Join the Pennington First Aid Squad Family
We're All Different, but Have One Thing in Common:
We're Here to Help...
A woman has chest pain in the middle of the night;
a young boy smashes his sled into a tree on Christmas;
a couple is injured in their car on the way to church.Emergency care for a community
is a huge job. It never ends. It never takes a holiday. It goes on round the clock.
Who answers their calls for help at all times of the day and night? A small group of
people whose work brings them together like an extended family:
the Pennington First Aid Squad. Its volunteers continually teach,
protect and care for the community and one another.
Why do we need new members?
- The demand for our service has never been greater. Last year,
the Pennington First Aid Squad answered a record number of 1100 calls.
- Squad members move away or get a new job; high school students go off to college;
someone gets sick. So recruitment is an annual necessity. Without new members,
the squad cannot continue to meet the community's needs.
- Our weekday crews are stretched especially thin, but that's when over a third of our calls
occur. That's also when most of our riding members are at work. We especially need members
who are available during weekday hours. Increasing call volume also means more help is needed
with administration, maintenance, training and education.
Our teaching staff works hundreds of hours a year to train new members and keep
current members up to date.
Why should you join?
- Being a volunteer EMT is interesting work with great job satisfaction.
- You're setting a great example for others, especially your own family.
- You're participating in your community. It's the right thing to do.
- The health care training you receive can be valuable by itself.
- You're joining a family which has only one purpose: to help others in their time of need.
- See a video of what
being a volunteer EMT means to others.
- call 737-0479,
or drop by to join.