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Celebrating EMS WEEK May 18-24, 2008
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Today, Captain John Bergeron heads up the department's medical division. Emergency calls are expected to top 2100 in 2008 at Harlem-Roscoe and the EMTs respond to most of them. To cover those calls, the department currently operates four ALS ambulances with the latest state-of-the-art equipment allowed. This equipment includes the Life Pak 12 Defibrillators with such additions as hands free defibrillator, external pacer, and pulse oximeterity. Each rig is also equipped with a stand alone computer with the department’s mapping program for directions and special information. Two ambulances are located at Station One in Roscoe, One at Station Two on Ralston Road, and One at Station Three on Willowbrook Road Harlem-Roscoe staffs two full-time Paramedics on-duty 24/7. Two or more Paramedics and EMT's also work the volunteer night and day duty shifts. Where minutes or even seconds can save lives, having EMS personnel already at the station allows an ambulance to get on its way to the emergency in the quickest time possible. The rest of the 37 volunteer EMS then back up the shift EMS or stand by at the station for the next call. It is not unusual to receive two or more medical calls at one time or to have all four of the ambulances running at the same time. The EMS personnel at Harlem-Roscoe Fire are some of the most highly skilled, dedicated, compassionate, and caring individuals. Day after day, 24-hours a day, they respond whenever they are needed. These volunteers can't tell you how many uneaten or half-eaten meals they have left on the dinner table. Or how many birthday parties, cookouts, or other family events they have had to get up and leave in the middle of. When the tones go off, our EMS personnel not only respond to medical and accident calls, but to such things as carbon monoxide calls, welfare checks, public assists, etc. They also supply rehab at all fire scenes. They are also very active in the community with CPR classes, blood pressure checks, as well as standing by at Harlem's football games, local races, and other community events. In celebration of EMS Week 2008, we would like to thank the following Harlem-Roscoe EMS personnel for all they do: EMT-Paramedics: Lt. Jay Alms, Captain John Bergeron, Lt. Ramona Baldoni-Lake, Rob Gonia, Chris Kaiser, Lt. Jerry McCormick, Mike Morrison, Mike Powell, Deputy Chief John Presley, and Deputy Chief Kirk Wilson. EMT-I: Mike Huffman EMT-B: Lt. Tom Aaker, Amber Aaker,
Ryan Alms, Mike Baldwin, Capt. Tim Bergeron, Dan Borchardt, Kevin
Bouton, Jeff Brandenburg, Adam Cox, John Donovan, Dave Doyle, Clint
Evans, Radi Huggard, Lt. Ron Klaman, Joe Koeninger, Tom Lake, Randy
Lovelace, Rob Lukowski, Gina McCauley, Jeff Morris, Tom Ricotta, Eric
Schweitzer, Mike Sherbon, Chief Don Shoevlin, Mark Soppe, Jordan Stark,
Lindsey Weirick, and Christi Wilson.
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Harlem-Roscoe Fire personnel were in the area's first emergency medical
classes and around the first to offer real Paramedic ambulance service
to the public. Through former Fire Chief Oscar Presley’s insistence
for volunteer fire departments to have paramedic service, it also
made it possible for private companies to also have paramedic service.