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This Week:

February

Commendations 2

Brunette/Nobles

Safety Award 3

Need Money for School?

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March InService Dates

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IT Issues: Field Crews

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March Compliance Training Sessions

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Training Schedule 8

Medic Calendar 8

News From The Front Line March 19, 2012

The MEDIC Dispatch

Mecklenburg

EMS

Agency

Dates to

Remember:

March 20th

FISDAP Testing

0900, 1300 & 1800

March InService

1800—2200

March 22nd

FISDAP Testing

0900, 1300 & 1800

March InService

1200—1600

March 23rd

March InService

0800—1200

In an effort to accommodate the growing needs of the Agency with respect to our visitors,

three parking spaces in the front Medic parking lot have been designated as VISITOR ONLY

parking spaces. Employees are asked not to park in these spaces, additional parking for all

Medic employees is located behind Post 100.

It is imperative that everyone does their part to help maintain the availability of the new

VISITOR ONLY parking spaces. It may be somewhat of an inconvenience at times, but it is

necessary to accommodate for the safety and security of our guests.

If you have any questions or concerns about the new VISITOR ONLY parking spaces, please

feel free to contact Operations Manager—Support Services, Bryan Edwards via e-mail at

bryane@medic911.com. Thank you for your cooperation.

New Visitor Parking Areas

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Congratulations to the following employees who received commendations during the month of February!

February Commendations

Are you interested in Clay Shooting? Operations Manager

Keith Overcash is looking for interested individuals to try

out for the first ever - Medic Clay Shooting Team.

The first team event will be the Inaugural First

Responder Cup on May 18th. Proceeds from this event

benefit both CPCC Veterans and First Responders.

The shoot will be held at Meadow Wood Farm in Waxhaw.

This is a very prestigious facility with a 13 station course,

the special Flurry and Frenzy stations and the Golden Clays

shoot. For more information about the event, please visit

CPCC’s website www.cpccfoundation.com/clay.

If you are interested in participating on the Medic Clay

Shooting team, please contact Keith at 704.572.2907 or

keitho@medic911.com. Please note, the team will schedule

various practice shootings before the event on May 18th.

Clay Shooting Anyone?

Samantha Baber Cheryl Eudy Annette MacConnell Brian Smith (2)

Thomas Burdette John Fisher Kim Marlowe Benjamin Specht

Renee Canup Kelly Flynn Shelley McAbee Richard Steinbroner

Anthony Carriker David Garber Craig McAllister John Stroup

Ed Clay Matthew Godec (2) Anna McCarley Barry Thornton

Adam Cloninger (2) Stephen Hayes Johnathan Morgan (2) Maureen Townes

Marie Colbert Nicolette Hodnett Thomas Muhammad Chad Wilson

Waldy DeArmas Anthony Hull Jeremy Murphy Donnell Wilson

Matthew Deedrick Jason Jeffares Tyler North Wilson Woods

Kim Dixon Brian Kirschbaum Amanda Rothbauer

Kailie Drum Arron Liptak Michael Schmidt

Mariann Earwood Emily Little Kyle Sheehan

Alan Elam (2) Jacob Lowe Chris Simmons

Are you ready to fight your

way to the top and conquer

50 flights of stairs?

If you are up for the

challenge, come and compete

against your fellow first

responders in the Race To

The Top. This years' Race

To The Top will take place on Saturday, March 24th and

for the 2nd straight year will benefit Levine Children’s

Hospital. 100% of the money that is raised through the

Levine Children's Hospital website will go to the hospital.

The discounted registration rate for all first responders is

$30. First responder flights will take place later in the

morning, starting at 11:50am. For more information about

Race To The Top, please visit the event website at

http://www.charlottesports.org/racetothetop/.

Race to The Top

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Calling All Community Service Leaders and Volunteers!

Medic is currently accepting nominations for the 2012 Burnette/Nobles Safety Award.

What is the Burnette/Nobles Safety Award?

The Burnette/Nobles Safety Award was established by the Charlotte Association of Insurance

Professionals to honor CMPD officers, John Burnette and Andy Nobles who were killed in the line

of duty in 1993. The award recognizes police officers, firefighters and EMS personnel who have

continuously made a positive impact in their community. Medic will send the selected 2012

Burnette/Nobles Safety Award recipient to the annual awards banquet in May.

Ideal Nominee

A Medic employee who plays an active role in the improvement of their community

Community leader and/or volunteer

Organizer or volunteer of community activities (i.e., fundraisers, hospice, youth mentor, community clean-up,

awareness walks, etc.)

Nomination Process

Include a one-paragraph description of why the nominee is deserving of the 2012 Burnette/Nobles Safety Award

(please be sure to include specific examples of community service/volunteer work)

Send e-mail + description to Nikkie Perry at nikkiep@medic911.com

Nominations must be received no later than 5:00 pm on Wednesday, March 28th in order to be considered

Questions?

Please contact Nikkie Perry at nikkiep@medic911.com if you have any questions about the 2012 Burnette/Nobles

Safety Award nomination process. Thank you and good luck!

Burnette/Nobles Safety Award Nominations

Are you proactive about preventing illness or injury on the job? Interested in being

the voice of safety?

