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VIRGINIA
LIFELINE
2 0 1 3 S E P T EMBER / O CTOBE R
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
V I R G I N I A L I F E L I N E 2 0 1 3 S E P T E M B E R / O C T O B E R
A Helping Hand…...For Our Fellow Man
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2 0 1 3 S E P T E M B E R / O C T O B E R V I R G I N I A L I F E L I N E
The officers of Vinton
First Aid Crew are not
only active members of
the crew, but they also
keep the crew running
smoothly.
Also, each year at the
installation dinner two
awards are given out,
these are the most
outstanding member and
the best all-around
member. This year the most
outstanding member award
went to Tom Philpott, and
there was a tie for best all-
around member, so the award
went to Wayne Guffey and
Aaron Albertson. These awards
are a great honor to receive.
However, this year's
installation had an extra special
award that was given out.
Submitted by Anna Vaughan. Reporter Vinton First Aid Crew
Vinton First Aid Crew has
served the Town of Vinton and
surrounding Roanoke County
area for nearly seventy-five
years; the current crew has
over forty active members. On
June 28lh the Vinton First Aid
Crew held their annual
Installation dinner, where
officers were installed and
awards were given out.
The 2013-2014 officers were
installed by the Town of
Vinton's Mayor, Bradley Grose.
On a yearly basis officers are
chosen by their fellow crew
members. This year's officers
are as follows:
- Chief: Tom Philpott
- Asst. Chief: Wayne Guffey
- Captain: Aaron Albertson
- 1st Lt.: Greg Meinel
- 2nd Lt.: Jacob Watkins
- Sergeant: Jason Peters
- Chaplain: Tom Philpott
- Reporter: Anna Vaughan
- Secretary: Teresa Rogers
- President: Mitch Vaughan
- Vice Pres.: Jason Peters
- Treasurer: Sydney Myers
Receiving this award is a huge
honor, and it comes in the form
of a clock. This award has only
been given out twice before,
and it is based on forty years
of active service with the
Vinton First Aid Crew.
This year the award is given to
Mitch Vaughan. This award has
previously been given to Doug
Adams and Tom Philpott. Not
many organizations can say that
they have had multiple
members who have actively
been serving for this long.
The Vinton First Aid Crew is
looking forward to another
great year. This next year will
lead up to the seventy-fifth
anniversary of the crew. As the
crew motto states, we are—
"A Helping Hand………
……… For Our Fellow Man."
Doug Adams, Mitch Vaughan, and Tom
Philpott—the three members who have
actively served for forty years
2013-2014 Officers
From (left to right): Anna
Vaughan, Teresa Rogers.
Mitch Vaughan. and Sydney
Myers
Back (left to right): Tom
Philpott, Greg Meinel, Jacob
Watkins, and Jason Peters
Not Pictured: Wayne Guffey,
Aaron Albertson
AVAVRS Officers
President - Fern Puckett
Vice President - Sharon Campbell
Secretary - Dolores Hudson
Treasurer - Kitty Campbell
Chaplain - Clara Craig
Historian - Heather S. Fox
Parliamentarian - Harry Householder
Immediate Past President - Joan Smoot
Midwestern VP - Sheila Gordon
Northeastern VP - Eddie Ann Orndoff
Southcentral VP - Patsy Wingfield
Southeastern VP - Fay Browning
Southwestern VP - Valarie Becker
Western VP - Debbie Rohr
For a complete list of the current
courses being offered by the VAVRS go to
www.vavrs.com
President Cora Fearnow
Vice President Emily Snyder
Secretary/Treasurer Aryn Onnen
Chaplain Dakota Looney
Historian Shannon Cain
District 3 V. P. Cora Fearnow
District 7 V. P. Dakota Looney
District 9 V. P. Christina Stanley
Advisor, Chair Alfred Smith
Advisor Woody T. Connor
Advisor Brandon Baugus
Advisor Woody Connor
Advisor Micky Grodski
Advisor Kim Craig
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V I R G I N I A L I F E L I N E 2 0 1 3 S E P T E M B E R / O C T O B E R
VAJVRS Officers
VAVRS Officers
President Edward B. “ Bubby” Bish Jr.
Vice President Rickey Hodge
Secretary Connie Moore
Treasurer Steven Dove
Training Officer Scott Davis
Chaplain Darleen Ferguson
Historian Dreama Chandler
Editor Gary Dalton
Immediate Past President Steve Grayson
Legal Advisor S. Craig Lane
Medical Advisor James R. Dudley, MD, MBA
Parliamentarian J. C. Phillips
Lobbyist Ed Rhodes
Office Manager Frances Brooks
Training Coordinator Kathy Eubank
Administrative Secretary Shirley Bagby
District 1 V. P. Scott Masincup
District 2 V. P. Carolyn White
District 3 V. P. Kenny Frenier
District 4 V. P. Gary Dalton
District 5 V. P. James Fontaine
District 6 V. P. June Ann Wilkes
District 7 V. P. Thomas E. Harris “Ted”
District 8 V. P. Blake Byrd
District 9 V. P. Darrell Beavers
Acting District 10 V. P. George Langford
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
Requests for advertising
rates, material
specifications and
deadlines should be
directed to the Editor.
Nominating—R. Bruce Stratton
Membership—Rickey Hodge
Life Membership—Ronnie Slough
Bylaws—Bruce Edwards
Rescue Hall of Fame—Ford Wirt
Convention—Ford Wirt
Rescue College—Rickey Hodge
Rescue College—Wayne Myers
EMS Advisory Bd.—Dreama Chandler
EMS Advisory Bd.—Wayne Myers
Strategic Planning—Karen Wagner
Course Development—Doug Eberhardt
Grant—Elizabeth Papelino
Scholarship Fund—Carolyn Brand
EMS Memorial Service—Kevin Dillard
EMS Exchange—Jane LaVerne
Rec. & Ret.—Fran Phillips
Course Development—Doug Eberhardt
Facility Manager—Lin Matthews
Volunteer Management—J. C. Phillips
Legislative—Dreama Chandler
VAVRS Web Page—Gary Dalton
AVAVRS
Committee Chairs
Convention - Janis Slough
Convention Co-Chair - Vickie Arnold
Life Membership - Ruth Swicegood
Nominating - Carolyn Brand
Resolutions - Harry Householder
Emergency Care - Ailease Short
Membership - Sharon K. Campbell
Finance - Kitty Campbell
Roll Call - Jean Garrett
Roll Call Co-Chair - Valarie Becker
Rec. & Ret. - Marie Householder
Fund Raising - Linda Berkstresser
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
Deadline for future issues as follows: October 10, 2013 for November/December Issue
December 10, 2013 for January/February Issue
Deadline for the Upcoming
Issues of the LIFELINE
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VAVRS
Committee Chairs
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The attendance at the Service
showed how much “Buster” was
loved. There is no question on
how much “Buster” will be
missed. Our prayers go out to
the family.
