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> Yucaipa paramedic tax not supporting program - > Yucaipa, California > Yucaipa's paramedic program is staying afloat, but > unless something changes it will be in the red next > year, according to a consultant hired by the city. > http://www.sbsun.com/Stories/0,1413,208~12588~1070248,00.html > > A last ride for veteran firefighter - Chino Hills, > California > Harris, 53, has been a dispatcher, fireman, > paramedic and engineer, and rounded > out his more than 34-year firefighting career as a > captain with the district. > http://www.dailybulletin.com/Stories/0,1413,203~24398~1070132,00.html > > Stratford EMS volunteers recognized for service to > town - Stratford, Connecticut > On Dec. 17, 1977, the Stratford Volunteer EMS > answered their first emergency call. > Now, 25 years later, the Stratford EMS Volunteer > Association (SEVA) celebrated lastSaturday a > milestone in the service's history by honoring > volunteers with more than 10 years of service at > Mill River Country Club. > http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=1349&dept_id=415619&newsid=6483135&PAG=461&rfi=9 > > ALS denied, Townsend now key - Pepperell, > Massachusetts > Efforts toward the establishment of a town-owned > paramedic-level ambulance service that selectmen > directed some 10 months ago were "put back to square > one," according to Fire Chief Wes Whittier, when a > license to operate such a service was refused by > state licensing authorities. > The Board of Fire Engineers had applied for a > paramedic-basic waiver and a new license about three > months ago. The waiver would have allowed the > Pepperell Ambulance Service to temporarily operate > its ALS ambulance with one parademic licensed EMT > and one EMT with an intermediate or basic license > instead of the soon-to-be-required two paramedics. > http://www.townsendtimes.com/Stories/0,1413,112%257E6010%257E1071694,00.html > > Department fried by personnel shortage - Seabrook, > New Hampshire > Calling it "bad news for the Fire Department," Chief > Brown told selectmen Wednesday that 25-year fire > veteran Capt. Ron Eaton Jr. has given notice and > will retire at the end of the month. > "He was one of the first paramedics," Brown said. > "We’re not only going to lose a strong officer in > the department, but lose a paramedic." > http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/hampton/12242002/news/4699.htm > > FF/Paramedic picked to vie in Survivor-style game > - Kingsport, Virginia > http://www.bristolnews.com/news/MGBEO4YD3AD.html > > Ambulance company 'doing well' - Avonmore, > Pennsylvania > A year after coming back from closing, the Avonmore > Lifesavers ambulance company is still responding to > calls in Avonmore and parts of Kiski and Bell > townships. > In summer 2001, the ambulance company closed for six > months because it didn't have enough money to pay > its paramedics and emergency medical technicians. > Heavy debt, a cut in calls and shrinking > reimbursements from insurance companies were the > major reasons the company couldn't make money. > http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/valleynewsdispatch/s_109500.html > > Task force prepares for worst - Lynchburg, > Virginia > It surprised everybody that there were no glitches," > said John Singer of Moneta, a cardiac tech EMT who > went with his wife to the drill. > http://newsadvance.com/news/MGB3XMZ63AD.html > > Chicago firefighter pleads guilty to assaulting > flight attendant - Dublin, Ireland > http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20021223/ap_wo_en_po/eu_gen_ireland_air_rage_1 > > US Military Medics Vaccinated for Smallpox > http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20021219/hl_nm/smallpox_vaccine_dc_1 > > Two female U.S. medics tend to a simulated wounded > soldier during a drill at a live fire exercise in > the Kuwait desert December 12, 2002. U.S. support > troops came from their base in Germany, to > participate in desert training so they can be combat > ready in case of war in any area of the world > http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/021212/170/2v01s.html > > 911 service out of order - Purcell, Oklahoma > http://www.emsnetwork.org/artman/publish/article_397.shtml > > Councillor wants fire response times - Ottawa, > Canada > The city's ambulance service makes regular reports > of its response times > and Mr. Cullen feels the fire service should do the > same thing. "Something's not right," Mr. Cullen said > yesterday. "We are going to have to take a closer > look at this. This is not helpful when reports like > this one are deep-sixed." > http://www.canada.com/ottawa/story.asp?id=%7B998FC3C1-5172-4409-BB24-3242899E3E55%7D > > 999 crews consider new offer - West Yorkshire, UK > Ambulance workers across West Yorkshire have > postponed industrial action as they consider a > revised pay offer. > ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca --- SMU-L Joyeuses Fetes a tous!
