T. MAX WESSON, COMMANDER BUDDY WHITE, VICE-COMMANDER GORDON A. JOYNER, SECRETARY-TREASURER

AUGUST 10, 1997

COMMANDER'S MESSAGE

I would like to remind all of you about the upcoming convention in Hickory, N.C. this coming September. Please make plans to go. It is a great chance to see fellow rescuers from all over the state and beyond.

I would like to say "thanks" to all the people who have supported me during my tenure as your Commander. I am pleased with the accomplishments made during the last two years.

We still have a lot going on with other state agencies, including OEMS, N.C. Department of Insurance and the N.C. Department of Emergency Management. Details will be coming out later.

JOIN THE BROTHERHOOD! JOIN THE BROTHERHOOD!! JOIN THE BROTHERHOOD!!! JOIN THE BROTHERHOOD!!!!

VICE-COMMANDER'S MESSAGE

The August 1 deadline has passed and boy are we going to have a good time with competition in Hickory. We have a full slate of teams in BLS, Rescue Challenge and Heavy Rescue competition. It sure is a pleasure to see this many persons interested in the learning challenges presented by being a competition member. The process of training and studying for competition brings out our best qualities and sharpens our skills. We then use those sharpened skills in the treatment of the sick and injured while on call. We will have only one first place winner; however, we are all winners because you became involved in competition. Please remember to be on time, have all equipment ready for inspection and ask any questions while you have the chance. I thank all those persons who have attended Judges Evaluation this year. It was a pleasure to work with each of you. I know we have a good group of judges that will be fair, watch the competition closely and score it accordingly. I wish each team good luck and may the best team win.

Now all we need is a team spirit with the Benevolent Brotherhood. Keep your fellow members in mind and help them in their time of need.

CONVENTION 1997

September 18, 19 & 20, 1997......Hickory, North Carolina

BROTHERHOOD OBITUARY

#531 Brenda Ruth Rogers Burke County Rescue Squad AGE: 44 DOD: 06/10/97

#532 Isaac Taylor Hart La Grange Rescue Squad AGE: 76 DOD: 07/14/97

#533 Robert Walston Edgecombe Rescue Squad AGE: 71 DOD: 06/05/97

#534 J. E. Byrum Colerain Rescue Squad AGE: 71 DOD: 07/30/97

TRADE-SWAP-SELL-LOCATE ITEMS

FOR SALE: 1990 SCAT hovercraft 37 original hours. 12 hp rotax engine (similar to one used on Baywatch), stokes basket rack and dual seats, asking $7,500. 1984 GMC 3500 Type II Ambulance, 32,000 miles, 1st out until January 1997. Code 3 lightbar, pa-3000 siren, model 30 stretcher, Mocom 70 4 channel scanner head, asking $4,500. Contact Watauga County Emergency Rescue Squad at 704/264-2426, answering machine available.

FOR SALE: CPR manikin and accessories. "Adam" adult torso with ten face pieces, extra lungs and airways and padded case. Value $370. Plastic face shields, manikin wipes, two pocket face masks, with replacement valves and filters. Value $65. AHA BLS Video and slides. Value $155. AHA BLS HCP manual and instructors manual. Value $26. Leather carrying case. Value $35. Total Value is $651.00, will sacrifice all for $450.00. Contact Suzanne Tyner, Pikeville, N.C., 919/734-2645, leave message.

SIXTEENTH ANNUAL EAST COAST EMERGENCY MEDICINE SEMINAR

September 12, 13, 14, 1997. Sponsored by the Division of Emergency Medical Services, Department of Emergency Medicine, East Carolina University School of Medicine. To be held at the Crystal Coast Civic Center in Morehead City, N.C.

The Sheraton Atlantic Beach will be the host hotel. For further information, please call Mrs. Susan Copeland at 919/816-2154.

MEMORIAL FUND DONATIONS

Harrells Volunteer Rescue Squad recently donated $100.00 in memory of Eddie Jones.

CATAWBA VALLEY RESCUE COLLEGE

October 10, 11, 12, 1997, Hickory, North Carolina. Courses offered for Rescue, Fire and Emergency Medical Service Personnel. Rescue Certification Courses: BRT Track-includes types of rescue equipment, portable fire extinguishers and air quality. Vehicle Extrication (BRT), Vehicle Extrication (ART), Land Navigation, Ropes and Lowers (BRT), also meets Firefighter I Rope standards, Friction Systems, Anchors, Ascending and Descending (ART). Other Rescue Courses: Heavy Vehicle Extrication, Building Collapse, Phase 1, Building Collapse, Phase 2, Advanced Mantracking, Confined Space Rescue, Highlines; Telepher & Tyroleans. Fire Courses: Firefighter I Fire Control, Residential Live Burn, LP Gas, Arson Investigation, Wildland Fire Suppression. EMT Continuing Education Track: 12 hours of continuing education subjects, including medical emergencies, burns, the geriatric patient and sports injuries. Other Courses: Introduction to the Fire/Rescue Service for the Junior Member. A special course for new members ages 16 to 18 years. For further information please call 704/327-7000, extension 306 or write to Catawba Valley Rescue College, P.O. Box 2757, Newton, N.C. 28658.

REESE A. FAULKNER

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

BUILDING DEDICATED

JULY 20, 1997

REESE A. FAULKNER

(1931 - 1994)

Born May 8, 1931, Reese Albert Faulkner was a lifelong resident of Fayetteville, N.C. He attended Massey Hill High School. In 1953, he married the former Rveda Marchant of Fayetteville. Together they raised four daughters, now married, who are all Fayetteville residents. Sharon Jernigan, Donna Schulte, Patricia Lindsey and Ressa Eastman.

He was a 32nd Degree Shriner and a member of the Masonic Lodge Scottish Rites, Woodmen of the World, the Moose Lodge, the N.C. Association of Rescue Squads and the Cumberland County Fire Chiefs Association. He was a member of Victory Methodist Church.

Over the years, Mr. Faulkner worked for Lake Dale Manufacturing, Fayetteville Cigar and Candy, and McLean Trucking. He was also an ambulance driver for Jernigan-Warren Ambulance Service. It was this job that inspired his lifelong passion for emergency service.

In 1960, Mr. Faulkner helped organize and found the first Rescue Squad in Cumberland County. In 1982, he was named Commander of the Rescue Squad. It was the first time that he received pay for his work with the squad. Before that, he had committed his time and attention strictly as a volunteer. Having a salary allowed him to retire from his regular job at McLean Trucking Company to devote his life fulltime to the Rescue Squad. Later, he would become Director of a combined Ambulance Service and Rescue Squad.

Mr. Faulkner had said his proudest achievement was getting county financial support for the Rescue Squad in the mid-1960s. Before then, squad members had helped pay for, supply and maintain the Rescue Squad entirely with donations, which often came from the pockets of the volunteers themselves.

Mr. Faulkner died from complications of a stroke in 1994. He was 62 years old.