July 14, 2013, Holly Grove
Volunteer Rescue Squad
Celebrated their 30th
Anniversary. A quick beginning
history. Our first call was
June 7th 1983, which was the
day crew. The crew consisted
of an EMT, Earl Pauley and
Advanced First Aid members.
Our original EMT’s advanced to
Shock Trauma and most of the
Advanced First Aid advanced
to EMT’s. A few members
become Cardiac Techs. Our
Anniversary Celebration had a
good turn out and everyone had
a great time. We recognized
the Charter Squad Members
and Charter Auxiliary Members
who have been with us for 30
years and are still active.
Want to Recognize Special
Guests. Starting with Dottie
Reynolds who taught our first
EMT’s class, Ron and Ann
Taylor who taught us our first
Advanced First Aid class.
Next, were J.C. and Fran
Phillips, VAVRS. Heidi Hooker,
ODEMSA. Tommy Barlow,
Willie Harper, Willie Gentry,
Louisa County Supervisors.
Don’t want to overlook their
spouses that attended. Mill
Valley Barbeques catered the
meal and we couldn’t have
Submitted by Cindy Swann, District 3 Historian
The VAVRS lost and will be
missing some great squad
members again and some of
those that have been leaders
throughout the years. District
3 lost another one of those
members. O.E. “Buster”
Greene, 78, passed away on
June 21, 2013. “Buster”
retired as a Chesterfield
County Police Lieutenant in
1992. He was a Life Member
of Manchester Volunteer
Rescue Squad, a Past President
and he served as Treasurer for
the squad for many years.
“Buster” was very active in the
VAVRS serving as President,
Vice President, Secretary,
District 3 Vice President and in
later years as Sergeant-at-
Arms at the Annual VAVRS
Convention. “Buster” was also a
VAVRS Life Member and had
been inducted into the Virginia
Life Saving and Rescue Hall of
Fame. “Buster will be missed,
but is now in a better place.
asked for a better meal.
Members did do the dess9erts.
August 3rd attended District 3
meeting held at Ashcake VRS.
Brad Dugai, Ashcake’s
President welcomed everyone.
Kenny Frenier District 3 Vice
President welcomed, our
guests, Connie Moore, VAVRS
Secretary who we were pleased
to see. Steve Dove, VAVRS,
Treasurer and Ed Rhodes,
Lobbyist, who do attend some
of our meeting. It was great to
see Shirley Bagby,
Administrative Secretary, who
we haven’t seen at a meeting
for some time. Can’t forget
Edward “Bubby” Bish, Jr.,
VAVRS President, who is also
with District 3. We were
unable to hold competition
again, not even EVOC, not
enough people signed up. I
know I have said it many times.
Squads please get together and
work out some way that we can
get back to having some
competition at our District
meetings. It was good to see
everyone. Our next Meeting
will be November 2nd. at
Colonial Heights F & EMS at
7pm. Come and join us. We
want to thank Ashcake for a
great meal and their
hospitality.
Last but definitely not least. I
want to thank J. C. Phillips for
the report he sent me on
“Buster’s” history, in order for
me to put it in my report.
District Three Report
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“Yearly I ask someone from the AVAVRS to write an article for The Lifeline. The author of this article is AVAVRS President Fern Puckett. Thanks, Fern! “ Fran Phillips, VAVRS Recruitment& Retention Chair Submitted by Fern Puckett, AVAVRS President Recruiting new members is an
ongoing process for any
organization. It's a continuous
opportunity to reach out to the
community seeking individuals
who are interested in
volunteering a few hours a
week. Many Squads and
Auxiliaries have a Recruiting
Officer while others choose to
implement a plan to achieve the
best results for their agency
and community.
What does your Bylaws say
about accepting new members?
Is your membership open to
the public? If so, start by
letting your community know
who you are and what you
represent. This can often be
accomplished by circulating a
brochure on your organization
throughout the community. One
of the most important means of
recruiting new members
is by word of mouth. Other
an essential part of any agency.
Although many Auxiliary
members do not run emergency
calls, they are an important
part in the daily activities of
the Squad.
Having an Auxiliary is often the
answer to a Senior Squad
member's prayer when they
find
themselves with health
problems and are no longer able
to answer calls - they join the
Auxiliary and stay involved.
It is crucial to let your entire
membership know that they are
appreciated for their time and
effort, given throughout the
year, making your organization
grow and be successful.
ways may include, advertising in
the local paper, radio, setting
up a table at a local fair, etc.
Let the prospective member
know that they are important,
needed and would be a great
asset to your agency. Many
Squads and Auxiliaries have a
program implemented that
rewards their members on a
point system. Members earn
points by attending meetings,
training sessions, or events
that are scheduled throughout
the year. These points may be
used to attend Rescue College,
Conference, or other events.
Offer training and rewards for
membership involvement. An
Auxiliary or Support Group is
SUCCESS = Local Rescue Squads'
and Auxiliaries' working together
to enhance their community!!
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the same. I believe this is
what we need to keep in mind
foremost. We have to reflect
on what the various squads and
departments do across the
state every day and also how
their auxiliaries support
them. I have been proud to be
a part of this fine organization
for thirty seven years. So, I
encourage you to come to
Virginia Beach this year and
join in the fellowship that we
enjoy, along with training
opportunities and gaining new
knowledge through the
excellent seminars officered.
New this year, The Junior
Association is having a raffle
and AVAVRS continues with
their raffle and of course, the
50-50 with the drawing on
Saturday evening. Support
these causes and help us all to,
in turn, continue to support The
VAVRS.
Submitted by Janis H. Slough, AVAVRS Conference Chair
Another year has rolled around
and it's CONFERENCE time
again. I hope that many of you
are planning to attend this
year. It is always an
opportunity to see our state
friends, to share what we have
done over the past year,
compete, and attend seminars.
The Conference Committee
met in Virginia Beach on August
9th and 10th making final plans
for this years' conference.
The VAVRS Annual Conference
has changed over the years and
even though we do a lot of
things differently for economic
reasons, our purpose remains
From the AVAVRS Conference Chair
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AVAVRS Fund Raising Chair want to also thank each of the
volunteers that helped with the
selling raffle and 50/50 tickets
at the conference all week.
Thank you from the bottom of
my heart.
