Lemons into lemonade

Glenn Reynolds quoted me recently, but didn't mention my name... I got a little miffed (which was wrong), and so I'm going to try to get some sort of blog burst going about the REAL issue:

Volunteer Fire and Emergency Medical Services

Every town in this country depends on men and women who volunteer their time and effort to save lives. Certainly, most metropolitan areas have paid or contract personnel, but there is no substitute for the backbone of these services, which depend upon volunteers.

These volunteers range, in the general sense, from candy-stripers to advanced medical technitians and firemen - and they all have one goal in mind:

To provide the best service to give health, life, and safety to the community

That's no quote from a website for any service... That is simply WHAT THEY **DO**

These men and women sacrifice their time and talents to provide their communities with the best health and safety services they can.

How can you climb aboard and lend your efforts?

• take First Aid/CPR courses
• train with Fire/Emergency medical units
• get certified in advanced emergency rescue courses
• support your local emergency service squads
• promote awareness about Fire/Emergency Rescue needs and issues
• ... (among many other things - be helpfully inventive!)

These men and women -whether they are paid or volunteers - serve their communities with valor and dedication. Please let them know how much they are valued, and do whatever you can to assist them and make their jobs easier!

Please, blog about volunteering and training in First Aid. Keep this topic up and vibrant! I don't care if you link to me (well, I'd LIKE it, I won't lie, LOL), but remind people that they can make a difference in their communities: it all starts...

WITH ***YOU!!!***

Blogging about this:

• Beth at Blue Star Chronicles
• Viva La Blog
• basil (yay, basil!)

Comments

[beth]

1.

Thanks for the link :) Great cause!!!

[Sonnabend]

2.

I am proud top say that betrween 1977 and 1992 I served as a junior cadet all the way to officer with a volunteer emergency medical unit (you start as a junior trainee cadet at twelve) and then up to 1992 with an emergency rescue team as a communications / medic.

Proud to have served.

[David]

3.

Glenn Reynolds? Who's he?

;-)

[Raven]

4.

I am an EMT II in my state and it's not THAT hard a course to take. It does help if one has some medical background but it's not required. EMT's are the first responders and many a life is saved because of what we do.

BE AN EMT.
EAT. SLEEP. SAVE LIVES.

[Smokey]

5.

Thank you Cat for this touching tribute. I meet fellow smoke eaters all over (I love road trips) and I never want for a place to rest when I blow into town (amazing that we all seem to have the SAME DANG COUCH at our station isn't it), and you haven't eaten until a fireman cooks for you (although, my cooking leaves a little lacking, which may be why I get put on dishes after dinner in stead of cooking, hmmmmmmm)

[Sonnabend]

6.

Smokey..anytime you can get your good self to Australia, go say hi to the Rural Fire Services people..I guarantee you a warm welcome.

Thanks, bro :)