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Remembering the Fallen
This is a website dedicated to those who have lost their lives in the line of duty of providing air medial services. A local Friday Harbor artist will be designing a statue for the garden. Please visit their website and consider giving a generous contribution to help make the Air Medical Memorial a reality.
James Bryner
James Bryner BA, RN, CEN, EMT-P is a Flight Nurse/Medic for us and was born and raised in California where he obtained a Bachelors degree in psychology from the University of California at Santa Cruz. Seeking a way to help people in a more direct, hands-on fashion, he went back to school and received his nursing…
Commissioner Michael Roger 1941-2011
Our island home lost a beloved family member, treasured friend, and caring advocate when Michael Roger succumbed to lymphoma on Thursday evening, October 20, 2011. He was in the care of Hospice House in Bellingham, where family and friends were close by his side during his brief stay. Michael spent his professional career defending the…
Safety Fair Sunday October 9, 2011
It’s Safety Fair Time! Games, a coloring contest, a rescue demonstration, food and lots of fun are on the agenda at the Safety Fair from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, October 9, at the Mullis Street Fire Station. Participating agencies include the San Juan Island Fire Department, San Juan Island Emergency Medical Services,…
Service 2011
The EMTs, Paramedics, Flight Nurses and Pilots of our agency.
Ready for the Summer
Record tourism and increased population necessitate a robust and world class EMS and transportation system here in the San Juans. We have just that! Island Air Ambulance is ready for the summer. After a long winter of preparation of extra pilot training, additional medical training for the EMTs and Paramedics, affiliation with regional and national…
EMS Week
National EMS week is being celebrated here on San Juan Island May 15-21, 2011.
Kings Marine Donates to EMS
Kings Marine through their efforts to hold the Frank Wilson Memorial Fishing Derby have made a generous donation of $2,500 to San Juan Island EMS. The funds will be used for the New Frank Wilson EMS Building under construction along with the new hospital project groundbreaking July 23rd this summer.
Airway Cameras Now In Service
San Juan Island EMS has again increased its ability to treat critically ill and injured patients through cutting edge technology. The Glidescope Ranger is an advance airway camera that allows the paramedic to look deep into the airway and place a breathing tube without compromising the patient’s neck. This state of the art technology is…
Dr. Malcolm Heath
Dr. Malcolm Heath 2011 featured pilot at SJ Aviation Museum Presentation 1 p.m. March 27 FH Airport Click here for a terrific story on Dr. Heath as reported on the SanJuanIslander.com!
No Radiation Danger in Our Community
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: As the situation at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Station evolves, it is worth highlighting to islanders that at this time there is widespread agreement by experts that there is no potential hazard to the mainland United States, even in the event of a catastrophic meltdown. The distance…
Airlift to Stage In Friday Harbor Again This Summer
Airlift Northwest medical helicopters will again stage in Friday Harbor during the summer of 2011. As a continued partnership with Airlift Northwest, the medical helicopter (normally staged at St. Joseph Medical Center in Bellingham) will stage in Friday Harbor with the assistance of San Juan Island EMS. If weather and call volume permits, the helicopter…