The AVAVRS and myself as
Fund Raising Chair would like to
thank, Chesterfield Insurers
for their sponsorship on
tickets and support to us for
the past four (4) years.
Thank you to our Life
Membership and members for
teaching us the many ropes in
following in your footsteps.
Without you each and everyone
just where would we be.
I am looking forward to the
Virginia Beach Conference this
year. Hope you all have a
wonderful time and a safe trip
home.
Submitted by Linda Berkstresser, AVAVRS Fund Raising Chair Thank you Fern Puckett for
asking me to serve along beside
you as your Fund Raising
Committee Chair. I have
enjoyed the opportunity to
work again as Chair of this
committee.
I did attend the Spring
Officers Workshop and Rescue
College and visited a few
Auxiliaries at their meetings
this year. I learn more and
more every time I go (Good
things).
I would like to thank you each
and every auxiliary for selling
the Raffle Ticket Fundraiser
for the AVAVRS. You sold
every ticket the last three
years. Keep up the good work.
Looking forward to 2013
conference doing the same. I
Please, if you have any spare
time to help sell the raffle
ticket and 50/50 let me know.
We need your help to make this
a success.
Thank you to all our volunteer
rescue squads, JR’s, auxiliaries
and associates across the
state. Without you, many would
not make it.
Thank you for all your support.
As I look forward to another
year with the AVAVRS, I will
not be staying on AVAVRS
Fund Raising Chair. My plans
are running for the office of
AVAVRS Historian for 2013-
2014. Looking for your vote in
September at the Conference.
I will be here to help in anyway
I can. So lets keep up the
great work.
Linda Berkstresser
To: AVAVRS District Vice Presidents
From: Fund Raising Chair
Please don't forget to get me your tickets and money before September 1st so that we have all tickets at the Conference by that Tuesday. We definitely need to sell all these tickets. Call your presidents, meet them or collect at your next meeting. Please make sure that when mailing these tickets that you insure them to protect yourself.
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2013. Several Officers from the
Lexington Fire and Rescue
Department attended installation
and were presented with a check
for $1700.00 at this banquet.
Three members of the Lexington
Auxiliary are either elected or
appointed officers of the
AVAVRS. Heather Fox-Historian
Janis Slough–Conference Chair
Linda Berkstresser–Fundraising Chair
These three members attend the
Spring Officer’s Workshop held in
Lynchburg.
At Conference attend all functions
held by the VAVRS and AVAVRS
including all meetings, Saturday
morning memorial service. Life
Membership breakfast, Officer’s
Luncheon, President’s party,
Saturday evening Awards and
Memorial Service and Officer’s
installation. Meeting on Sunday
morning for new officers. We also
helped by contributing gifts for
our meeting and for the
Presidents Party. Our members
helped out in selling the raffle
tickets and 50/50 tickets.
We also have three members
serving on the District level also
either elected or appointed. Lana Nicely - Chaplain
Janis Slough – Secretary/Treasurer
Linda Berkstresser – Parliamentarian
Submitted by Linda Berkstresser, President
ALFRD Auxiliary Officers for this
year are as follows: Linda Berkstresser – President
Janis Slough - Treasurer
Jane Rogers – Vice President
Shorty Berkstresser – Chaplain
Lana Nicely – Secretary
Heather Fox – Historian
I would like to thank the
Lexington Auxiliary for their hard
work. Working to serve dinners
every Tuesday night and clean up.
Then having to go to work the
next day. Not an easy task. I am
proud of this auxiliary. We may be
small in number but you get the
job done.
The Lexington Auxiliary hosted
the first Western District
Meeting on November 04, 2012, it
was as enjoyed by all. We
attended all the Western District
Meeting for the year and paid
District and State dues.
ALFRD’s officers were installed on
February 23, 2013 at the
installation Banquet held at the
Lexington Country Club and Golf
Course. Joan Smoot was the
installed us for the year 2013 and
gave us little Serenity Angels to
hang in our cars to go along with
the AVAVRS Theme for 2012-
Lexington (ALFRD) Auxiliary
Our auxiliary continues to serve
the Kiwanis Club their weekly meal
for their meeting. They tell us
meals are great. They said this
was to be temporary solution to
where they meet but the meals
are so great they don’t want to go
anywhere else. We love feeding
them.
We also continue to quarterly
provide the local Realtor’s
Association their breakfast for
their meetings and continuing
education classes.
We feed the duty crews for the
Lexington Fire and Rescue
Department. Our Chaplain
continues to send out card to the
sick and those that have
bereavements and to the ones
that just need a kind word.
Linda Berkstresser attended
Rescue College and took a
Parliamentarian and Auxiliary
Workshop classes.
The auxiliary continues to serve
the community in anyway needed
along with the department
Thank you to this auxiliary for all
the support you have given to me
as president of this auxiliary. It is
a pleasure working with each of
you. I look forward to working
with you all another year.
I wish you all a safe trip to and
from the VAVRS, AVAVRS &
VAJVRS Conference. I look
forward to seeing everyone at the
Virginia Beach Conference this
year.
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New ER Doc at Riverside Credits Colonial Beach Junior VRS for Career Path
the week and in the summer
while earning a number of
certifications such as First
Responder, EMT and Cardiac
Tech.
After graduating from the
University of Virginia, she
worked for AmeriCorp and then
pursued a master’s in sports
medicine and completed her
paramedic degree. Her D.O.
medical degree, Doctor of
Osteopathy, was earned at the
Edward Via Virginia College of
Osteopathic Medicine in
Blacksburg, Va.
“I like the principles of
osteopathy, which looks at the
entire patient—mind, body and
spirit—to determine the best
treatment needed,” she
commented.
Dodd continued to run calls for
Colonial Beach Volunteer Rescue
Squad and also for Oak Grove
Submitted by Sara Hunt, Public Relations Coordinator
Colonial Beach, Va. (July 29,
2013) – Riverside
Tappahannock Hospital can
thank the Colonial Beach
Junior Volunteer Rescue Squad
for the hospital’s newest
addition to the ER staff: Dr.
Lisa Dodd.
As a young girl, she had
dreamed of being a
pediatrician, but everything
changed when she began
running emergency calls at age
15 as a member of the Colonial
Beach Junior Volunteer Rescue
Squad. The experience was an
introduction to the medical
field that altered the course
of her life.
“I realized that I enjoy helping
people during a crisis when
they need help the most,” said
Dr. Dodd, who ran calls during
Volunteer Fire
Department,
even as she was
working on her
medical degree and doing a
residency at the Medical College
of Virginia. “Fortunately, I don’t
require a lot of sleep,” she
laughed, noting that most 12-
hour shifts actually end up being
13-15 hours. “But I love it and
wouldn’t want to do anything
else.”
