Lifeline may jun 2015

MAY / JUNE 2015

VIRGINIA LIFELINE

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Nominating: Bruce Stratton

Membership: Kim Craig

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

Legislative: Dreama Chandler

Legislative: Bubby Bish

2014-2015 VAVRS Committee Chairs

Rescue College: Rickey Hodge

Rescue College: Wayne Myers

Human Resources: Kim Craig

Life Membership: Ronnie Slough

Rescue Hall of Fame: Page Entsminger

EMS Advisory Board: Valeta Daniels

EMS Advisory Board: Denene Hannon

Strategic Planning: Bubby Bish

New Course Development: Wayne Myers

Recruitment and Retention: Fran Phillips

Recruitment and Retention: Bobby Hill

Volunteer Management: Page Entsminger

EMS Exchange Program: Jane Laverne

President Rickey Hodge

Vice President Kim Craig

Secretary Scott Davis

Treasurer Steve Grayson

Training Officer Cecil Leach

Chaplain Mike Smoot

Chaplain Emeritus Page Entsminger

Historian Dreama Chandler

Editor Gary Dalton

Legal Advisor S. Craig Lane

Parliamentarian J. C. Phillips

Immediate Past President Bubby Bish

Medical Advisor James R. Dudley, MD, MBA

2014-2015 VAVRS Officers

District 1 V. P. Steve Southworth

District 2 V. P. Carolyn White

District 3 V. P. Warren Winner

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. Dwayne Stanley

District 10 V. P. George Langford

Office Manager Frances Brooks

Training Coordinator Kathy Eubank

Administrative Secretary Shirley Bagby

Lobbyist Ed Rhodes

President Victoria Gaudin

Vice President Elizabeth Pittman

Secretary/Treasurer Savannah Hise

Historian Cara Beasley

Chaplain Shane McAdams

2014-2015 VAJVRS Officers

Advisor, Chair Alfred Smith

Advisor Brandon Baugus

Advisor Woody Conner

Advisor Micky Grodski


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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

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rates, material

specifications and

deadlines should be

directed to the Editor.

President - Sharon Campbell

Vice President - Harry Householder

Secretary - Dolores Hudson

Treasurer - Patsy Wingfield

Chaplain - Ailease Short

Historian - Linda Berkstresser

Parliamentarian - Maxie Skeen

2014-2015 AVAVRS Officers

Immediate Past President - Fern Puckett

Midwestern VP - Nancy Linkous

Northeastern VP - Debbie Smallwood

Southcentral VP - Clara Craig

Southeastern VP - Roger Lynthlin

Southwestern VP - Valarie Becker

Western VP - Janis Slough

Conference: Vickie Arnold

Conference: Sheila Gordon

Nominating: Ruth Swicegood

Life Membership: Carolyn Brand

Emergency Care: Laura Booze

Resolutions: Maxie Skeen

2014-2015 AVAVRS Committee Chairs

Membership: Patsy Wingfield

Finance: Harry Householder

Roll Call: Donna Porter

Roll Call: Valarie Becker

Fundraising: Stacey Frame

Fundraising: Tracey Frame

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Oster. “All of the submissions

were outstanding, making the

selection process very

challenging for the judges,”

said Dove. “We look forward to

continuing the contest next

year because the students get

Chancellor Volunteer Fire Truck Escorts

Contest Winner to Elementary School

so excited about it.” Other

CVFR members who worked

with Dove on this project were

Philip Gouldman, Jessica Dziak,

Angie Burris, Jacob Mahoney,

Mike Passera and Brandon

Murray.

Submitted by Sara Hunt PR

Riley Baker-Schiel, a third-

grade student at Chancellor

Elementary, earned a very cool

ride to school in a fire truck on

March 20 for winning first

place in the 2nd Annual Fire

Safety Drawing Contest,

sponsored by Chancellor

Volunteer Fire & Rescue

(CVFR). After learning many

important safety tips about

fire prevention and how to call

911 during a presentation by

CVFR members in January, the

students were invited to create

a drawing that included a

picture of Sparky the Fire Dog

mascot and a fire safety

message based on the

information from the session.

“The students had been deeply

affected by recent news of a

young girl’s death in a house

fire,” said Steven Dove, who

organized the contest and

safety session for CVFR. “They

really listened to our advice

about how to stay calm in case

of fire, as well as the

importance of exiting a burning

building quickly and ‘once out,

stay out!’” The second place

winner was Camie Cofer and the

third place winner was Luc


Riley Baker-Schiel poses with her teacher, Mrs. Azzarelli, and

Sparky the Fire Dog after arriving at Chancellor Elementary

School in a Chancellor Volunteer Fire & Rescue vehicle. She won

first place in an annual drawing contest about fire safety to

earn the special escort from CVFR.

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Golf Ball Drop (they dropped

500 numbered golf balls from

an 80-foot bucket truck to a

target below and closest to the

pin won a cash prize) and Cow

Patty Bingo (Oh the sweet

smell of success!).

“These entrepreneurial Juniors

are working hard to pay their

own way to Rescue College at

Virginia Tech and to the

VAVRS Conference in Virginia


When it comes to finding

unique ways to earn money for

EMS conferences and training

sessions, there’s no limit to the

creative fundraising tactics

dreamed up by members of the

Colonial Beach Junior Volunteer

Rescue Squad. Some of their

innovative money-making ideas

have included a dog wash, a

Colonial Beach Juniors Have Fun Earning to Learn

Beach, where they will learn

about the latest techniques in

EMS work,” said Wesley

Melson, Rescue Chief of

Colonial Beach Volunteer

Rescue Squad. “We’re proud of

their determination and their

initiative to be proactive about

making

their EMS

dreams

come true.”

Photo and article submitted by Bobby Hill

For 25 years, Carol Morrow,

Technical Assistance Coordinator

at the Virginia Office of

Emergency Medical Services has

provided countless hours of public

service in support of Emergency

Medical Services Providers across

the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Several years ago when the

Virginia Fire-EMS Recruitment

Retention Network took form,

Carol stepped up to the plate and

became the unofficial VA-OEMS

liaison to a group of unofficial

career and volunteer recruiters.

