Officers:
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Buddy White, Commander
Henry Sermons, Vice-Commander
Gordon Joyner, Secretary-Treasurer
Table of contents
| Commander's Message | Vice-Commander's Message |
| Brotherhood Obituary | For Sale |
| Fremont Rescue & EMS Honors Memebers | Benson Rescue Squad Honors members |
| Gaston County First at National EMS Memorial Service |
Our Standards Committee had a good productive weekend in Burlington. We began a process that will set new minimum standards for an organization to function as a Rescue Provider. We will closely review all of these proposals to insure that the most qualified and capable provider is chosen to deliver the service to the citizens of North Carolina. As we progress, we will be providing additional information. If you have questions now, call our office.
As summer approaches, remember our vehicles and equipment. In order to function properly in this heat, our equipment must be maintained in top notch condition. This includes batteries, alternators and air conditioners. Be sure to service and maintain your equipment regularly.
Hopefully, everyone has made arrangements for Convention 98' in Winston-Salem this year. Time is drawing near. Register your competition teams and send in your information for the various awards and memorial service. See ya there! And as always, thank you for the service that you provide to so many.
Have you checked to see how many of your members belong to the Brotherhood? The Association has over 16,500 members, but we only have less than one-third in the Brotherhood. Why don't we have more members in the Brotherhood? Maybe, it is because we as leaders do not inform our members about the benefit of belonging to the Brotherhood. Maybe, because it cost $1.00 each time we have an assessment, or maybe we don't think that we will ever need the benefits that being a member of the Brotherhood will give us. A lot of maybes............
If you are a member, work toward telling someone else about the benefits of being a member of the Association. If each member would sign up just one new member, then we would be on our way to reaching fifty-percent of our membership. Please try. Tell another member about the Brotherhood.
| Number | Name | EMS Station | Age | DOD |
| 567 | Farley Stratton | Graham County Rescue | 83 | 04/29/98 |
| 568 | Edward J. Graham | Polk County Rescue | 50 | 05/24/98 |
| 569 | Charles N. McGinnis | Catabwa Rescue | 75 | 05/28/98 |
1983 Ford Type II Ambulances (2). Both units are gasoline powered. One has 93,000 miles, am/fm radio, A/C, HTG. One has 62,000 mileage, A/C, HTG, large window, right hand side, patient compartment. Both ambulances in good shape. Accepting offers. Contact Ogden-New Hanover Volunteer Rescue at 910/791-8173, fax 910/791-8113, or write ONHVRS, 251 Military Cut Off Road, Wilmington, N.C. 28405.
Kitty Glover was honored as "Rescue Person of the Year." Valerie Peele was honored for 20 years of service. Members with 15 years of service were Connie Price, Ronnie Warrick and Bill Yelverton. The annual awards and installation banquet was held June 6, 1998 at the Fremont Rescue & EMS headquarters.
Danny Morgan was presented a plaque for the 1997 "Person of the Year". Voting for this prestigous award is by secret ballot by the rescue members. Michelle Morgan was presented a plaque for running the most calls in 1997. The presentations were made at the annual fund raising truck raffle held May 1st.
On may 23rd 1998 the Gaston county NC EMS honor guard became the first such team from NC. to be chosen to perform at the National EMS Memorial Service at the National EMS and Rescue Museum in Roanoke VA. The memorial is called the tree of life and is made up of several hundred bronze oak leaves with the names of emergency medical service and rescue personnel that have given their lives in the line of duty inscribed on the leaves.
The memorial is housed at the National EMS and Rescue Museum called,"To
the Rescue", in Roanoke, VA. The Gaston county NC EMS honor guard and the
New York city EMS honor guard were the only two teams in the entire nation
chosen to perform at the memorial. Keith Ramsey with Gaston county played
the bagpipes at the service along with two members
of New York cities team. Gaston county along with New York city have already
been invited to perform at next years service, the members of Gaston county's
team are:
During the service all of the present and past years inductees are honored during a candle-light service where last call is rendered and bagpipe music is played and a national moment of silence is observed, more than 25 names of EMS and rescue personnel were added to the memorial due to violent assaults,helicopter crashes,motor vehicle accidents while responding to calls,contracting hiv while caring for patients and other accidents. The memorial is held on the Satuday during national EMS week in Roanoke VA. at the national museum To the Rescue, The history of EMS and Rescue today are located in the Tanglewood mall in Roanoke, VA.