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Tuesday, December 24, 2019
Our Little Blog About the LMRFD is Read Around the World
I don't know why but this little blog about our fire district is read around the world.
I don't think we're the only small fire district that is struggling to find volunteers today.
Views from around the world...
I don't think we're the only small fire district that is struggling to find volunteers today.
Views from around the world...
Sunday, December 22, 2019
LMRFD Needs Volunteers Bring Your Experience and Help
The LMRFD under Chief Bonnee is starting to rebuild the volunteer program. I know we have people in the area who wanted to be a firefighter or drive a big red fire truck as a kid. Well here's your chance.
Many locals have experience in health care as an EMT or nurse but may not have an interest in fighting fire. Others may not want to deal with vomit and blood and not want to go on medical calls.
We should allow the people to use their life experience to help where they fit. Likewise if someone has no interest in EMS don't force them to take EMS training above first aid and CPR.
Truth is 80% of calls are medical and not fire calls, 80% of those calls are BLS basic life support and could be handled by a combination of a paramedic and EMT, paramedic and EMR, or EMT and EMR.
In 2018 NACFD paramedics taught an Emergency Medical Responder class through MCC. This is where I was trained as an Emergency Medical Responder. The course was 80 hours and only cost $250.
We need volunteers because when it rains it pours... I can't tell you how often the LMRFD gets 2 or 3 calls within a short time. This overwhelms our EMS system and extends response times by minutes to hours at times.
It all takes time... Dolan Springs medical calls average 1.5 to 2 hours or more, Meadview calls 2+ hours, and Willow Beach 3+ hours.
November 23rd 3 calls in about 3 hours
04:25 fire call,
05:29 heart problem
07:36 fall in Meadview
December 4th 2 calls 17 minutes apart
10:04 breathing problem Dolan
10:20 sick person Meadview
December 7th 2 calls about one hour apart
10:51 sick person Willow Beach
11:21 unconscious Meadview
December 12th 2 calls 4 minutes apart
05:25 Sick person Dolan
05:29 Smoke Dolan
December 14th
09:10 Accident Stockton Hill Meadview
09:44 Unauthorized burn Dolan
December 18th 3 calls a little over an hour
10:54 chest pain Dolan
11:06 diabetic problem Meadview
12:08 a breathing problem Meadview
December 20th 2 calls about an hour
11:47 a breathing problem in Dolan
11:51 a psych call in Meadview
Many locals have experience in health care as an EMT or nurse but may not have an interest in fighting fire. Others may not want to deal with vomit and blood and not want to go on medical calls.
We should allow the people to use their life experience to help where they fit. Likewise if someone has no interest in EMS don't force them to take EMS training above first aid and CPR.
Truth is 80% of calls are medical and not fire calls, 80% of those calls are BLS basic life support and could be handled by a combination of a paramedic and EMT, paramedic and EMR, or EMT and EMR.
In 2018 NACFD paramedics taught an Emergency Medical Responder class through MCC. This is where I was trained as an Emergency Medical Responder. The course was 80 hours and only cost $250.
We need volunteers because when it rains it pours... I can't tell you how often the LMRFD gets 2 or 3 calls within a short time. This overwhelms our EMS system and extends response times by minutes to hours at times.
It all takes time... Dolan Springs medical calls average 1.5 to 2 hours or more, Meadview calls 2+ hours, and Willow Beach 3+ hours.
November 23rd 3 calls in about 3 hours
04:25 fire call,
05:29 heart problem
07:36 fall in Meadview
December 4th 2 calls 17 minutes apart
10:04 breathing problem Dolan
10:20 sick person Meadview
December 7th 2 calls about one hour apart
10:51 sick person Willow Beach
11:21 unconscious Meadview
December 12th 2 calls 4 minutes apart
05:25 Sick person Dolan
05:29 Smoke Dolan
December 14th
09:10 Accident Stockton Hill Meadview
09:44 Unauthorized burn Dolan
December 18th 3 calls a little over an hour
10:54 chest pain Dolan
11:06 diabetic problem Meadview
12:08 a breathing problem Meadview
December 20th 2 calls about an hour
11:47 a breathing problem in Dolan
11:51 a psych call in Meadview
Thursday, December 19, 2019
The LMRFD covers the most dangerous part, of the most dangerous highway in U.S
Dolan Springs Arizona
Not only is US93 the most dangerous highway in the United States, it's the fourth worst highway for emergency medical service wait times in the U.S. That's according to this 2018 story from ABC News in Phoenix and the consumer website, Value Penguin
Not only is US93 the most dangerous highway in the United States, it's the fourth worst highway for emergency medical service wait times in the U.S. That's according to this 2018 story from ABC News in Phoenix and the consumer website, Value Penguin
The site says U.S. 93 between Wickenburg and the Hoover Dam, especially the stretch in Mohave County, is considered the worst part of the highway, and most of the fatal crashes occur along the segment in Mohave County.
At one time the Lake Mohave Ranchos Fire District had some rocking volunteers. 25 years ago when Mike Pettway and John Lilly were both volunteers, the LMRFD had lots of volunteers, 6 ALS ambulances, and several rescue vehicles.
They ranked US-93 in Arizona as the most dangerous highway in the U.S. This 200-mile-long road runs between Wickenburg, Arizona, and the Hoover Dam Bypass Bridge, also known as the Mike O'Callaghan–Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge, near Nevada's border.
Many drivers use this route when driving between Las Vegas and Phoenix. Most of the fatal crashes occur along the segment in Mohave County, Arizona. Overall, 70 fatal crashes reportedly took place on this highway from 2010 through 2016.
The study shows that U.S. 93 is the fourth worst highway for emergency medical service wait times, behind two highways in Texas and one in Alabama. The median EMS wait time for U.S. 93 is 21 minutes and can take over an hour in some case.
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