| Crew joins social media |
| Sun. Jan 24th 2010 |
We can now be found on facebook! We invite everyone to become a fan of our page by clicking the link below. Please upload your favorite photos and share your stories on the discussion board!
Bristol Life Saving Crew | Promote Your Page Too...
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| Crew to offer EMT-Enhanced training. |
| Sun. Jan 17th 2010 |
We will be starting an Enhanced class starting February 1st. You must be an EMT-B prior to enrollment. Contact Janet Evans at 383-1155 for more information and to enroll....
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| EMT-B Recertification |
| Sun. Jan 17th 2010 |
Attached below is the syllabus for the county's current EMT-B program. Enrollment has been opened to the public and BLS recertification hours are available on the days marked by an asterisk. Please contact Theresa Kingsley by email at tkingsley@vaems.org for more information.
EMT-B COURSE OUTLINE...
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| Crew's ALS team's performance consistent during VAVRS district 9 competition. |
| Sat. Jan 16th 2010 |
Congratulations to Tim Salyer, Ruth Johnson, Josh Wilkinson, Leslie Weaver, Jason Eller and Kacy WIlkinson who have won both today's ALS competition in Glade Spring as well as October's at the Cleveland Life Saving Crew. We are all very proud of our members for such exemplary performance!
The nex...
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| Crew certifies Captain as ALS coordinator. |
| Sat. Jan 9th 2010 |
We are proud to announce that our own Tim Salyer has been certified by the Virginia Office of EMS as an ALS coordinator. We may now again host our own EMT-Enhanced programs as well as well as category 1 continuing education credits. The process to obtain this certification is difficult and requires ...
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| Another year, another banquet! |
| Fri. Dec 18th 2009 |
Despite blizzard conditions and heavy snow accumulation on the roads, the crew met together at the Bristol VA train station for our annual banquet. Normally the banquet is a time for everyone to relax and share stories of old, but this year the tension in the air from the accumulating snow was palpa...
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| ALS and BLS Refreshers |
| Tue. Jul 14th 2009 |
We'll be offering category 1 CEU opportunities for all levels of VA EMS certification. The schedule is as follows:
24 hours of BLS CEU's:
Saturday Sept 5th 0900-1900
Sunday Sept 6th 1200-2000
Monday Sept 7th 1600-2200
48 hours of ALS CEU's:
October 3rd and 4th 0900-1700
November 7th and 8...
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| Crew remembers Britt Compton. |
| Tue. Jul 14th 2009 |
Britt started serving the state of Virginia as a junior firefighter in Grundy, Va., while still in high school. He made his home in Bristol most of his life and was a Navy corpsman in Vietnam and came back to Virginia to continue his service after leaving the Navy. He was a life member of the Bristo...
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| Britt Compton's Passing and Arrangements |
| Sun. Jul 5th 2009 |
We are saddened to announce that Britt Compton has lost his battle with the stroke he suffered a few weeks ago. Britt has accomplished a great deal during his long history with the crew and will be sorely missed. We will post a formal memorial to him in the near future. His funeral arrangements are ...
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| Britt Compton Hospitalized |
| Thu. Jun 18th 2009 |
Britt is in the hospital room #2057 (BRMC). He has had a stroke and the CT scan has showed some slight infarction in his brain.
Everyone please keep him in your prayers, and if you can, go see him....
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