Weekly Stats:
The Lebanon Rescue Department responded to 12 calls for service during the week of Sunday
11/8/2009 to Saturday 11/14/2009.
The following is a breakdown of calls: 3 cardiac
emergencies, 3 mutual aid to neighboring communities, 2 Diabetic Emergencies, 1 Patient
Fallen with Injury, 2 Public Assists and 1 Motor Vehicle Accident with Injury.
The rescue also sent the 6 wheeler and EMS2 to the annual Toy Run for the Southern Maine
ATV Club event which was a very successful event.
5 patients were transported to the hospital, 4 to Frisbie Hospital and 1 to Wentworth Douglas.
Upcoming Events/Meetings/Trainings:
Monday, November 16th : Greenwood Emergency Vehicles/E-One/Horton will be at the station
to demo a new ambulance. The ambulance will be on display from 5:30-7:00pm. This new
ambulance has the EMT protection system in the back that we are looking at. It is not the same
chassis we are looking at, but it will show you what we are looking at for the patient/EMT
Compartment.
Saturday November 21st: Lebanon Rescue is hosting an Ambulance Vehicle Operators
Course at the station starting at 8am. Any member who drives the ambulance is required under
Maine State Law to have this training. Several area towns are also attending.
Saturday November 21st: A new EMT class will start at Frisbie Hospital. The class runs on
Saturdays from 8a-4p and may include an occasional Sunday if there are snow days. The class
runs through February 20th. Due to the amount of people currently in training, we are not sure
how many people we will be able to send to this and pay for up-front. Please let me know if you
are interested.
Saturday November 21st and Sunday November 22nd – Managing a Patient in a Wilderness,
Remote or Disaster Setting at Maine Medical Center in Portland.
Saturday, December 5th – There is an EMT-Basic refresher class being held in South Berwick.
The class is Saturday 12/5, Sunday 12/13 and Saturday 12/19. Anyone needing a refresher,
please let me know if you can attend this.
Saturday, December 5th – There is an ALS refresher class being held in South Berwick. The
class is Saturday 6 weeks on some Saturdays and some. Anyone needing a refresher, please
let me know if you can attend this.
Thursday, December 17th – There will be a new ambulance on display at the station from
5:30pm-7:00pm.
Saturday December 19th : A new EMT class will start in Shapleigh. The class runs on
Saturdays from 8a-5p and Sundays from 8a-5p. The class runs through May 22nd. Due to the
amount of people currently in training, we are not sure how many people we will be able to send
to this and pay for up-front. Please let me know if you are interested. Class costs are about
$600.00.
Communications This Week:
This was a hard week for our friends at Acton Rescue and Acton Fire who lost a great
member when Harvey Simonds passed away unexpectedly on Saturday. Thank you to
the members who helped cover Acton on Tuesday for the wake and the funeral on
Wednesday. Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife Sandy, their family and the family
at Acton Rescue and Fire. The chiefs of the department sent very nice thank you’s to the
members – it is nice to be able to help out when we can.
Past Weeks Events:
Sunday November 8th – The rescue stood by during the Southern Maine ATV run. Each year,
they do a toy run to help departments that collect toys for local families for the holidays. We got
a lot of great toys to help with our program to help children in town that have lost loved ones
over the past few years. Thank you to Sam Roper and Jason for assisting with the detail.
Tuesday, November 10th – Acton Rescue and Fire member Harvey Simonds had passed away
unexpectedly on Saturday. We provided coverage during the wake on Tuesday afternoon and
Tuesday evening. It was our honor to cover them while their family could gather to say goodbye.
Wednesday, November 11th – Acton Rescue and Fire member Harvey Simonds had passed
away unexpectedly on Saturday. We provided coverage during the funeral on Wednesday
afternoon. Again, it was our honor to cover them while their family could gather to say goodbye
and celebrate his life of service and dedication to their community.
Wednesday, November 11th – The members of American Legion Post 214 held their annual
Veterans Day celebration on Veterans Day, Wednesday, Nov. 11, at the Hanson School in
Lebanon at 6 p.m. There was a great turnout from the public. The Legion has also asked us to
stand by at their next event also, which is in early December.
Thursday, November 12th – Acton and Shapleigh’s ambulances were both out of service for
the morning. A crew staffed our ambulance to help cover their towns as well as Lebanon until
afternoon when their ambulances came back in service.
Patient Correspondence
We received three great patient surveys this week – excellent work!!
One patient stated he was very appreciative of the care he received and sent a donation to
thank the responders for all they do!
Another patient survey thanked us for taking care of the patient and her husband several times
over the past year and they really appreciate the hard work we all do.
We also received a few great letters and thank you cards and emails.
Vehicle Maintenance Issues:
The door decals came in for EMS 1 – the EMS truck will be out of service for the first part of the
week while they finish all the decals.
Station Maintenance Issues:
Thank you to Captain Morrison and Captain Therrien who finished the painting at the station this
week.
Thank you to Captain Morrison, Captain Therrien and Lieutenant Therrien who spent several
hours at the station working on the water issue.
Have a safe week!!
~ End of Weekly Rescue Chief’s Report ~