| Squad Participates in EMS Week |
| Sat. May 22nd 2010 |
The Fredericksburg Rescue Squad participated in National EMS Week recently with a number of live demonstrations.
The demonstrations took place Saturday, May 22, at Shoppers Food & Pharmacy in Central Park. More than 300 people attended.
In one of the scenarios, members of the...
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| And the "Outstanding EMS Administator" Award goes to... DEBBIE RICE! |
| Tue. May 18th 2010 |
On Tuesday evening, May 18, 2010, the Rappahannock Emergency Medical Services (REMS) Council announced their 2010 award recipients during an evening gathering at the Fredericksburg Hospitality House.
Among these most deserving recipients was our own Squad President, DEBORAH S. RICE! Debbie ...
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| FRS April Training Meeting: Excellence in EMS Education! |
| Tue. Apr 20th 2010 |
Special thanks to our Training Officer Mark Driscoll and our own Paramedics John Griffin and Dana Love for their "Excellence in EMS Education!"
Mark, John and Dana kindly facilitated our April Training Meeting; the primary topics were:
EMT Basic Medication Administration...
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| FRS Juniors Take to the Streets for their 2nd Annual Scavenger Hunt! |
| Sat. Apr 17th 2010 |
Armed with cameras, maps, tourist guides and telephone books, two groups of Junior Members took their Scavenger Hunt to the sunny streets of Fredericksburg beginning at 9:00 am today!
A Scavenger Hunt is a game in which individuals or teams seek to find a number of specific items and/...
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| FRS Honors our Dispatchers During National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, April 11-17, 2010 |
| Sun. Apr 11th 2010 |
"911 Dispatchers save lives every day, they are the backbone of public safety. Dispatchers answer calls for help & lead people through life's most difficult moments. They don't drive around in fancy apparatus nor do they end up on the 5 o'clock news. Rather, dispatchers do...
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| Spaghetti Benefit Dinner Held for FRS Life Member Patrick O'Connell |
| Fri. Mar 19th 2010 |
A Spaghetti Benefit Dinner for FRS Life Member Patrick O'Connell was held on Friday evening, March 19, 2010 at Spotsylvania's Battlefield Elementary School where his wife Celia, teaches.
Patrick has been volunteering in our community since 1967, when he joined the time-honored Fredericksburg ...
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| FRS Member Adil Quraish is Recognized for his Research at UMW |
| Fri. Jan 8th 2010 |
When junior Adil Quraish talks about his cellular biology research, his eyes light up, he leans forward in his chair and he looks as if he’s introducing a close friend.
“You know in the cell, there’s the nucleus? And inside the cell, there’s DNA?,” said Quraish, paus...
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| FRS Juniors Receive Training from VA ABC Special Agents |
| Sun. Dec 13th 2009 |
On Sunday afternoon, December 13, 2009, Special Agents Lisa Wright and Carter Wells, Virginia Department of Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC), visited our station and provided a unique presentation to our Junior Members as part of the Junior's monthly training.
Special Agent Wright began the training ...
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| FRS Junior Member Olivia Morris Coordinates Food Drive |
| Mon. Nov 23rd 2009 |
Junior squad member Olivia Morris independently coordinated a Food Drive for the Fredericksburg Area Food Bank. This drive was held at our station from November 16-22, 2009.
Olivia and Jr. Advisor Jackie Otto delivered the food, totaling 190 lbs, to the Fredericksburg Area Food Bank this af...
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| FRS Juniors Volunteer at the Fredericksburg Area Food Bank |
| Sat. Nov 7th 2009 |
The FRS Junior Members gave back to our community in a different way today by volunteering at the Fredericksburg Area Food Bank!
After completing the necessary paperwork and receiving a briefing, we were put to work in the warehouse. The warehouse has many duties including inspecting, organiz...
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