Her skills and knowledge of the

inner workings of Virginia EMS

proved to be invaluable in the

growth of the VA Fire EMS R-R

Network.

Carol would attend the Network

meetings across the

Commonwealth, offering advice

and support.

At a recent retirement luncheon,

Dave Tesh, VA Fire-EMS

Recruitment Retention Network

Board Member, presented a

plaque to Carol thanking Carol for

her support of the VA Fire-EMS

R-R Network.

“Carol we wish you all the

best in your retirement.

You will be missed. Thank

you for being there for us.”

Virginia Office of EMS Technical Assistance Coordinator Carol Morrow Retires After 25 Years

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Dave Test (right) presents a plaque to Carol Morrow (left)

The 60 Second Parliamentarian Tip

Submitted by J.C. Phillips, VAVRS Parliamentarian

Can a Life Member of an

organization loose their Life

Membership? YES, a Life

Member can loose their Life

Membership for just

cause. Just cause can be, but

not limited to, stealing from

the organization, falsifying

records, breaking a civil law, be

vote to give Life Membership

to a member that is

permanently disabled in an

accident while on call. The

procedure to obtain Life

Membership should be stated

in the bylaws.

Just remember, as long as you

behave yourself, you can keep

your Life Membership. As the

Bible says, "The LORD gave,

and the LORD hath taken

away." The squad giveth Life

Membership and the squad can

taketh it away.

convicted of a crime, fighting,

continually causing disruption

within the organization,

embezzlement, actions not

becoming of a squad member,

etc. I personally know of three

people that lost their Life

Membership for just cause.

There are different

procedures that squads use for

a member to obtain Life

Membership. Some members

achieve Life Membership

automatically by pulling 10, 15,

20 or 25 years as an Active

Riding Member. Some squads

vote on Life Membership when

a certain number of years is

accumulated as an Active Riding

Member. Some organizations

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the auxiliary was $1000. On

March 5th we had another

snowstorm. We again provided

breakfast, lunch, and dinner

for personnel from fire, police,

EOC and our crew. At our

March 18th business meeting

the Masons presented us with a

plaque framed award. The

award is the "Award of

Excellence". On March 23rd

Submitted by Cece McCormick and Jill Stachowski

Hello everyone from

Waynesboro FAC Auxiliary.

We had our first snow fall of

the new year on February 21.

My what a snowstorm that was.

We received about 12 inches.

The auxiliary prepared

breakfast, lunch and dinner and

we served our crew, fire

department, police department,

and for EOC.

The auxiliary hosted a

fundraiser on Friday and

Saturday, March 6th and

7th with the crew sponsoring

an indoor yard sale in honor of

Jesse Stepp, whom is a nurse

at Augusta Health's Emergency

Department. The auxiliary

served food all day long on both

days. All of the proceeds that

were made were donated

towards her medical expenses.

The total of the donation from

Waynesboro FAC Auxiliary

we all attended the district

meeting in Fairfield which was

a beautiful day and we enjoyed

seeing all the other auxiliaries

and we thank Fairfield again

for the wonderful lunch. The

soups were amazing. Our new

oven has arrived!! (see photo).

Hope to see everyone at the

Camporee.

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I look forward to seeing many

of you in Fredericksburg.

Remember, if you are an

officer you need to come

prepared to give a verbal

report and TWO COPIES of

your written report (one for me

and one for Dolores as our

Secretary). Hopefully we can

save a tree by not making so

many copies of things. If you

have anything that you would

Submitted by Sharon Campbell, AVAVRS President

As I sit here at work looking

out the window I have hopes

that "Ole Man Winter" has

gone for this year and spring is

on the horizon. Things are

starting to turn green, the

trees are blooming and I hope

to get my flip flops out soon.

It is almost time for the

Spring Officers Workshop and

AVAVRS President

like the officers to address,

please let me know so that it

can be added to the agenda.

Also let me know (if you

haven't already) if you plan to

attend the SOW meeting so

that we will have adequate

seating, the more the merrier.

To each of you I wish you

blessed Easter holiday with

family and friends.

October 2009 and worked in

the Chesterfield Emergency

Communications Center for

three years prior. She is a

member of the Central Virginia

Emergency Management

Alliance as well as the Virginia

Fire Chiefs Association

Administrative Professionals

Section. Sherri has a

Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal

Justice Administration and has

earned the Professional

Emergency Manager (PEM)

designation.

Chesterfield County Community

Emergency Response Team

(CERT)

CERT was developed by the Los

Angeles, California Fire

Department in 1985. After

major disasters, well-intended

people will self-deploy to help

others. However, many are not

properly trained and often end

up as victims themselves.

Chesterfields’ program began in

2004. Since its inception, more

than 950 people have

completed the program. We

will reach 1,000 this year.

Grant funding has allowed us to

conduct the classes free of

charge to the participant.

However, funding has begun to

wane forcing CERT programs

across the country to look for

other ways of sustainment.

The 24-hour training teaches

people the proper skills and

techniques for assisting others

Submitted by Fran Phillips, Chair

When I find a program that

may be utilized by any squad or

fire department that will

promote community safety and

has excellent public relation

potential I will let you know

about that program through

this media. My husband, J. C.

Phillips, is on the Chesterfield

County Emergency Planning

Committee [CEPC] representing

the four county rescue squads.

The county representative on

this committee is Sherri

Laffoon. She is the author of

this article. Thank you Sherri

for an interesting and

informative article.

Sherri is the Emergency

Management Planner with

Chesterfield Fire & EMS-

Emergency Management

Division, responsible for the

public education and outreach

program. She is also the

Coordinator for Chesterfield’s

Community Emergency

Response Team (CERT)

Program. Sherri has been with

Emergency Management since

RECRUITMENT & RETENTION

after a disaster strikes, as well

as in non-disaster times. The

training students receive

includes Disaster

Preparedness, CERT

Organization and the Incident

Command System, Medical

Operations (or First Aid), Fire

Safety and Suppression,

Disaster Psychology, Light Duty

Search and Rescue, and in

Chesterfield County,

Emergency Communications (or

911). There is a lot of hands-on

training to include bandaging,

splinting, triage, the proper

way to use a fire extinguisher,

and patient transport. The

class ends with an exercise to

test the students on what they

have learned throughout the

course. Students who complete

all eight classes will receive a

backpack stocked with a few

emergency supplies, a

certificate of completion and

an identification card.

