50th Anniversary Open House and Celebration

Fivepointville Ambulance Is Celebrating 50 Years!

We invite you to join us on Saturday July 2^nd 2011 for an open house and ceremony marking 50 years of service for the Fivepointville Ambulance.

 The free event is being held from 11-2 and is open to all past and present members, guests, and community.

 From 11-2 we will have an open house. Free food, family activities, and displays will be on hand. At 2pm we will have a ceremony to give a history of our service, honor past and present members, and to recognize local business and emergency services that have supported us through out the years. 

EMT Bridge Class (update)

Fivepointville Ambulance hosted an EMT Bridge Course to allow PA Emergency Responders the opportunity to become EMT's.  The class ran from January through March, 2011.  There were fifteen people who finished the HACC certified class.  The state practical exam and written test are the only steps left to go until they all become state certified EMT providers.  Practicals are Friday, April 9th and the written exam is Thursday, April 14th.  Good Luck Everyone!

Thank you to the Fivepointville Fire Company for allowing us to use your facilities!

         

Click here for more pictures.

Update on Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at 22:15 by EMS Chief High

All the members from the Fivepointville Ambulance have successfully taken and passed the state EMT test. These volunteers have spent countless hours in class and out of class studying and training to improve their knowledge and skills to better serve our community. Congratulations to each one of you!

Members Appreciation Banquet for 2010

The Fivepointville Ambulance Associations annual Members Appreciation Banquet was held on March 19th, 2011 (interestingly the date was 3-19, the same as our station number).  The banquet is held every year to thank all the members who ran calls and served the association during the previous year.  The banquet was held at the Shady Maple Smorgasboard banquet facility.

Click the play button to watch the slideshow that was shown at the banquet.  Pictures are for events and calls that happened in 2010.

Accident with reported entrapment

At 1426 hrs on January 9, Ambulance 3-19-1 was dispatched along with Station 3-14 (Fivepointville), Rescue 1-3 (Denver) and Medic 4 (Ephrata Hospital) to the are of 1559 Dry Tavern Rd for an accident with reported entrapment. EMS Chief 3-19 (High) arrived first and found a one vehicle overturned with all occupants out and started patient care. Upon arrival of Ambulance 3-19-1 the patient was packaged and transported to a local hospital for evaluation.

      

December Training

Prior to the regular monthly meeting the members of the Fivepointville Ambulance continued with it's monthly training. This month we worked on putting patient's who have fallen and injured their back or neck on spine board and getting them out of a basement and down from an attic space. This was not a normal training and required our members to think outside the box and to problem solve as a team.