She believes that it’s important
for emergency personnel to
understand that small
kindnesses to the patients and
the family members are just as
important as the dramatic life-
saving moments. “Being sick is
the worst of times for
everyone,” she said. “The little
things like listening and being
respectful of family requests
make such a big difference.”
“We’re very proud that our
Juniors program impacted her in
such a positive manner,” said
Wesley Melson, Rescue Chief of
CBVRS, who had known Dodd
since high school and was in the
Juniors program with her. “She
will be a wonderful ER doctor!”
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The 60 Second
Parliamentarian Tip
temporarily and turn over the
meeting to the Vice President.
If a Captain or Chief of an
organization is conducting the
meeting, then they could turn
over the meeting to the next
Operations Officer in the chain
of command.
Now, that you have turned over
the meeting to the next
officer in line, you are just like
any other member of the group
and may join in the discussion
and vote when it is time
to vote on the motion. During
this process, you may stand
next to the podium and be
involved with this process.
After the vote is taken on the
motion and the temporary
presiding officer states the
results of the motion, you
What does a President do when
a very important and
controversial issue comes up at
a meeting and he or she wants
to get involved with the
discussion? A motion has been
made that involves this
important and controversial
issue. You, as the President,
are supposed to remain neutral
while conducting the meeting.
As President, you have
some important information
that you feel needs to be
presented and you want to join
in the discussion phase of the
motion that is on the floor.
What do you do?
There is a way that the
President may get involved with
this issue. You, as President,
may give up the chair
should immediately state that
you will now take back chairing
the meeting.
A President should not make a
habit of giving up the Chair in
order to express his or her
opinion, but the process is
there, if needed. Remember, a
President’s duty is to conduct
all meetings in a fair and just
way and not show partiality, if
possible.
2013-2014 AVAVRS
Slate of Officers - - - - -
President—Sharon Campbell
Cave Spring Auxiliary—South Central
Vice President—Harry Householder
Loudoun Auxiliary—Northeastern
Treasurer—Patsy Wingfield
Cave Spring Auxiliary—South Central
Historian—Linda Berkstresser
Lexington Auxiliary—Western
Chaplain—Ailease Short
Brunswick Auxiliary—Southeastern
Chaplain—Jean Garrett
Bristol Crewettes—Southwestern
From the
AVAVRS
Nominating
Committee Chair
Carolyn Brand:
The following is
the slate of
officers for the
AVAVRS for
2013-2014:
2013-2014 VAVRS
Slate of Officers - - - - -
President—Rickey Hodge
Blacksburg—District 7
Vice President—Connie Moore
Kenbridge—District 5
Vice President—Steve Dove
Chancellor—District 10
Secretary—Scott Davis
Giles County—District 7
Treasurer—Steve Grayson
Madison County—District 10
Training Officer—Cecil Leach
Churchville—District 1
Chaplain—Darleen Ferguson
Brunswick—District 2
From the
VAVRS
Nominating
Committee Chair
Bruce Stratton:
The following is
the slate of
officers for the
VAVRS for
2013-2014:
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2013 VAVRS CONFERENCE
Pre-Conference Programs *MUST PREREGISTER TO ATTEND*
METHODS OF INSTRUCTION 8 hour course
Sun Sept 22 and Mon Sept 23, 2013 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. each day
INFECTION DISEASE CONTROL BASIC 4 hour course
Mon Sept 23, 2013 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
INFECTION DISEASE CONTROL OFFICER 8 hour course
Tue Sept 24, 2013 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
TACTICAL MEDIC CLASS 16 hour course
Tue Sept 24, 2013 and Wed Sept 25, 2013 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. each day
PUBLIC SAFETY RESPONSE TO TERRORISM 8 hour course offered at three different times
Mon Sept 23, 2013 Tue Sept 24, 2013 Wed Sept 25, 2013
8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Also…...
“SO YOU THINK YOU ARE CRAZY” Special seminar being offered at the Virginia Beach Convention Center
at the conclusion of seminars Tue Sept 24, 2013
4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Pre-registration is required via the website @ www.vavrs.com
$25 registration fee will be required.
Problems registering Call the VAVRS Office 800 833 0602
Registration deadline for these programs Tuesday September 10, 2013.
Virginia Beach Resort and Conference Center
2800 Shore Drive, Virginia Beach, Virginia 23451
757 481 9000 or 1 800 468 2722
For a listing of all of the events and seminars being held in conjunction with the 2013 VAVRS Conference visit the
VAVRS Website and download the entire brochure.
www.vavrs.com
2013 VAVRS Conference Seminars
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2013 VAVRS CONFERENCE
Pre-Conference Programs *MUST PREREGISTER TO ATTEND*
GRANT WRITING 8 hour course
Wed Sept 25, 2013 Or
Thu Sept 26, 2013 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
(sign up for whichever day works best for you!)
Also…...
“THE LOW DOWN ON THE HIGH SIDE; SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR
MOTORCYCLE CRASHES” Special seminar being offered at the Virginia Beach Convention Center
at the conclusion of seminars Thu Sept 26, 2013
4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Also…...
VIRGINIA ITLS INSTRUCTOR COURSE Fri Sept 27, 2013
Virginia Beach Resort and Conference Center To Register—Mail Application to
Virginia ACEP/ITLS P O Box 911
Norge, VA 23127
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Submitted by Fern Puckett, AVAVRS President
On July 7, 2013, the Washington County Life Saving Crew
was honored to host a reception Celebrating the Life of
Claude A. Graybeal. In attendance were Delegate Joe
Johnson and Senator Bill Carrico, who together presented a
resolution passed by the General Assembly to Claude
Graybeal's family. The resolution, called Celebrating the Life
of Claude A. Graybeal recognized Mr. Graybeal's life of
dedication to emergency medical services and honored him as
a true "Virginia Gentleman".
Claude A. Graybeal passed away March 3, 2013.
