Starke County EMS Director Travis Clary asked the county council last week for permission to hire additional staff.
Continue readingStarke County Council Considers Request for Additional EMS Staff
Starke County EMS Looking for Employees
Starke County EMS Director Travis Clary is looking to hire a full-time paramedic and a full-time EMT to help staff the ambulances.
Continue readingEMT Class to be Held in North Judson Police Department Training Center
The North Judson police officers will be able to brush up on some of their certifications while allowing Med One Mobile to utilize the Department’s training center.
Continue readingStarke County COAD Seeks Local Restaurants and Businesses Willing to Assist First Responders
The Starke County COAD is looking for local restaurants and businesses willing to donate food, beverages and other resources to first responders during lengthy emergency situations.
This would be a local effort similar to canteen services offered by the Red Cross. Starke County EMA Director J. Nier would assist the COAD with this initiative. When a major incident occurs and responders are expected to be out in the field for an extended period of time, she would call on COAD members to get resources to the scene as soon as possible. Continue reading
Fire Chief Kenny Pfost Presents Annual Report to Knox City Council Members
Knox City Council members amended their meeting agenda Tuesday night, in order include Fire Chief Kenny Pfost’s annual report.
Pfost explained that the fire department’s year ran from December 1st of 2016 through November 30th of this year. He said there was a total of 256 calls which was up 60 runs from last year. He stated that 133 of those were medical-related, resulting in 28 more medical calls than the previous year. Continue reading
North Judson Firefighters Receive Additional Training
The North Judson-Wayne Township Fire Department is stepping up its training efforts. Continue reading
Pulaski County EMS Looking for Paramedics
A committee will look into wages and salaries in the coming weeks in Pulaski County.
EMS Director Nikki Lowry begged the Pulaski County Council for help as she cannot keep staff in her department. She said she is in desperate need for paramedics, but the county’s wages and benefits don’t entice potential applicants to work with the county. According to Lowry, first-year staff members don’t get any extra time off.
Culver EMS Looking for Volunteers
Culver EMS Director Chuck Dilts told the town board this week that their volunteer numbers are dwindling from people retiring and moving on for other reasons. Because the numbers are decreasing so drastically, Culver EMS is now looking for volunteers that want to help a worthy cause.
Culver Town Council Approves Hire of Full-Time EMT
After conducting interviews for the full-time EMT position, Culver EMS Director Chuck Dilts recommended hiring Kimberly Irsa to the town council at their recent meeting. Irsa has been with the Culver EMS since November 2010, and was previously an Advanced EMT in Pulaski County.
Starke County Ambulance Service Discussed by Commissioners, Council
Is Starke County going to get out of the ambulance business? That was one of the questions several County Councilmen and one Commissioner attempted to answer this week.
Getting out of the ambulance business was only one of the proposals made in a session on upgrading the county’s ambulance capabilities to Advance Life Service (ALS) status.
