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2011 MEMBER APPRECIATION BANQUET

2012-03-30T19:01:30Z

The Fivepointville Ambulance Association met on Friday evening, March 16th for its annual member appreciation banquet. This banquet is held every year to show appreciation to the members who ran calls and served the association during the past year.

Three special awards were given out. They were to Janice Martin for Volunteer of the year, Kirsten Yoder for Crew Chief of the year, and Jim Martin for Driver of the year. Thank you to all that help us each and every year to make our service a success. Thank you also to Reinholds Ambulance for standing by while our members enjoyed some time off. The Reinholds crew answered one call for service during their time covering our station.

ACCIDENT WITH REPORTED ENTRAPMENT

2012-03-15T17:37:05Z

On February 23, 2012 - Ambulance 3-19-1 was dispatched to Martindale Road for an accident with reported entrapment. Patient was extricated and transported to a local hospital for treatment.

SQUAD 3-19

2012-03-15T17:30:36Z

On January 7, 2012 - Fivepointville Ambulance placed into service a 2002 Chevy Tahoe. This truck, certified as a QRS unit is designated as Squad 3-19. Special thanks to all that helped get the truck ready.

FIVEPOINTVILLE AMBULANCE RECOGNIZED

2012-03-15T17:22:08Z

Merv Wertz, Reading Hospital and Medical Center EMS Liaison, attended the December, 2011, Fivepointville Ambulance Association Member's Meeting and presented the Association with a framed copy of the "Words of Wellness" issue, in which an article highlighted a presentation on a case review regarding a cardiac arrest save. JOB WELL DONE!!

EMT Bridge Class (update)

2011-04-07T19:52:03Z

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!

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2010 Members Appreciation Banquet

2011-03-20T03:30:00Z

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

2011-01-10T04:45:00Z

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

2010-12-30T17:00:00Z

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.

Summertime incident

2010-12-16T19:16:28Z

Ambulance 3-19-1 was dispatched with ECH Medic 4 and Station 3-3 (Bowmansville), on August 30th, 2010 at 1030, for an infant in cardiac arrest. When the crew arrived they quickly determined that it was necessary for the patient to go to the Hershey Medical Center for specialized care. Pennstar 4 was dispatched and with the assistance of Station 3-3 they landed in a nearby field. The crew and ECH Medic 4 assisted the flight crew and the patient was flown to Hershey.

2011 Membership Drive Underway

2010-09-23T20:27:25Z

The 2011 membership mailers will be in your mailboxes in the next few days. Your continued support is vital to our organization and we thank you in advance for any contributions you choose to make. We are looking forward to another great year of serving the community.