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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 5036
Celebrating the life of Claude A. Graybeal. Agreed to by the House of Delegates, April 3, 2013
Agreed to by the Senate, April 3, 2013
WHEREAS, Claude A. Graybeal, who faithfully served his fellow
residents for 43 years as a member of the Washington County Life
Saving Crew in Abingdon, died on March 3, 2013; and
WHEREAS, in July 1969, Claude Graybeal joined the Washington County
Life Saving Crew, serving as captain from 1981 to 1986 and in every line
officer position; he also served as a member of the board of directors and was awarded life membership; and
WHEREAS, Claude Graybeal maintained his certification as an Emergency Medical Technician and as an EVOC Instructor and
was involved with designing manuals, bylaws, and logos for vehicles for the squad; and
WHEREAS, Claude Graybeal served District 9 of the Virginia Association of Volunteer Rescue Squads as vice president and a
member of the executive committee for 10 years; he also served as a district secretary and training officer and was a life
member; and
WHEREAS, for 37 years, Claude Graybeal served as the Washington County Life Saving Crew board of governors
representative to the Virginia Association of Volunteer Rescue Squads, Inc.; and
WHEREAS, Claude Graybeal always made every effort to attend the annual conferences of the Virginia Association of
Volunteer Rescue Squads, Inc., whether they were in Roanoke, Richmond, or Virginia Beach; in September 2011, he was
awarded the prestigious status of life member of the organization; and
WHEREAS, Claude Graybeal faithfully served the Commonwealth when he was appointed by Governor Charles S. Robb to the
Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council; and
WHEREAS, Claude Graybeal was always ready to lend a hand to members of the community, the life saving crew family, and
his family—if he was asked if a task had been done, he would only smile, knowing that it had been; and
WHEREAS, Claude Graybeal's dedication to emergency medical services and to the members of the Washington County Life
Saving Crew that he mentored never faltered; he was instrumental in the promotion and growth of the organization in the
community; and
WHEREAS, Claude Graybeal retired from Spcrry-Univac after 23 years and also was a truck driver for Abingdon Steel for
18 years; and
WHEREAS, a true Virginia gentleman who touched the lives of numerous individuals through the volunteer life saving crew,
Claude Graybeal will be greatly missed by his wife of 49 years, Pal; his children, Lisa and James; grandson, Jacob; numerous
other family members and friends; and the residents of Abingdon; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby note with great sadness
the loss of a distinguished member of the Abingdon community, Claude A. Graybeal; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the
family of Claude A. Graybeal as an expression of the General Assembly's respect for his memory.
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Greetings from Blacksburg and the
conclusion of the 38th Rescue College Association provide many
services to us. Chief John
O`Shea and Blacksburg Rescue
Squad provided ice for our
many classes away from the Inn
for the entire 9 days. They also
provided a 15 passenger van for
the Explorer groups that
attended Rescue College.
Wythe County Rescue provided
the second 15 passenger van
for the group as well. This was
done at no charge. Blacksburg
and Christiansburg Rescue
provided vehicles for the EVOC
Instructor and Trailer classes.
Chief Keith Bolte and the
Blacksburg Fire Department
allowed us once again to use
their training grounds for
Vehicle, Bus and Advanced
Vertical classes. Floyd
Childress in Christiansburg for
allowed us on his working farm
for the Farm Machinery and
the Advanced Class as well.
Last but certainly not least is
the staff at Lane Stadium.
Lester Karlin, Tom Gabbard
and their staff open up the
stadium to our Basic and Light
classes and it is such a joy to
have the relationship with
these folks as well. Now, on
behalf of Wayne Myers and
myself, we want to thank the
many instructors that came to
Rescue College this year and
gave the Association their time
off from work but also their
Submitted by Rickey Hodge—VAVRS Vice President and Rescue College Co-Chair
This year we had around 320
students from across Virginia
came to Blacksburg and the Inn
at Virginia Tech to attend the
many classes we had to offer.
Rescue College began on Friday
Night, June 7 and concluded on
the following Sunday June 16.
It takes a lot of preparation,
coordination and a lot of
dedicated instructors,
committee members and our
many behind the scene workers
to make this happen. I will
start with our committee
members that meet each year
on the final day of Rescue
College and go thru the many
evaluations that the students
fill out and we address ALL
concerns that they have had.
We go over all the classes we
plan to offer the next year and
begin work on the brochure.
We meet again usually in
February and go over classes
and begin assignments and the
logistics. It is our desire to
have the Rescue College
brochure ready and available at
the Conference in September
so that you can start to make
your plans to attend the 39th.
We have many behind the
scene folks that help us each
year and at no cost to the
expertise in teaching their
classes. I honestly feel we have
an awesome Rescue College for
our members and the contacts
the students as well as the
instructors make each year is
just second to none. We
enjoyed a cookout on Friday
night with over 200 in
attendance. Next year the
39th Rescue College will be
held once again in Blacksburg
and it is our wish that you will
come back or for many of you
come for the first time. I
promise you it will be a positive
experience for you and your
squad with the training. We are
offering new classes next year
and one in particular is
Advanced Vehicle Extrication.
We are asking the Board of
Governors for permission to
have up to two pilot classes for
this new class and we will
return next year at the
Conference to present the
program for approval. Again
thank you for allowing us to
bring what we feel is a
tremendous training
opportunity. Hope to see each
of you at the 79th Conference.
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Rescue
Explorers/
Camp for
Youth
Photos submitted
by Gail Rice
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Rescue
Explorers/
Camp for
Youth
Photos submitted
by Gail Rice
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grocery store, and sold every
cookie, pie and cake one could
imagine. I recall an Easter bake
sale where we dyed 125 dozen
hard boiled eggs, made 20
coconut Easter bunny cakes in
one night and raised enough
cash to update the kitchen
cabinets, to include new ovens
Submitted by Karen D. Wagner, member of WVRS
Tradition…. let’s define it…a
long established custom or
belief that has been passed on
from one generation to
another. Volunteer rescue
squads are built on traditions,
nothing new to those of you
reading this article. At the
Woodstock Volunteer Rescue
Squad we are pretty proud of
being in business coming up 50
years and one thing we know
that continues to help push us
to that pinnacle is Tradition. I
would like to share with you one
of my own squads’ traditions,
one that has lived on despite all
the other challenges we have
faced as a “family in service to
our community”.
WVRS started providing
emergency services in the 60’s,
that’s 1960’s for you “Y”
generation folks. Our squad,
like most other rescue squads,
not only covered the duty
shifts, we had to raise the
funds, all the funds, to
purchase our ambulances, first
aid and rescue equipment, fuel,
uniforms, electricity, and
insurance for the agency.
Donations were the ultimate
jackpot. We started with an
annual door-to-door fund drive;
next we tried the mail out
letter drive, and then the
phone fund drive. All were
successful and all helped to
provide the funding needed to
keep the squad running for the
next emergency call. When we
needed a piece of equipment,
we had public suppers and even
Sunday breakfasts...the wives
and moms of the membership
came in, cooked a huge meal
and we opened the doors taking
free-will donations and fed the
community. When we needed
extra funds for something at
the building, we had a bake
sale. Again, wives, moms and
the membership baked goods,
set up a table outside the local
Tradition...it’s a sweet thing at
Woodstock Volunteer Rescue Squad
Making apple butter has been a main fund raiser
for Woodstock Rescue Squad for over forty years.