The class, which is free, is open

to anyone 18 and older. There

are no physical limitations; you

will not be asked to do anything

you are physically unable to do.

Classes are held two nights or

two mornings a week for four

weeks. [You may miss up to two

classes but must complete

those classes missed within one

year in order to receive the

backpack and be an “official”

CERT member.] After

graduation, there are

opportunities to continue the


departments with exercises by

role-playing as patients.

During times of disasters, our

CERT members are notified via

phone or email of the county’s

need for volunteers. CERTs

also provide us with

information such as damage

reports in their neighborhood.

These reports give us a

snapshot of what our public

safety officials are dealing

with before they arrive to the

scene. If a CERT member is

called out for anything, an

After Action Report is

submitted.

CERT members are covered

under The Virginia Code §44-

146.23 Immunity from Liability,

which states individuals are not

liable for death or injury to

persons or property

if engaged in

emergency services

activities.

“Neighbors Helping

Neighbors”

Consider asking your

County/City to help

training through refresher

courses, as well as training that

is not included in the initial

training. Examples include a

presentation once a year to

learn about the MedFlight

program where they are able to

speak with the flight

paramedics and see the

helicopters up close. CPR/AED

classes are offered throughout

the year so members can

become certified. Regional

exercises which allow CERT

members from the region to

come together and train. If a

CERT member wishes to

become a Level II CERT

member, he or she will be

required to take additional

training. Level II CERT

members submit to a

background check and become

volunteers with Chesterfield

Fire and EMS.

There are also opportunities to

volunteer. We attend multiple

events throughout the year to

promote the program as well as

preparedness. Members also

assist our public safety

sponsor a program

as described

above. The Police,

Rescue, and Fire

departments may

consider a joint

program. This is an

excellent way to

let your community

know about your

emergency

services [police,

rescue squads or

fire departments], your

members and your training

requirements. Imagine having

personnel in your locality who

have some training when a

disaster or other major event

strikes. They are able to give

immediate First Aid, telling

dispatch what the problem is

and to triage the incident. How

many times have persons

stopped to help in an

emergency situation but have

no training to help that person

or persons? How many times

does a neighbor have an

emergency and ask their

neighbor for help? This

program brings neighbors

together and puts your squad

or fire department in an

excellent position to recruit

membership.

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Offering on-line program and

updates

Recertification or continue

education changes

Emphasizing a hand position

change to 8-4 preferred

Add Virginia specific examples

of emergency vehicle crashes

Additional obstacles for the

cone judgment course

Increasing the test bank to

100 questions

As a result of the meeting the

VAVRS Course Coordinators put

together over 30 additional

PowerPoint slides covering -

Distracted Driving

Securing occupants/equipment

do’s and don’ts

3 NIOSH videos

Patient restraints

Backing/spotter positioning

Top Tend Safe Driving

Behaviors

Submitted by Gary Dalton, VAVRS

EVOC Co-Coordinator

On February 11, 2015

representatives from the Virginia

Association of Volunteer Rescue

Squads, Inc., Virginia Department

of Fire Programs and Virginia

Office of Emergency Medical

Services met to discuss updates

and additions to the 2010 EVOC

Program.

Curriculum update considerations

included:

Addressing the need for

special modules for Class 4 and

Class 5

Legal updates including new

laws, etc.

Spotter training

Adding information on

distracted driving and fatigue

Adding information regarding

restraint of all devices,

equipment and occupants

Adding the ACES acronym

These slides and other

information were covered at the

VAVRS Instructor Update on

March 7, 2015 at the VAVRS

State Office and Training Center.

Over 75 instructors attended,

provided input and discussed the

plans for completion of the

program update process.

This memo was sent to all

instructors on March 12:

To: VAVRS EVOC Instructors

At the 2015 VAVRS Instructor

Update, held Saturday, March 7,

2015 in Oilville, it was announced

that every VAVRS EVOC

Instructor must complete a

Traffic Incident Management

(TIM) Course and provide

documentation to the VAVRS

Office by March 31, 2016. If you

have already completed the course

please forward that

documentation to the VAVRS

Office by email or fax and it will

be placed into our records.

We appreciate the attendance of

76 of our current 182 EVOC

instructors the VAVRS Instructor

Update held in Oilville on March 7,

2015. Those instructors not able

to attend will be given the

opportunity to attend updates

held within the 9 VAVRS Districts

between now and December 31,

2015. Please make every effort to

attend one of these District

updates as we are putting out a lot

of updated and new information

this year that you will need to be

familiar with to teach to the

current EVOC standards.

We will post district updates as

soon as we are provided with dates

and times on the VAVRS Website

at www.vavrs.com/evoc.

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1. Eliminate distractions

2. Don’t drive drowsy

3. Maintain a safe following distance

4. Don’t speed, know your limits

5. Communicate your intentions to other

drivers and pedestrians

6. Continually survey your surroundings

7. Slow down in rain, snow, ice and fog

8. Be cautious of every intersection-

regardless of right-of-way

9. Never roll-through a stop sign

10. When backing up, use a spotter

Down Time?

Hobby Time

Paramedic Joe Grau has a

particularly interesting way of

spending his free time.

Joe has been employed by

Southside Virginia Emergency

Crew for eight years, of which

he has been a paramedic for

seven of them. In addition to

working here, he also teaches

ALS courses with J. Sargeant

Reynolds Community College. In

his free time, Joe plays a game

called Warhammer, which he

has been doing for twenty-

eight years. The basic concept

of the game is pretty simple-

build an army and try to beat

your opponent with it. This

game is reminiscent of playing

with little green army men as a

child, however when I made

that remark to Joe, he said

that it was quite literally

‘child’s play’ when compared to

Warhammer. While

researching for this article, I

spent a couple of shifts with

Submitted by Harold Good, Southside Virginia Emergency Crew

As we all know, EMS is not one

of those jobs where you spend

eight, ten, or twelve hours

straight actively performing

your duties. Down time is a

significant part of this

profession, whether you have a

few minutes or a few hours to

spare. Granted, during normal

work hours we typically stay

pretty busy with house duties,

training, and other non-service

related duties, but at some

point or another most of us

have some time to kill at work.

