For the month of June the EMS Division handled a total 137 calls. We had 114 calls for our 1st due unit, 29 calls for our second due unit, 5 calls for our third due unit, 2 call for our fourth due unit. The EMS Supervisor responded to 11 calls and the Duty Chief responded to 2. The EMS training for the month was a presentation from the Clinic for Special Children. The clinic is currently building their new facility here in Gordonville and will be moving their services to our area. Therefore, we thought it would be a great time to learn more about what they do and the medical conditions we could encounter should we get called to their facility. The evening was filled with excellent dialogue between their staff and ours on understanding the services they can provide to us and we can provide them, and we look forward to developing a working relationship with them over the next few months as they prepare to move to the area and then for the years to come! To learn more about the Clinic for Special Children please visit their website https://clinicforspecialchildren.org/. Also, This month our 2023 EMT class students completed their skills exam testing. We would like to congratulate all the students who completed the testing and passed! Several students have also already completed their written exam and are officially now EMTs. These students are now riding on our ambulances as new volunteers for Gordonville Fire and EMS! We would like to wish the best of luck to the remainder of the students who still need to take their written exams.
For the month of June the Fire Division handled 12 calls for service. We had 7 calls for the Engine Company, 4 for the Truck Company, 1 for the Squad, and 2 for the Special Unit. The Duty Chief responded to 5 calls and the EMS Supervisor to 0. The first department wide training for the monthly was a review of the riding assignments for the Engine and Truck Companies. The second company wide training for the month was review of drafting and plumping the Engine and supplying the Tower’s elevated master stream.
The first photo is from the 2023 EMT class skills testing. Pictured are the students with instructors Brandon Kantner (farthest left) and Abbey Beiler, Dave Johnson, and Pat Horan (farthest three on the right)
The second photo is from the 2nd company fire training where crews were training on drafting with the Engine and supplying the Towers with handlines and the elevated master stream.