Barbara Simon adds sugar to the boiling apple butter.
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and stove tops. There were
cars washes, chicken
barbecues, open houses, apple
butter boils, blood pressure
clinics and the list goes on and
on and on. Soon, the demands
of covering the calls, meeting
the requirements of training,
attending meetings, and “real
life” jobs and family took a toll
on the time membership had to
give and less and less folks
showed up to help with fund
raisers.
Now don’t think this is a sad
tale of days gone by, indeed it
is not. Instead it is a story of
how our agency realized that if
we were going to be good at
making money we needed to
pick one thing and do the best
we could to assure we made the
most of it. So we went with…
TRADITION…..Making
homemade APPLE BUTTER.
Our founders used huge copper
pots and long handled
homemade wooden paddles,
wood and lots of “elbow grease”
to make the best apple butter
you ever put in your mouth, and
still in 2013, we are making
Apple Butter as sweet as the
rich TRADITION our agency
was built on. Our agency sits in
the heart of Virginia’s apple
country. We need the
community to make profit…we
still get our fruit
from our local
orchards and
processing plants,
sugar is donated
by the local
businesses, spices
from our town
drug store and
jars from
hardware and
dollar store. The
“secret recipe”….
you know we
could tell
you but then we would have to
kill you…. Yes it is still the same
traditional recipe we used when
we started making it in the
70’s. Some things have
changed, like apple snits have
been replaced by applesauce
and automatic stirrers have
replaced “twice around the
sides and once down the
middle”, but it is still the
gathering of the members,
starting the fires, filling the
pots with fruit, adding the
sugar at the exact right
moment, measuring, tasting,
and filling the quart and pint
jars with perfect golden apple
butter that brings the
community support to us.
So just how profitable is it….
over the years we have cleared
enough funds to have
purchased two ambulances, all
the equipment needed to put
them in service and pay our
electric bill for 5 years.
However, as important as the
money raised, we continue a
squad tradition when we make
apple butter together as a
family. What’s your squad’s
tradition…find it and keep it
alive for generations to come.
The pot yields around 240 quarts from each boil.
The Legislative Attic
been told that the presentation
by Delegate Joe Johnson and
Senator Bill Carrico was
exceptional. I am sorry that I
missed the event and I am sure
that Washington County Life
Saving Crew certainly
understands. Claude was a
District VP the same time that
I held the office in District 3
and we mentored each other
and became close friends.
I was able to attend the 75th
Anniversary celebration of
Staunton-Augusta Rescue
Squad, also in July, and had the
opportunity to renew some old
acquaintances from years gone
by. A wonderful event with a
good turnout and we really
enjoyed ourselves. Thanks to
the squad for the invitation.
I have sent out over the past
month information concerning
the delay in the signature
aspect of the pharmacy code
and regulations, the waiver for
recertification and now the
delay in the background checks.
The Board of Pharmacy
regulations have been
developed and are being worked
through the system, and the
waiver regulation is also being
worked on. Background checks
delay is due to not having the
proper equipment delivered to
OEMS.
The public safety stakeholders
are working now to develop a
Fire / EMS / Emergency
Management Caucus within the
Submitted by Ed Rhodes
As I begin to write this article,
it is mid-July and this needs to
be in the hands of the Editor
by mid-August. As many of you
are aware, my wife and I
became grandparents for the
fourth time earlier in July. A
grandson, Gavin Rhys, weighing
7-6, was born on the 7th and
becomes the newest member of
the “Legislative Attic” family. I
really do not think that the
chair will hold all of them at
once, so may have to change
pictures for each issue -
equality among the
grandchildren.
I had been invited to attend
the presentation of a General
Assembly Memorial Resolution
in honor of Claude Graybeal,
also on the 7th. We were
unable to attend due to
grandbaby watch, but I have
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General Assembly. We have
met with certain legislators
who we feel will be very
capable to co-chair this caucus.
By doing this we feel that our
message will be heard by
legislators and make our voice
stronger when it comes to our
issues. We tried to choose the
leadership from different
areas of the state so that all
can be heard. This is something
new, so we are gingerly moving
forward.
The overall legislative agenda in
2014 for the EMS and fire
community will be the same as
2013. Line of Duty Act and
return of interest for VDFP
and OEMS budgets. These
items will be discussed in more
detail over the coming months
and especially at the Fire
Council Legislative Summit in
mid December.
Of course, this is not to say
that these are the only items
VAVRS will have in legislative
proposals. I am sure that (i)
something will come from the
officers and/or membership,
and (ii) there will always be
legislation that we will have to
amend or oppose in some form
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or fashion. Remember, if you
have an idea for a law; please
get with a member (s) of the
legislative committee to
discuss it before you take it
to a legislator. This way we can
help you write and prepare it.
Two important points I make
to people is (i) what you think
is good for your area also
needs to be good statewide,
and (ii) the best bill in the
world probably will not come
out the way it went in. The
2014 session is the "long"
session and there will be a
number of new faces in the
legislature, along with new
committee chairs and new
committee members, many of
whom have not heard the
VAVRS history. This will be up
to you, should you have a new
delegate, to visit and talk to
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them about VAVRS.
As I commented to the
Executive Board in my report, if
you know of or have heard of
any legislative proposals, please
let the Legislative Committee
know. This way the committee
can discuss and recommend to
the Executive Board how to
proceed. We certainly
appreciate your assistance in
this.
I look forward to seeing you in
September at the 2013
Conference and hearing your
concerns. Remember, this is an
election year for the Executive
Branch and House of
Delegates, so make sure that
you do vote in November.
As always, should you have
questions, please feel free to
contact me or members of the
Legislative Committee.
The Manchester Vol. Rescue Squad has for sale two Stryker MX
Pro Model 6082 stretchers for sale due to our routine equipment
replacement schedule. Both stretchers have the X frame guards,
IV pole, flat head end storage mat and single wheel lock.
Asking prices are:
2003 Model = $1,500.00
2004 Model = $1,800.00
Both units have had yearly Preventive Maintenance performed
and are in good condition. All documentation and inspection
reports are available at the time of sale.
Photos are available upon request.