Then join the Medic Safety Committee! The Medic Safety Committee is actively recruiting new

members for 2012. Each committee member will be compensated at his/her hourly wage when

engaged in safety committee activities.

Responsibilities of the Safety Committee include:

Being a champion for safety at Medic. Providing a safe workplace for all employees through

promoting and training in safe work practices

Identifying potential safety hazards and unsafe conditions and work with safety officer and

Medic leadership to reduce the risk of injuries, potential hazards and illnesses

Performing monthly safety inspections in their department and act as a liaison between the safety committee

and their department

Providing a mechanism to discuss safety issues to determine the best policy and practice to reduce risks

Attending scheduled monthly meetings

Please contact Risk and Safety Specialist Amy Johnson at ext. 6095 or via e-mail at amyj@medic911.com if you are

interested in becoming a safety committee member.

Become a Safety Committee Member

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Looking for a way to pay for school? Not sure how or where to go? The

NC Association of Rescue and EMS offers three types of financial

assistance for its members in the pursuit of continuing education. The

financial assistance offered does not specify nor require a specific area of

study.

Types of Available Financial Assistance

Type 1 – A total of 35 scholarships in the amount of $4,000

are awarded each year to NC Association of Rescue and EMS

members.

Type 2 - A total of 35 scholarships in the amount of $2,000

are awarded each year to NC Association of Rescue and EMS

members.

Type 3 - A total of 20 scholarships are awarded (10 scholarships in the amount of $4,000 and 10 scholarships in

the amount of $2,000) specifically for eligible rescue squads and EMS services members.

General Eligibility Requirements

Each eligible member or child of member can ONLY apply for ONE scholarship per year. Multiple applications

will not be accepted.

All scholarship applications must be submitted online at

http://ncarems.org/scholarships.php including the applicant’s current e-mail address.

To access the complete list of scholarship eligibility requirements, please visit http://ncarems.org/scholarships.php.

Important Dates

January 1st – New scholarship applications are posted to the ncarems.org website

March 30th – Scholarship application deadline

May 15th – Scholarship recipients are announced

For more information on the NC Association of Rescue and EMS and its scholarship process, please visit their website at

http://www.ncarems.org/ or call their headquarters at 919.736.0506.

Need Money for School?

Access to the Medic Employee Discounts has just gotten a whole lot easier...the new Medic

Discount cards are in!

Choose from a variety of restaurants (including those with Healthy Options) that offer

discounts on their meals to Medic Employees. Medic Discount cards will be distributed and

placed into each employee’s mailbox by close of business on Monday, March 19th.

Please contact Katie Rutland at katier@medic911.com if you did not receive your Medic

Discount Card. Happy dining!

Medic Discount Cards Are Here!

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Please be

advised of

the

upcoming

dates and

times for

the March

sessions of

Medic

InService.

Be sure to

register

for ONE of the sessions listed. All employees must be in

uniform. Each Medic InService session will be held in the

Medic Auditorium.

**An additional Thursday, March 29th has been added to

better accommodate employee schedules.** Please contact

Education Assistant Elisabeth Mitchell at ext. 6132 or via

e-mail at elisabethm@medic911.com if you have any

questions about the upcoming March InService sessions.

March InService Dates

As discussed during June 2011 InService, Medical Services will begin mandatory FISDAP testing all employees who

currently function at the EMT-B level on March 1, 2012. The purpose of this testing is to assist in the creation of more

focused educational and training opportunities by establishing a didactic baseline for all patient care providers. All scores

will be held in the strictest of confidence and will only be available to the employee through a face-to-face request with a

members of Medical Services.

Exams will be administered at 0900 hrs, 1300 hrs and 1800 hrs on the dates listed. Employees will have three hours to

complete the exam. Individuals who have taken the FISDAP exam within the past six months are exempt from re-taking the

exam. However, if you would like to take the exam again, in an attempt to improve you score, you may do so.

For more information please contact a member of Medical Services.

Johnathan Bobbitt – 704.943.6026

Trevor Taylor – 704.943.6025

Tom Porcelli – 704.943.6024

Brian Shimberg – 704.943.6142

Sam Barnes – 704.943.6143

*Remember FISDAP testing is MANDATORY for all functioning EMT - Basics.*

Mandatory FISDAP Testing

FISDAP Exam Dates

Tuesday, 3/20

Thursday, 3/22

Monday, 3/26

Tuesday, 3/27

Wednesday, 3/28

Friday, 3/30

March

Tuesday 20th 1800—2200

Thursday 22nd 1200—1600

Friday 23rd 0800—1200

Monday 26th 0800—1200

1800—2200

Wednesday 28th 1800—2200

Thursday 29th 1830—2230

Please be advised that

makeup sessions for

February InServices are

as followed:

Wednesday,

March 21st

0800—1200

Tuesday,

March 27th

1200—1600

Wednesday,

March 28th

1200—1600

Please contact

Education Assistant Elisabeth Mitchell at ext. 6132 or via e-

mail at elisabethm@medic911.com if you have any

questions about the February InService makeup sessions.

