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MedEvac Event Scheduled for San Juan Island

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Mission San Juan Island: Hero Retrieval brings together medevac industry leaders and volunteers from outside the industry for a common cause…to raise money for vital medevac research and education programs. Saturday, October 20, our Heroes will be stranded on San Juan Island.  Each has accepted a personal “mission” to raise money. Using only their cell phones to solicit donations,…
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Island Air Flight Tracking and Communications are State of the Art

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Island Air Ambulance has installed state of the art flight tracking technology aboard the plane.  With this Outerlink tracking technology, we are able to safely pinpoint the exact location of the aircaft every 30 seconds. This allows our Air Command  dispacth center to provide precise ETAs to requesting agencies and mainland ambulance services.  It also…
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Linda Dunaway

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Linda Dunaway, NREMT is a multi talented person with experience in administration and now patient care. She works as an Administrative Assistant for our air partner Island Air, Inc. and works with us as an EMT as well.  She and her husband Dave moved to the island in 2010 and are raising their family here.
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Summer Safety

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Summer is rapidly approaching and we want you and your family to have a safe and fun summer.  We recommend a great website that highlights some basic summer safety information that’s worth your reading. Go to http://www.haveasafesummer.com/
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Larry Wall Joins EMS Team in June

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Larry Wall, BA/BSN, RN, CFRN, CEN has accepted the newly created position of Director of Critical Care Transport for Island Air ambulance and will add to the existing administrative team in June. Larry will be coming from the Chicago, IL area where he worked as the Chief Flight Nurse and Base Manager for a regional air…
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Every 15 Minutes This Week In Friday Harbor

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Life’s lessons are best learned through experience. Unfortunately, when the target audience is teens and the topic is drinking and texting while driving, experience is not the teacher of choice. The Every 15 Minutes Program offers real-life experience without the real-life risks. This emotionally charged program, entitled Every 15 Minutes, is an event designed to dramatically instill teenagers with the potentially dangerous consequences of drinking alcohol and texting while driving. This powerful program will challenge students to think about drinking, texting while driving, personal safety, and the responsibility of making mature decisions when lives are involved.
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