If interested please contact Chris Snyder, Chief of Operations
at [email protected] or via phone at 804-690-2287
Training Announcement
Emergency Medical Technician Class
Date: October 6, 2013 – March 6, 2014
Times: 0900-1800
Days: Sunday
Location: Southside Virginia Emergency Crew
425 Graham Rd.
Petersburg VA 23805
Note: For those affiliated with SVEC, the EMT class will fall under
“tuition reimbursement.” You will pay for the class and all materials
necessary. After successfully completing the class and precepting you
will receive reimbursement. To sign up please call 804-861-2739 or
email [email protected]. Leave your email and phone number. The
lead instructor will contact you with course details and application.
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District One Call of the Quarter Stuarts Draft Rescue Squad
on scene and there was heavy
front end damage to one
vehicle. When pulling up past
the scene to block the road, we
noticed many bystanders and
citizens who stopped to help.
There were so many people I
couldn’t accurately tell how
many patients there were at
this time. I grabbed a jump bag
while my partner took command.
We were the first on scene. It
was no more than about 3
minutes later when we realized
we had a mass casualty incident
here. Even though there were
only 2 vehicles involved, there
were a total of 10 patients.
There were 6 occupants in one
vehicle and 4 in the other.
There was a squad member who
showed up by personal vehicle
who was quickly assessing a
couple of the patients in the
vehicle that was rear-ended.
One was a child in a car seat
who quickly got attention.
Thankfully, the toddler was
okay and had no signs of injury.
I managed to make a lap around
the entire scene asking who
patients were and triaging each
victim in approximately 4-5
minutes. After I finished that
Submitted by Amy Markham, District One Secretary
Stuarts Draft Rescue Squad
June 22,2013
On an average Saturday in
June, we were sitting around
the squad. The on call crew had
just responded to a routine
medical call. Left at the
building, was myself and
another squad member to make
a second crew. Soon after the
first call was dispatched, we
were dispatched for a motor
vehicle crash with multiple calls
reported on the incident. The
call was reported as a 2 vehicle
rear-end collision and further
incident details informed us
that there were people pulling
patients from the cars. We
responded with an ETA of
about 3-4 minutes. We arrived
lap of triage, I found that
about 3-4 patients needed to
be fully packaged. In the
meantime, my partner was
asking me a dozen questions a
minute and once the fire
department arrived, the
questions tripled. “Do you need
additional transport units?”
“Who is highest priority?”
“What do you need me to do?”
Yes, we needed more transport
units. Another ambulance
responded from our station and
the first call crew responded
from the hospital. We came to
the conclusion that 3 still was
not enough. So the next 2
closest rescue squads were
dispatched and we received 2
more additional units. We used
every single one of them.
During all of this excitement,
one individual approached me
and introduced himself as a
medic from Wintergreen and
asked what he could do to help.
I told him this patient right
beside me was complaining of
head and neck pain and needed
to be packaged. He said he
could take care of that. I
handed him a backboard and a c
-collar bag and he went to it.
District One Call of the Quarter Stuarts Draft Rescue Squad
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Another provider from
Waynesboro also ended up
witnessing the incident and
stopped to help too. This was a
big help. The highest priority
patient ended up being a young
male patient who was the only
one in the vehicle upon arrival.
Upon triaging, I found he had
the most severe pain and
mechanism of injury. The
patient was sitting in the
second row of the SUV but was
originally located in the 3rd
row. He was not wearing a
seatbelt and was thrown to the
front of the vehicle and then
came backward to the second
row. Patient had minor
lacerations and abrasions but
complained of severe neck,
back, and abdominal pain.
Patient was in a sitting position
and his neck was immediately
stabilized with manual c-spine.
A KED was placed on him and
he was carefully removed from
the vehicle onto a backboard.
This patient was placed in my
unit along with a relative of his
with minor musculoskeletal
injuries to an extremity.
Overall, there were no priority
1 patients. Everyone ended up
being priority 2 or 3, or green
and yellow. All patients were
transported in a timely fashion.
It took 5 transport units, the
fire department, on scene
bystanders, other providers in
POVs, and a massive amount of
teamwork to safely and quickly
execute this MCI. Even though
it may have been a rear-end
collision, don’t think for one
second that you will just be
obtaining patient refusals. The
patient that was removed from
the vehicle who I designated as
highest priority was later
transported to UVA via ground
transport to treat
possible spinal cord
injuries. That KED and
backboard that you
spend extra time
applying may very well be
that patient’s life saver.
One thing is for sure,
this call is the definition
of teamwork from start to
finish. Before fire/EMS
arrived, bystanders worked
together to help patients in
trouble. Upon arrival, my
partner and I took control and
worked together and realized
quickly what we had on our
hands. Patients were triaged
and the need for additional
resources was established.
Mutual aid arrived and
everyone was safely
transported and transferred to
definitive care.
By: Logan Parker, EMT-E
Trauma 61
Logan Parker
Josh Bean
Rescue 65
Jamie Henderson
Jeff Henderson
Rescue 69
Joe Arbaugh
Doug Broce
Mutual aid ambulance units:
Rescue 11
Rescue 25
Company 7.
Travis Pruitt / 1st Lieutenant
276.226.0409 or
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We are also soliciting sponsors
for the event. I have attached
an event invitation and also a
sponsorship informational
letter to this email.
If you have anymore questions
or concerns please let me know.
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Ridgeway Rescue will be
presenting the 1st Annual
Casino Night & Silent Auction
Fundraising Event. It will be
held on Saturday, November
16th, 2013 at The Galley in
Martinsville, Virginia.
It will be a night filled with
Casino Games & DJ, a Silent
Auction, Food & Cash Bar.
We invite all the VAVRS
members, families, and friends
to participate in this fun annual
event!
Tickets are $40.00 in advance
and $50.00 at the door. We
only have 250 tickets available
for the event. They are
currently on sale and going
fast.
Contact information for the
event is as follows:
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this event, all the proceeds for
the event will be going into our
building fund. As you may or
may not know we have some
crippling mold/water damage in
our basement and prices to fix
the problem are already
exceeding $100,000.00.
Ridgeway Rescue—1st Annual Casino Night & Silent
Auction Fundraising Event—November 16, 2013
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EMS Event
Notification
Tool—E.V.E.N.T
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Copied from the EMS News section of the Virginia Office of EMS Website
Within EMS, very little data
exists about many aspects of
the profession. In an effort to
address this shortfall, NAEMT,
in collaboration with the Center
for Leadership, Innovation and
Research in EMS, has
developed an anonymous system
for EMS practitioners to
report EMS and patient safety
near-miss events, line of duty
deaths, and incidents of
violence against EMS
practitioner by answering a
series of questions in an online
format.