February Makeup InService

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Showcase Medic to your favorite non-profit,

community organization or school by scheduling a

Medic Tour! Medic Tours can be scheduled through

the PR department and provide an up-close and

personal view of Medic from inside an ambulance, to

how we operate, CMED and the large volume of

response assets we have available at any given time.

Please note that off-the-clock use of Medic units/

assets is restricted due to labor law and liability

issues associated with off-duty employees using

vehicles for personal, non-agency related business.

If you have any questions about scheduling a Medic

Tour, please contact Community Engagement

Coordinator, Katie Rutland at katier@medic911.com

or ext. 6021. Thank you.

Medic Tours

The dates for this year’s National EMS Memorial Bike Ride

have been announced. Visit www.muddyangels.com to

register or for more information.

Annual EMS Memorial Bike Ride

For safety and security

reasons, the IT department is now requesting that field

crews with IT issues NO

LONGER pull into the

front parking lot. All IT issues should be addressed

behind the gated area on

the north side of Post 100,

in the Bay Area or in the back parking lot.

Please call ext. 6111 with

your location so that an IT Technician can assist you with your issue in the fastest, most appropriate method possible.

The IT department is also requesting that crews no longer

reset modems. Please do not attempt to troubleshoot

the modems. Setup and configuration of the modems are different. The most efficient way to get the modem

repaired is to contact the IT department at ext. 6111 or

have the OA and/or Operations Supervisor enter a Help

Desk ticket.

IT Issues: Field Crews

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Required Employee

Attendance

Barry Thornton, Adam

Bolinger, Ronisha Carr,

Michael Conklin,

Susan Davis, Yolanda

Edmonds, Kara Gilroy,

Rebekah Hart-O’Sullivan,

John Hunt,

Chad Kennedy,

Robbie Lamb, Pen Lee,

Emily Little, Alan Maness,

Anna McCarley,

Jim Norris, Tyler North,

Christopher Peet,

Jeffery Porter,

Gary Richardson,

John Ryan, Thomas Slack,

Lindsay Smith, Jerome

Souza, Troy White and Bill Woods.

**Please Note: If your Annual Performance Review was in February and you did not attend a

February class you must contact Amy Johnson and you must attend a March class.**

Information Updates:

The duration of the Medic Safety & Compliance Training sessions is six hours. This will be a

paid day and each employee with an Annual Performance Review in that month must

attend

Administrative Employees (those who do are not also EMT/Paramedics) must attend

the first 2 ½ hours of class

Please contact Risk & Safety Specialist, Amy Johnson, if you have any questions or concerns about the February Compliance Training sessions at ext. 6095 or via e-mail at amyj@medic911.com

March Compliance Training Sessions

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Visit Us on the Web!

www.medic911.com

MEDIC Mecklenburg EMS Agency

4525 Statesville Road

Charlotte, NC 28269

Tel: 704-943-6000

Fax: 704-943-6001

In-Service

Training

Medic Events

Holidays

Recertification Testing

2012 Training Schedule PRE-REGISTRATION IS MANDATORY FOR ALL CLASSES. ALL AHA CLASSES HELD AT CPCC.

Important Notes about 2012 AHA

Refresher Classes at CPCC

To register, call CPCC at 704.330.4223

All classes will be held at CPCC’s CENTRAL CAMPUS in the BELK

Building.

Actual classroom number will be given at time

of pre-registration

A minimum of 10 students is required for each class.

February Makeup InService

Wednesday, March 21st

0800—1200

Tuesday, March 27th

1200—1600

Wednesday, March 28th

1200—1600

MANDATORY FISDAP Testing Dates

for EMT-B

March12th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 20th, 22nd, 26th, 27th, 28th and 30th

Exams will be administered at 0900 hrs,

1300 hrs and 1800 hrs.

March 2012 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 A

FISDAP Testing

0900, 1300 & 1800

2 B

FISDAP Testing

0900, 1300 & 1800

3 B

4 B 5 A

FISDAP Testing

0900, 1300 & 1800

6 A

FISDAP Testing

0900, 1300 & 1800

7 B

FISDAP Testing

0900, 1300 & 1800

8 B

9 A 10 A

11 A

Salute To Heroes Game

Time Warner Cable Arena

Starts at 1400

12 B

FISDAP Testing

0900, 1300 & 1800

13 B

14 A

FISDAP Testing

0900, 1300 & 1800

15 A

FISDAP Testing

0900, 1300 & 1800

16 B

FISDAP Testing

0900, 1300 & 1800

17 B

Medic Night

Time Warner Cable Arena

Starts at 1900

18 B 19 A

20 A

FISDAP Testing

0900, 1300 & 1800

March InService

1800—2200

21 B

22 B

FISDAP Testing

0900, 1300 & 1800

March InService

1200—1600

23 A

March InService

0800—1200

24 A

25 A 26 B

FISDAP Testing

0900, 1300 & 1800

March InService

0800—1200

1800—2200

27 B

FISDAP Testing

0900, 1300 & 1800

28 A

FISDAP Testing

0900, 1300 & 1800

March InService

1800—2200

29 A

March InService

1830—2230

30 B

FISDAP Testing

0900, 1300 & 1800

31 B