There are many different ways

that people spend that down

time; some folks work on

homework for college courses,

while others spend that time

reading or otherwise relaxing.

Personally, I spend my free

time either playing pool in our

day room or reading.

Joe working on his miniatures

and learning how to play.

So the first thing that happens

when one decides they want to

play Warhammer is that they

have to choose an army. There

are all sorts of different

armies and they all have

interesting names such as

Imperial Knights, Space

Marines, Tomb Kings, and High

Elves. Each one has different

strengths and weaknesses,

giving players options for their

style of play. Once you have

picked and purchased an army,

then everything has to be built.

The models come disassembled,

so first comes the task of

cutting all of the tiny pieces

out of the plastic sheets they

come in. Each individual piece

has to be trimmed and test-

fitted with the rest of the

pieces before they can be glued

together. There are few single

-piece figures anymore; most

models now come in anywhere

from three to approximately

fifty pieces, with the average

being between six and ten.

This step takes anywhere from

a few hours to a few days,

depending on the size of the

unit you are assembling. Once

everything is assembled and

placed on a standing base, then

it’s time for paint.

Painting one of these figures is

an extremely detailed process.


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hobby shops took as much as

eighteen months to complete.

At this point, hours upon hours

have been spent creating these

impressive armies, and none of

that time has been spent

playing the game!

In addition to the armies, Joe

also builds and paints terrain

for the armies to play on. He

starts with foam panels and

modeling clay and transforms

them into a realistic landscape

with terrain elements and

fortifications. The terrain

panels are built from two foot

square cardboard panels with

foam glued on top, which forms

the basis of his sculpting. Two

of his most impressive

landscapes to date include a

World War I-era trenched

battlefield and an expansive

artic glacier. In addition to

making the originals, Joe has

created molds of many of his

Joe, having done this for

years, can finish a layer

of paint on a unit of

miniatures in a couple of

hours. My attempts at

painting were much less

efficient, however, which

gave me a true

appreciation for the skill and

patience required for this

hobby. Each figure starts off

with a coat of primer, followed

by a base coat for the primary

colors used on the model.

Once all the base coats have

been applied, the model begins

taking shape. From here, Joe

spends hours painting

highlights and shading so that

the final product looks as

realistic as possible. The final

painting step is where all the

intricate details are applied,

such as painting eyes, gems,

and any symbols or crests of

the unit he is working on. Once

all the painting has been

completed, each figure is

sealed with a finishing spray

and is set to dry. This entire

process, for an entire army,

can take months to complete.

Many of the well-painted

armies seen when visiting local

(Continued from page 18) custom designs so he can

reproduce them without

the work involved of the

initial design.

One of the most

difficult aspects of

doing this while on shift

is that, at any point, Joe

can be dispatched to a

medical incident,

regardless of how involved he is

in a particular project. Because

of this, Joe has become

exceedingly adept at being able

to save his progress at a

moment’s notice without ruining

his hard work.

To say that this is an

extremely precise set of skills

is an understatement.

However, the most important

skills in this set are ones that

we try to cultivate in EMS.

Attention to detail is

paramount in our profession, as

is planning, patience, and

creativity. Skill in a hobby

requiring similar skills does not

necessarily make anyone a good

EMS provider, but it is

definitely interesting to see

what extracurricular activities

are enjoyed by those in our

profession.

District Five

Layne, Barry VandeVeer and

Roger Vassar; and Grant

Writing, Frank Smith. Thanks

to Keith Smith, District 5

Training Officer for

coordinating all of the

instructors for these classes.

Our district meeting, hosted by

Danville Life Saving Crew, was

well attended. We had nine

individuals compete in EVOC;

two teams competed in ALS

(Appomattox, 1st place, Danville

2nd place); three teams in BLS

(Danville, 1st place, Appomattox

-Team B, 2nd place, Appomattox

-Team 1, 3rd place). For the

ALS Call of the Quarter,

Danville Life Saving Crew won

this award. The BLS Call of the

Quarter was awarded to

Campbell County Rescue Squad.

Rescue Call of the Quarter was

Submitted by Joan Smoot, District 5 Historian

On March 14th & 15th, District

5 held a Training Weekend

under the leadership and

guidance of District VP, Frank

Smith at the Danville Life

Saving Crew Training Center.

Classes in Grant Writing, EVOC,

EVOC Trailer and ATV were

conducted and well attended.

As this was the first training

weekend for District 5 in a

number of years, it was

definitely challenging but well

worth it. Frank combined it

with the bi-monthly district

meeting so we not only had

classes going on, but actual

competitions during the day as

well. Thanks to the many

instructions that gave their

time and talents for making a

successful weekend and to the

students who participated in

the classes. Instructors for

the EVOC classes were Bob

Marion and Mike Smoot; EVOC

Trailer and ATV classes, Gerald

won by Gladys Fire Department.

As you can see, we were busy at

our district meeting. We hope

to have even more teams

competing at the next meeting

to be held on May 2, 2015 at

Appomattox.

On a more somber note, we

have had to say goodbye to

several of our members over

the last few months. Joseph

Carderelli of Campbell County,

Cecil Jones of Concord, Barbara

Moore of Altavista EMS, Ed

Cook of Gretna Rescue and

Edward Epperson of Kenbridge

Emergency Crew. We will miss

each and every one of these

members and extend our

deepest and heartfelt sympathy

to their families.

Hope to see each of you soon!


EVOC Winners: 1st-Jason Morgan; 2nd- Frank Smith; 3rd- Doug

Wright; 4th- Sam Campbell; 5th- Bob Marion; 6th- Julia Ferguson;

7th- Woody Connor; 8th- Nancy Adams; 9th Penny Saponakos

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Bob Marion teaching EVOC class

Gerald Layne teaching Trailer EVOC class

Barry VandeVeer teaching ATV class

Students taking a break and enjoying lunch at Training weekend. 2nd Place ALS – Danville & 1st Place BLS

1st Place ALS – Appomattox

Appomattox ALS Team in Competition

Danville ALS Team in Competition


ALS Call of Quarter – Danville LSC

Rescue Call of Quarter – Gladys Fire Dept. Burleigh Vassar Award – Danville LSC

BLS Call of Quarter – Campbell Co

2nd Place BLS – Appomattox B Team

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On March 28th, 2015 the

Greensville Volunteer Rescue

Squad hosted the District 2

meeting.

