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Join us at the EMS Open House!
Help us welcome our new Chief Jerry Martin on Friday February 19 at the Spring Street EMS Station.
January EMT of Month Brandon Baney
Brandon Baney has been part of San Juan Island EMS since the fall of 2013 and a Nationally Registered EMT since May of 2014. Brandon also volunteers for the fire department. He finished his Fire Fighter 2 certification in 2013 and also responds as a wildland firefighter. He has worked as a foreman for Mike…
December EMT of Month Francis Smith
Francis has led a most interesting life. He was born in the west central lowlands of Scotland, was a B—52 pilot during the Vietnam War and afterward attended USC, Berkeley, and Cal State in LA where he completed multiple Masters degrees in Zoology. His professional career was in the Medication Industry. Francis has steadfastly served…
Rebecca Smith is Oct EMT of the Month
Rebecca has been an EMT since 2005. She was active in the EMT Association for several years as the Treasurer, and served as a fire fighter for 17 years and a Fire Commissioner for 6 years. Rebecca is retired from the “real” world as a corporate executive. When asked what her favorite part of being…
Lindsey Banry is Sept EMT of the Month
Lindsey Banry has an infectious smile and spirit. She is a true island girl, growing up on the island. EMS had the pleasure of brining Lindsey into the fold after the last EMT class graduating in 2014. She is a second generation EMT. Lindsey became an EMT, like most of us do, wanting to be…
Outreach & Education Quarterly Report 2015
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I have been teaching CPR in all its varying forms since 1984. When I began teaching the survival rates were 2-5 % nationwide. If my loved one went down that is a far better chance than zero. Today the survival rates have climbed to 26% nationwide with Washington in the lead at 48%. Here in San Juan County over a recent 5 year period our survival rates are 68%. This incredible increase in returning to a full life is thanks to you, our community. I thank you for taking courses and getting educated. I thank you for being willing to put yourselves out by helping out for family, friends or strangers. Thank you, we are so blessed in this community.
Fair Winds,
Lainey Volk
Every 15 Minutes 2015
Every 15 Minutes, a drunk driving prevention program, organized by San Juan Island EMS for the community of San Juan Island, WA. Click title to see the video.
Ben Waldron is June EMT of the Month
Ben Waldron, AA, NREMT was born and raised on San Juan Island, joining San Juan EMS in 2007. He received his Nationally Registered EMT Certificate while performing his duty as a Navy Diver. After leaving the service, Ben moved back to the Island to raise his family with his wife Michelle. He is a second…
Margaret Longley is April EMT of the Month
Margaret Longley, BA,NREMT is San Juan Island EMS’s EMT of the month. Margaret Longley was born on San Juan Island in 1981. She has traveled and lived in Russia, Mexico, and Iraq. She studied human ecology at College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor, Maine. Longley worked in the Iraqi war zone on the academy award-nominated…
March EMT of the Month
EMT Flight Officer Dan Bacon, EMT moved to Friday Harbor in 1991 with his wife Frances and their four children. Dan has been a volunteer EMT with the San Juan Island EMS since completing his training in 1992. He was named EMT of the year in 1998, The Frank Wilson Service Award in 2005 and the…
Every 15 Minutes
“Every 15 Minutes” Program returns to San Juan Island Friday Harbor, Wash. – One person dies nationally, each fifteen minutes, in a drug or alcohol related auto crash. Every 15 Minutes is a nationally recognized program that creates increased community awareness and action to reduce alcohol and drug related incidents and deaths. On April…
February EMT of the Month
Brad Creesy has been an EMT for over 20 years! Brad grew up in Marblehead Massachusetts. He attended UVM, UW and finished up in Fire Service Management at Western Oregon. Years ago he managed the Roche Harbor Hotel and owned a property management business on the island. Brad serves with the San Juan Island Fire Department…