JVFD EMS Team Update:

Please mark your calendars for the following EMS training dates for 2008 to be held at 180 Main Street instead of the Fire Hall:

1. October 27, 2008 - Topic: Bloodborn Pathogens from the RapidCE website. This online course is under the Occupational Safety category on the home page. It is number B301. We will be practicing skills from this class and review the basic skills of responding to any incident.

2. November 24, 2008 - Topic: Abdominal Injuries Online course B241.

3. December 15, 2008 - Topic: Skills practicals and testing. This class is required to all EMS First Responders.

As your EMS Chief it is my responsibility to provide you with the opportunities for training to keep your First Responder Certification and make sure that you are skilled to provide safe treatment on the scene. It is important that you attend the monthly trainings to practice your skills. At least 4 of your 12 CEUs should be from attending the monthly trainings each year.

It is your responsibility to attend the trainings to practice skills, keep your First Responders status by having 12 CEUs annually, wear your radios and learn how to use them, respond to all 911 calls to the Fire Hall, do not respond if you are impaired from drugs or alcohol, and work as a team.

All of you put in the time to get your First Responders certification. It would be unfortunate if you let this lapse and then have to take the entire course over again. After January 1, 2009, those who do not have their 12 CEUs completed will not be listed on the EMS Team as First Responders. Please contact me if I can help in any way to keep you on this team. We value every member of the EMS Team.

Thank you for helping your community.

Colleen Williams
JVFD Chief
303-449-2621