Bubby Bish awarding trophies to

the participants in the Junior

ATV-Cart competition.

Top left: Takera-Greensville

Junior-4th Place

Top Right Maygan-Brunswick

Junior-3rd Place

Lower right: Jared-Brunswick

Junior 2nd Place

Lower left: Tyler-Brunswick

Junior 1st Place

Erica and Maddie: Erica is from

Ocean Park Volunteer Rescue

Squad in VA Beach with her

daughter Maddie.

Jimmy Lee Pair, President

Greensville Volunteer Rescue

Squad-acting recording secretary

& Chris Florio Plaza Volunteer

Rescue Squad VA Beach-Vice

President District 2.

Gerald Layne, Course

Coordinator for Special Events

and Off Roads Operations-

VAVRS speaking to the group

about SEOR-OPS training

opportunities.

Photo on Left:

Ambulance

Competition: 1st

Place Greensville

and 2nd Place

Brunswick.

Ambulance judging during the

District 2 Meeting

Photos by Bobby Hill

VA Beach VRS Squad

Historian

District 2 Meeting March 28, 2015 Greensville Volunteer Rescue Squad

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National EMS Memorial Service Announces Names of 2015 Honorees

symbolizing service to their

country; and a white rose,

symbolizing their undying love.

The 2015 National EMS

Memorial Service will be held

Saturday, June 27 at the Pikes

Peak Center in Colorado

Springs, CO. The Service is

part of the Weekend of

Tribute. The Weekend begins

with the National EMS

Memorial Bike Ride-Colorado

route, continues with a

ceremony at the Air Medical

Memorial and concludes with

the Service in Colorado

Springs.

In addition to the

presentations made during the

service, each honoree’s name is

engraved on a bronze oak leaf

which is added to the “Tree of

Life,” the National EMS

Memorial.

See list on adjacent page for


Colorado Springs, CO – The

National EMS Memorial

Service Board of Directors has

announced the names of the 15

individuals from 8 states to be

honored at the 2015 National

EMS Memorial Service.

The National EMS Memorial

Service has, since 1993, been

honoring America’s Emergency

Medical Services providers

who have given their lives in

the line of duty. The 15

individuals being honored this

year join 644 others previously

honored by the National EMS

Memorial Service.

Each year at the service,

members of the honoree’s

families or EMS Agency are

presented with a medallion,

symbolizing eternal memory; a

U. S. Flag which has flown over

the Nation’s Capital,

names of 2015 honorees.

Additional information and

updates can be found at

www.nemsms.org and

www.weekendoftribute.org.

NOTE: The NEMSMS board

also recently announced that

the annual commemorative

service will transition its

location to Virginia effective

with the 2016 service. More

information about the

transition will be forthcoming

following the 2015 service in

Colorado Springs.

your donation will go towards

offsetting family lodging and

other expenses of the National

EMS Memorial Service. You will

also be provided with

information on your “adopted

family”.

Remember your financial

support allows these families

and friends the opportunity to

attend a memorial that will be

Each year there is a need to

financially support some of the

family expenses for the

service. You or your

department can help by

“adopting” one or more of the

families by sending in a tax-

deductible contribution of

$350.00 for each family that

you would like to adopt.

If you decide to adopt a family,

2015 National EMS Memorial Service Adopt-A-Family

remembered and treasured.

For additional information or to

sponsor a family or families

please contact Kevin Dillard,

Past President via email

[email protected].

Make checks out to National

EMS Memorial Service and

mail to Kevin Dillard at

1170 International Pkwy,

Fredericksburg, VA 22406.

http://www.nemsms.org

http://www.weekendoftribute.org

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National EMS Memorial Service 2015 Honorees Raymond ‘Ray’ Bernard Allison of Sterling County EMS, Sterling City, TX,

who died in the line of duty on February 11, 2014 of injuries sustained in an ambulance

involved motor vehicle collision.

James ‘Jamie’ Butler of TriState CareFlight, Santa Fe, NM, who died in the line of duty on July 17, 2014, of injuries sustained in a medical aviation accident.

David Cavigneaux of TriState CareFlight, Santa Fe, NM, who died in the line of duty on July 17, 2014 of injuries sustained in a medical aviation accident.

Monica Chavez of Elite Medical Transport, El Paso, TX, who died in the line of duty on August 27, 2014 of injuries sustained in a medical aviation accident.

Erasmus ‘Johan’ van der Colff IV of Air Evac Lifeteam, Duncan OK, who died in the line of duty on October 22, 2014 of injuries sustained in an October 4, 2014

medical aviation accident.

Benjamin J. ‘Jay’ Finney of Sedgwick County EMS, Wichita, KS, who died in the line of duty on October 18, 2004 of a duty related cardiac event.

Gerald ‘Garry’ Hammer of Parkview-LaGrange County EMS, LaGrange, IN, who died in the line of duty on January 31, 2014 of a duty related cardiac event.

Micheal Howard of Jewett EMS, Inc., Jewett, TX, who died in the line of duty on September 13, 2014 of cardiac arrest while on a call.

Juan Alfredo ‘Freddy’ Martinez of Elite Medical Transport, El Paso, TX, who died in the line of duty on August 27, 2014 of injuries sustained in a medical aviation accident.

Dennis Houston Rushing of ASAP Ambulance, Laurel, MS, who died in the line of duty on June 24, 2014 of injuries sustained in an ambulance


Rebecca Serkey of TriState CareFlight, Santa Fe, NM, who died in the line of duty on July 17, 2014 of injuries sustained in a medical aviation accident.

William ‘Alan’ Smith of ASAP Ambulance, Laurel, MS, who died in the line of duty on June 24, 2014 of injuries sustained in an ambulance


Leslie Stewart of Air Evac Lifeteam, Duncan, OK, who died in the line of duty on October 8, 2014 of injuries sustained in an October 4, 2014

medical aviation accident.

