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 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…
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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, 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, 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, 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…
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” 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…
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…
Karl Kuetzing has been a resident of Friday Harbor for 10 years and became an EMT in 2012. A transplant from the Midwest, Karl has been a Washingtonian for the last 25 years living on both the west and east sides of the state. Karl obtained his Bachelor of Arts from Cornell College in Environmental…
Each year, approximately 300,000 persons in the United States experience an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) or sudden death with an average of only 7.8% surviving to be discharged from the hospital. But here in Washington State and San Juan County, the story is very different.
National Emergency Medical Services Week brings together local communities and medical personnel to publicize safety and honor the dedication of those who provide the day-to-day lifesaving services of medicine’s “front line.” Please join us in thanking our first responders this week for the job they do.