The purpose of the system is
to collect and aggregate data
that will then be analyzed and
used in the development of
EMS policies and procedures,
and for use in training,
educating and preventing
similar events from occurring in
the future. No individual
responses are shared or
transmitted to other parties.
This reporting system is called
the EMS Voluntary Event
Notification Tool (E.V.E.N.T.)
and is available at
www.emseventreport.org.
The aggregated data collected
will be provided to state EMS
offices and the appropriate
federal agencies with
jurisdiction over EMS on a
quarterly and annual basis.
Timely aggregated reports
submitted through a variety of
venues will make E.V.E.N.T. a
living mechanism for change. It
is envisioned that one of the
primary end users of this data
will be those responsible for
the development of EMS
policies at the state and
federal levels. States urged to support system
Support of this online
reporting tool by EMS
organizations across our nation
will be key to its success. State
EMS offices, local and state
EMS organizations, and EMS
agencies are encouraged to
become site partners for
E.V.E.N.T. The National
Association of State EMS
Officials, as well as many other
national and state EMS
organizations, have already
signed on as site partners.
Upon request, NAEMT and the
Center for Leadership,
Innovation and Research in
EMS are able to provide
representatives to speak about
the system at local and national
EMS meetings or conferences.
Please contact NAEMT at
[email protected] with any
questions about the system.
News from the
Virginia Office of EMS
2014 EMS SYMPOSIUM
Registration is now open
Deadline is 10/4/13 at 5pm
For a registration form visit
the VAOEMS Website.
Notice-There is a delay in the
Elimination of requirement
to obtain medical
practitioner signature on
Prehospital patient care
report
Implementation of FBI
Background Checks
Implementation of changes
to the recertification
process for EMS providers
in Virginia.
A full explanation of all of the
delays is available on the
Virginia Office of EMS website http://www.vdh.state.va.us/oems
The OEMS apologizes for any
inconvenience the delay in the
implementation of the changes
may cause. The OEMS will
provide regular updates to the
EMS community through their
website and social media
outlets.
In the interim, if you have
questions, please contact your
area EMS Program Rep. or
Michael Berg, Regulation and
Compliance Manager, VA Office
of EMS at 1-800-523-6019,
804-888-9131, or by email at
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Photo Caption Contest Well, we didn’t get any submissions so we solicited
some help from the Rescue Ranger, here goes…
“To our fellow squad members, look what we did, we
bought an ambulance with a “one track” mind?”
“I’ve been working on the railroad, all the live
long day, we at least for one afternoon!”
“This is the sturdiest mobile home I have ever
seen, I believe it will withstand any wind storm.”
“Pull this caboose over here, I know the rest of the
train went this way, I can see it’s tracks!”
In each of the 2013 issues VIRGINIA LIFELINE we have been having a photo
caption contest. This is our latest submission and we are soliciting your humorous
captions to this photo of an attendee at the VAVRS Rescue College and VAVRS
Life Member and Vehicle Extrication Course Coordinator Cecil Leach.
All entries will be (after censoring) printed.
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Dear Rescue Ranger
cranky on occasion. How about
you?
Busy in Rustburg
Dear Tommy,
Sometimes I wake up grumpy;
other times I let her sleep.
Dear Rescue Ranger,
You are so successful in
everything that you do. What
is your secret? Hard work,
intelligence, dedication?
Busy in Boyce
Dear Tommy,
There are two rules for success
in life: Rule 1: Don’t tell people
everything you know.
Dear Rescue Ranger,
I am a little worried. The EMT
book emphasizes safety, safety,
safety! I must admit I can’t
keep that on my mind. I just
love taking risks. Should I
worry?
Busy in Tannersville
Dear Tommy,
You should never knock on
Death’s door. Instead, ring the
bell and run. Death hates that…
Dear Rescue Ranger,
I am having real trouble with
the trauma portion of my EMT
course. We are studying
wounds, you know; avulsions,
bite wounds, lacerations,
puncture wounds and incisions.
Can’t keep all that straight.
You have an suggestions?
Busy in Brunswick
Dear Tommy,
Not really...well, one
suggestions is that you
remember in puncture wounds
it’s not the bullet that kills your
patient, it’s the hole.
Dear Rescue Ranger,
I know your entire life is EMS
but do you have any other special
interests?
Busy in Surry
Dear Tommy,
Yes, I do, thanks for asking. I
started Karate lessons just last
week and after only one lesson I
can break boards with my cast.
Dear Rescue Ranger,
Did you ever notice that people
look at you funny when all you
talk about the squad, EMS calls
and trauma?
Busy in West End
Dear Tommy
Yes, I also notice that people
look at you kind of funny when
you walk down the street naked
with a gun in your hand but that’s
another story.
Dear Rescue Ranger,
I love EMS. I love the squad. I
love everything about it but I
must admit that sometimes it
makes me very moody, even
Dear Rescue Ranger,
It was good to see you the
other day at Tyson’s Corner.
You wouldn’t think that as far
away as we live from each other
and as big as that place is we
would just bump into each
other. Small world isn’t it?
Busy in Bristol
Dear Tommy,
It is a small world, but I
wouldn’t want to paint it.
Dear Rescue Ranger,
Prior to your involvement in
EMS what did you do?
Busy in Blacksburg
Dear Tommy,
I used to be a lifeguard, but
some blue kid got me fired.
Dear Rescue Ranger,
Have you had any luck finding a
companion?
Busy in Colonial Heights
Dear Kenny,
I’ve been on so many blind
dates. I should get a free dog.
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Virginia Association of Volunteer
Rescue Squads, Inc.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR ALL MEMBERS!
Your agency was recently forwarded two proposed budgets for 2014. The 1st
budget keeps the Class Registration Fees, because there have been concerns
by many squads the 2nd budget eliminates the Class Registration Fees, but
increases the dues from $5 per member to $10 per member.
Please keep in mind that the Finance Committee worked very hard and eliminated
as many expenses in the upcoming year without having to jeopardize the quality
services and training the VAVRS provides. To maintain a balanced budget a revenue source was needed
to offset those expenses. It should be noted that it was not a decision taken lightly to double the
dues, but this was required to balance the budget when doing away with the Class Registration
Fees. Looking back we found that dues had not been increased in over 20 years and that previous
requested increases were not favorable by the Association.
Each proposed budget covers the needed expenses and establishes a balanced
budget. It is important that each agency review the proposed revenue sources
(Class Registration Fee vs. Dues Increase) to determine which proposal is more
favorable for their agency.
The Executive Committee wants to give each squad ample time to review and
determine which budget would be most advantageous to them. Please direct any
questions or concerns to Steve Dove, VAVRS Treasurer @ [email protected]