Taurean Summers of Elite Medical Transport, El Paso, TX, who died in the line of duty on August 27, 2014 of injuries sustained in a medical aviation accident.

William “Will” Wiita of Coldspring-Excelsior Fire Dept., Kalkaska, MI, who died in the line of duty on September 8, 2014 of a duty related cardiac event.

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Submitted by Kenny Frenier

Colonial Heights Fire & EMS

check for injuries after a large

pine tree was snapped during

high winds on February 14.

Wind gust were clocked at 67

MPH and a burst of snow fell

over the area. The tree fell

onto an apartment building

crushing the roof to the floor

of the second floor. Lucky for

the occupants of 2 of the 3

damaged apartments, no one

was injured. One tenant found

shelter at another apartment while

another was assisted by the Red

Cross. Fire and EMS personnel

assisted with shutting off utilities

to secure the structure.

Group Pictures from the District 2 Meeting held March 12, 2015 hosted by Greensville VRS

Colonial Heights Fire & EMS


1379, out of Stafford County,

would have changed the way we

pay the registration fees. You

would pay the two-year cost

when you purchased a vehicle,

changed storage locations, or

sold it. This would have

completely decimated $4 for

Life funding. The patron told us

that he wanted people not to

have to visit their local DMV

but just a few times, not every

year. He would not budge on it

and it was left in committee

without any questions. VAVRS

spoke against this one both in a

private meeting and in

subcommittee.

The long expected EMS

terminology bill went through

both houses with approximately

two dozen amendments that

came from a state agency, trial

lawyers, and a couple we found.

The bill was the longest of the

session, 126 pages, and thanks

go to Senator Richard Stuart

and Delegate Chris Stolle for

being patrons and putting up

the changes that came about.

We also need to thank Ms.

Sarah Stanton and all of the

lawyers in Legislative Services

for their excellent work over

the past two years and

Even though I begin this article

in the first week of March, the

General Assembly has

completed their work a day

early (a first in a long time).

Then it is supposed to rain the

next two days, change to snow,

and get cold again. I am stuck

indoors battling the G/A Crud

that waited until the session

was over.

This session started with a

bang as most of the legislators

hit the ground running and we

finally got a chance to catch up

on what was going on at

crossover. Legislation that

would have had an enormous

negative effect on the EMS

system and $4 for Life funding

were left in committee. The

first was SB 754, which would

have increased vehicle

registration fees by $1.25

cents each year for ten years

until it reached $12.50

additional fee. All of these

funds were to go to the Virginia

State Police or a "Public Safety

Fund". The bill was left in

House Appropriations as

amendments were added to the

budget to take care of some of

the issues this was trying to

correct. The second bill, HB

especially during the

session. The bills

passed and the

Governor has signed

them into law.

The EMS Compact

bill met a less than

glorious fate in

committee. HB 1660

carried by Delegate

Tom Rust of Loudoun County

was tabled in a house

subcommittee. The senate

version, SB 877 passed the

Senate without any problem,

but it met the same fate in the

same house subcommittee and

was tabled.

I wish to thank those from the

EMS community who came to

the Senate hearing in nasty

weather to speak in favor of

the bill and those who showed

up for the house hearings also.

Still have some work to do on

one delegate who for some

reason does not like compacts.

A major bill introduced relates

to revamping the Line of Duty

Act, HB 2204. The original

version of the bill in defining

what LOD is, basically left out

all volunteers, both fire and

EMS. This has been corrected

in the second version. This bill

moves LOD from the

Department of Accounts to the

Virginia Retirement System for

determination of eligibility and

to Human Resources

Management for benefits. It

also provides for a workgroup,

which will meet a number of

times between now and

The “Real” Attic

December to work on issues.

This is a small workgroup that

includes all of public safety and

local government. An appeals

board is proposed in the bill

also. Finally, the bill with any

and all agreed upon changes will

be voted on again in January

2016 for final approval. A

letter signed by almost all of

the public safety organizations,

including VAVRS, supporting

this bill, has been delivered to

the Governor. The bill has been

signed by the Governor.

To briefly run through a few

bills that may have an effect on

EMS are as follows:

Three bills on the

administration of Naloxone

(Narcan) by the public, law

enforcement and fire. It will be

interesting on how this works

out. All three want to do the

same thing, but they are

worded a little bit differently.

A bill to expand response for

missing persons that add a VSP

1st SGT as the coordinator, but

would include training provided

by VAVRS and VDFP.

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Two bills involving epinephrine

pens - one would allow the pens

and oxygen tanks to be kept in

pharmacies for use in medical

emergencies and a second that

will allow the pens in private

schools. Another bill that would

allow them at day camps, etc.,

was tabled. The medical society

is discussing forming a

workgroup, which will include

VAVRS.

A number of legislators are

retiring at the end of the year,

making for control of the

Senate an issue with the

November elections. The

biggest loss for EMS is the

retirement of Delegate Tom

Rust of Loudoun and Fairfax

Counties. Tom has been a major

supporter of EMS over the

years and has carried some

difficult bills for us, including

this years EMS Compact bill

and previously the twenty-five

cent increase in $4 for Life

that goes to training. Delegate

Rust also has chaired the Fire /

EMS Legislative Caucus since

its inception. His aide, Carol

Sinclair, has done a wonderful

job in getting the meeting

notices out, arranging for

meeting space and handling the

agenda. We appreciate their

work and will greatly miss both

of them.

During the session, we tracked

approximately 86 pieces of

legislation out of the 2,776

pieces that were introduced or

3% of those bills. VAVRS had a

hand in a number of these bills,

but were responsible for the

introduction of the terminology

and compact bills. During the

session, members of the

VAVRS Legislative Committee

joined your legislative team and

visited a number of delegates

and senators. A new face that

joined us was the new VAJVRS

President, Victoria Gaudin, in

her first visit to the General

Assembly. All were introduced

from the gallery at the

beginning of the session on the

day they visited.

The VAVRS Legislative

Committee should be meeting

this spring to discuss the

VAVRS Legislative Agenda for

the 2016 session, which is the

"long" session. Suggestions

from you the members are

always welcome.

