIENDS AND HIS PEERS. CONGRATULATIONS KEN. PHOTOS OF KEN'S PRESENTATION MAY BE VIEWED BY CLICKING ON THE PROFILES BOX.

TRAINING UPDATE:

The Respiratory Protection Administrator Program was held at Bunker Hill Fire Department on 25 August. If your company did not attend, please click the contact button and make contact so that we may attempt to arrange to have your company attend an upcoming training session.






SMART TRIAGE:

An introduction to the new triage tags and the process of triage will be held at the following locations:

Ono Fire Company on 4 March 2010. Use the contact button to inquire regarding this class.

If you do not have this program completed and the triage tags on your vehicle, your license or unit certification will not be renewed until the training has been completed. If you have any questions please contact Ernie at the EHSF at
1-800-334-3473.

EXPLORER PROGRAM:

Schaefferstown EMS is offering an Explorer Program for students age 14 to 20 that will center on EMS and Health care related issues. If you have a young person that might be intrested, please contact Jim McIntyre at 717-507-1976 or at jmcintyre@hmc.psu.edu.