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The issue of supply exchange at the hospital is certainly a hot topic and is not over yet. It might even take Congressional action to settle this problem. Please keep in mind that the hospitals are trying to help us, they do so much for us by sponsoring our ALS programs, helping with quality assurance issues, plus much more. Working together with the hospitals and our Congressional leadership, I think we can recover what we have lost.
Have you ever heard of the drug "RICIN"?? It is a highly toxic, white powder used by drug dealers and illegal drug laboratories to "bait" law enforcement officers in an attempt to injure or kill them during a raid. The powder, which is 6,000 times more lethal than cyanide, causes death if it contacts human skin. There is no known antidote. If you are involved in emergency calls to an area suspected of being a drug lab, use extreme caution and wear full personal protective equipment. There are no confirmed reports of its presence in North Carolina; however, if this substance is out there anywhere it will soon show up here. Don't be a victim.
It is time to make sure that the scholarship application is submitted for your child. It is also time to make sure that the scholarship application is submitted for yourself. Yes, the Association has worked hard to provide the financial aid to members who provide a valuable service to their communities. If you are not familiar with the scholarship program, ask your squad captain. This is just another benefit to the members of the association. Please don't wait.
Kinman Rescue Tool. Jaws & Ram. $5000 for both units, good working condition. Contact Kerry Chavis, Asst. Chief, Pembroke Rescue Squad, Home: 910/521-3837, Work: 919/828-0877, Pager: 1/888/366-1545.
| Number | Name | EMS Station | Age | DOD |
| 553 | Roger Lee Kiger | Forsyth County EMS | 54 | 12/13/97 |
| 554 | Woodrow Bentley | Henderson County Rescue | 70 | 01/02/98 |
| 555 | Yates T. Mitchum | Shelby Rescue | 72 | 01/10/98 |
| 556 | Leroy Gillespie, Jr. | Elizabethtown Rescue | 60 | 01/10/98 |
| 557 | Elmer Beal | Lincoln County Lifesaving | 84 | 01/22/98 |
You are invited to LaGrange Rescue Squad's new facility dedication and open house on March 15, 1998 at 2:00 p.m. They are located on Railroad Street in LaGrange, N.C.
The celebration banquet was held in December. Five charter members were presented special awards; Ralph Jones, Bill McClure, Woodrow Bentley, Glenn Marlowe and Bill Powers, who are still associated with the squad. Arnold Heaton was recognized for 30 years of service. Ed Plemmons received the Captain's Award given to the outstanding rescue squad member for the year.
Lou Ann Price of the Seven Springs Area Rescue received the "Rescue Person of the Year" award at the officer's installation banquet recently. The award is sponsored by Southern Bank and Trust Co. and was presented by bank official Dolly Sutton.
March 21 and 22, 1998, McDowell High School, Hwy. 70 West, Marion, N.C. 28752. Sponsored by McDowell Co. Fire & Rescue Association, McDowell Co. Rescue Squad & Ambulance, McDowell Technical Community College, McDowell Co. Fire Commission, McDowell Co. Emergency Management, N.C. Dept. of Insurance, N.C. Fire & Rescue Commission and N.C. Dept. of Community Colleges.
Courses Offered:
For registration information please call Brad Ledbetter at McDowell Technical Community College, 704/652-6021 extension 501, or write McDowell Fire & Rescue College, ATTN: Brad Ledbetter, PO Box 38, Marion, NC 28752.
April 3, 4, 5, 1998. Hosted by South Orange EMS & Rescue Squad and sponsored by Durham Technical Community College. Classes will be taught at South Orange Rescue in Carrboro and on the Haw River. Graduates will receive the Swiftwater Rescue Technician I certification as offered by Rescue 3 International.
This course will fulfill all BRT and ART water rescue requirements. Course brochures will be mailed in early February to all Association member departments. For further information, please contact Bobby Green, South Orange Technical Rescue Team at 919/942-3831.
May 7, 8, 9, 1998. Holiday Inn SunSpree, Asheville, N.C. Registration deadline is April 15, 1998. For more information, please contact Wayne Bailey or Kim Dorman at 800/634-7854.
April 4 & 5, 1998. Ashe County Rescue, West Jefferson, N.C.