In conclusion, we will probably

be on the road this summer

visiting with you at district

meetings. We look forward to

seeing you then or the

conference in September. Have

a good spring.

District One Call of the Quarter Winner

Waynesboro First Aid Crew

however, was not successful

initially. However, on the

second attempt intubation was

successful using standard

laryngoscope. The tube was

visualized passing through the

vocal cords, bilateral chest rise

and fall was verified, bilateral

lung sounds were present, and

there were no epigastric

sounds.

The tube was monitored with

waveform capnography. The

patient maintained a box

waveform with normal ETC02

values.

Venous access was achieved via

Intraosseous in the right tibia.

In addition a 20 gauge IV was

accessed in the right

antecubital.

ACLS protocol was followed for

V-fib to include vasopressin at

0831 hours, epinephrine

1:10,000 at 0834 hours, 0838

hours, and 0842 hours. Sodium

bicarbonate was delivered at

0843 hours, followed by

amiodorone at 0845 hours.

Additional epinephrine was

given at 0853 hours, 0902

hours, and 0910 hours. At

0845 hours a second shock was

advised, after which the

monitor continued to show V-

fib. A third shock was

delivered at 0847 hours, with V

-fib remaining to be shown.

Submitted by Amy Markham, District One Secretary

November 26, 2014 at 0815

hours the crew was dispatched

for an unresponsive male with

difficulty breathing. Just

prior to responding, the

Waynesboro EOC notified the

patient was in cardiac arrest.

Arriving on scene at 0820

hours the 50-year-old patient

was found outside lying supine

in the snow along the roadway.

He had no pulse, no blood

pressure, and no respirations.

CCR was immediately started,

and the patient was placed on

the stretcher and into the

ambulance. Once inside the

unit the patient was stripped

of wet clothing and the Lucas 2

device was applied. CCR

protocol continued with 15

liters of oxygen via non-

rebreather mask, nasal cannula,

and oral airway. Defibrillation

pads were placed to patient's

anterior chest. The initial

rhythm was V-fib, and the

patient was defibrillated with

200 joules at 0826 hours. The

patient was converted to a

perfusing rhythm but the pulse

was quickly lost.

Intubation was attempted,

At 0849 hours the patient

showed pulseless electrical

activity. He remained in PEA

for several minutes then

converted to a perfusing

rhythm with a rate in the 80's

at 0915 hours. An EKG was

obtained showing lateral wall

ST elevation MI.

At 0901 hours transport was

begun to Augusta Health

Emergency Department.

Transport was delayed due to

weather conditions, with the

ambulance arriving there at

0919 hours.

Report was given to emergency

department staff and patient

care transferred to them.

Follow-up with Augusta Health

showed that after treatment

the patient made a full

recovery from his cardiac

arrest.


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be up in the DC area. With all

the Memorials in the area this

may be a great location to have

the Rescue Squad Memorial.

This was the first time we have

had any Competition for quite

some time. It was great even

it was only EVOC. Anita Baxley

took 3rd Place, Bubby Bish took

2nd Place and Walter Bishop

Submitted by Cindy Swann, District 3 Historian

District 3

February

Meeting was

held at

Henrico VRS.

We had a

pretty good turnout. Our next

meeting will be Saturday, May

2nd at Forest View VRS.

Warren Winner brought up

that all dues needs to be paid

up on time. At the same time it

was brought up that it is

important that activity reports

are submitted on time. This is

for all Districts.

As everyone is probably aware

by now that the Memorial

Service will be coming back to

Virginia. Everyone was pleased

to hear it. We were told it may

took 1st Place. We Thank

Henrico VRS for their

hospitality and great meal.

Hope everyone had a safe trip

home. Hope everyone had a

Great Easter and also hope

that everyone who attended

the Spring BOG meeting got a

lot of necessary information

and had a safe trip home.

District Three Life Members (l to r) Kenny Frenier,

Cindy Swann and Vernon Wilson

District Three

Kenneth Bennett On February 22, 2015 former Rescue Captain for

Lake Anna Rescue, Inc., as well as former Chief of

the Bumpass Fire Department Kenneth “Kenny”

Bennett passed away. Kenny Bennett not only

served his God and Country proudly as a Marine, he

served his community proudly. In his lifetime, he

had multiple occupations, but ended with his two

favorite as manager of Lake Anna Marina and bus driver for Louisa County Public

Schools. He has been a true inspiration to many of us over the last few years as he battled

cancer and continued to “answer the call” and run rescue. Kenny was buried with full military

honors on March 2nd. Heartfelt sympathy to family, friends and to his Fire/EMS family.

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The district

used the week

postponement to

grieve and pray

for the family

of John Pauley

of Longshop

McCoy Fire and

First Aid INC.

John Pauley is a

District 7 Life

Member and the

active Chaplin.

He also served as Sargent at

Arms during the BOG meetings.

He passed on February 20,

2015 at Lewis Gale Hospital-

Montgomery at the age of 89.

John Pauley was a very active

member of the community of

McCoy. His dedication will be

missed by our organization and

the community that he served.

Competitions are in place to

sharpen our knowledge and

skills. With Tannersville having

6 inches of snow still on the

ground, the decision was made

to use the snow to our

advantage. Cones were set up in

the snow in four obstacles,

Parallel Parking, Blindside

Backing, Serpentine (forward

and backwards), and Line Drill.

A Kubota Side by Side was

driven through the course in

four wheel drive. The

Competition began with a snow

ball fight, which continued on

and off during the rest of the

evening. The driving was

competitive when 12 members

Submitted by Curtis Crawford, District 7 Secretary

Tucked in Freestone Valley, on

the Smyth and Tazewell County

lines, there is Tannersville

Rescue Squad. Chartered in

1984, Tannersville has been a

member of the VAVRS District

7 since 1988. On February 28,

Tannersville held the District 7

meeting. The meeting had been

cancelled the week before due

to inclement weather. This

weekend the weather would

work to our advantage.

took to the curse. The course

was tight and became tougher

as each person drove due to

ruts being created. The

winners are as follows: 5th

place Jolaine Kooger, 4th place

Holly Saul, 3rd place Danielle

Hannuksela, 2nd place Dustin

Mitcham, 1st place Gregg

Pfaff. All the winners in EVOC

competition hailed from Riner

Rescue Squad. “Trophies are

great, but more competition

would be better,” quoted Gregg

Pfaff, talking about needing

more people to compete at each

meeting. The ALS and BLS

competitions were held in an

ambulance as intercepts for

hypothermic patients. Winners

of the BLS competition were as

follows: 2nd place Shawsville

Rescue Squad and 1st place

Riner Rescue Squad. Winner of

the ALS competition was Riner

Rescue Squad. Shawsville

Rescue Squad submitted an

ALS call of the Quarter.

Shawsville responded to a male

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District Seven

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that fell from a tree stand,

breaking ribs and puncturing

lungs. The patient was flown by

Lifeguard to Carilion Roanoke

Memorial. Patient made a full

recovery.

After a beautiful invocation by

Nancy Frye of Tannersville, the

meeting was catered by

Southern Catering with pulled

pork on a bun with sides. There

was plenty of amazing food.

Tannersville members provided

some sides and multiple

desserts. The meeting was

called to order by Coby Fizer.

Competition awards were

handed out to the winners.

Riner Rescue Squad had the

most members present and

Shawsville Rescue Squad

traveled the most miles to the

meeting. John Pauley was

recognized for his years of

service to our district. A half

and half drawing for 33 dollars

(Continued from page 34) was won by BJ Holmes of

Tannersville, VA. Scott Davis,

State Secretary, gave a report

from state. Coby Fizer,

District 7 VP continued the

meeting with old news. The

District voted to donate 100

dollars to Longshop/McCoy Fire

and First Aid INC, in memory

of John Pauley. After new news

was brought forward, the

meeting was adjourned.

The Next meeting for District

7 will be held at Nellies Cave

Park in Blacksburg Virginia.

This is the district’s annual

picnic.

John D. Pauley

John Pauley, died February 20, 2015.

He was a Life Member of the Longshop-

McCoy Fire and Rescue Squad and

District 7 as well as Chaplain and served

as one of the Sergeant-at-Arms during VAVRS Board

of Governor Meetings. Our heartfelt sympathy goes out

to family, friends and to his Fire/EMS family.


Bike Team Shamrock Marathon

Chesapeake Beach Rescue Crew Julia & Thomas

Sunny Day Duty at Chic's Beach

Ocean Park Rescue Squad on Cardiac Call

Plaza Heavy Squad Truck 16

VB EMS Marine Rescue Team Polar Plunge Standby

VBVRS Chief Ellen McBride Mentoring

New EMT Intern

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Feb 17th Snow Storm Rescue 14 Volunteer Night Crews

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Feb 27th Snow Rescue 5 ambulance

Jack Dye & Bobby Hill Recruiting

at Centura College

Plaza Rescue Duty Crew-During Snow Storm VBVRS Rescue 14 Shamrock Oyster Roast Caddy on Display

Photos from around Virginia Beach

submitted by Bobby Hill

He said, “That’s a big decision.

Have you talked it over with

your family?”

I said, “Yes, we took a vote …

and they’re in favor of it 15 to

2.”

Dear Rescue Ranger,

Got a short story for you: I

asked a patient with a broken

leg to describe his pain level on

a scale of 1 to 10 and he said,

“It is definitely a “10”.” So I

asked him how much morphine

he wanted and he said, “Give

me the maximum-allowable

dosage, figure out what will kill

me, and then back it off a little

bit.” Funny?

Laughing in Luray

Dear Scott,

I asked one of my patients "On

a scale of zero to ten with zero

representing no pain and ten

representing

excruciating

pain, what

would you say

your pain level

is now?"

She shook her

head. "Oh, I

don’t know. I’m

not good with

math."

Dear Rescue Ranger

Dear Rescue Ranger,

I experienced my first

colonoscopy. I know that

colonoscopies are important

medical procedures that have

saved lives but I do not want to

go through that again!

Feeling Weird

Dear Weird,

Now you know how a Muppet

feels!

Dear Rescue Ranger,

Have you ever had trouble

sleeping at the squad building.

There are many nights I just

can’t get to sleep because of

weird noises. Can you relate?

Sleepless in Staunton

Dear Kim,

I know how you feel, for a long

time I would get into a bed at

the squad and would think

there’s somebody under it. I

was in so much fear that I

thought about going to a

psychiatrist. I found out they

charge about $200 per hour

and they wanted me to come

twice a week for two years. I

found an alternative and it

cured my fear instantly—I cut

the legs off the bed.

Dear Rescue Ranger,

Anything going on in your home

life?

Curious in Chancellor

Dear Kevin,

After a checkup with my

doctor he asked me, “Is there

anything I’d like to discuss?”

“Well,” I said, “I was thinking

about getting a vasectomy.”

Dear Rescue Ranger,

Got a story for you: I’d just

come home from my sixth

medical appointment of the

week with one more to go, so I

was in a lousy mood when my

daughter called. After I

recited my woes, my daughter

said, "Well, six doctors is

better than one coroner."

Sick in Southside

Dear Bubby,

My wife was admitted to the

hospital prior to a procedure,

the clerk asked for her wrist,

saying, "I’m going to give you a

bracelet."

"Has it got rubies and

diamonds?" She asked coyly.

"No," he said. "But it costs just

as much."


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The Virginia Association of Volunteer Rescue Squads is THE voice of EMS…. the advocate for our members, Virginia’s EMS agencies and providers. We link members

and agencies for the purpose of sharing ideas, giving you a voice at the General Assembly, on state advisory boards, as well as on state and local committees. When our members have training issues or needs, they come to the VAVRS.

When our members need assistance from leadership to budgets they come to the VAVRS. We help rescue squads throughout the Commonwealth thrive and succeed so they can provide prompt, effective patient care 24/7 in the communities they serve.

Celebrating our 80th Anniversary

HAVING AN IN-DEPTH UNDERSTANDING OF YOUR NEEDS

AND GOALS IS THE WAY WE SERVE YOU

Virginia Association of Volunteer Rescue Squads, Inc.

PO Box 279 2535 Turkey Creek Road

Oilville, VA 23129

(800)833-0602 (804)749-8191

Website: www.vavrs.com

Email: [email protected]

Lifeline may jun 2015

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