Washington County Life Saving Crew, INC.

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Please keep the family of Dr. Norman Rexrode in your thoughts and prayers in the upcoming weeks. Dr. Rexrode passed away today at Johnson City Medical Center. Dr. Rexrode was a pillar to the EMS community, assisting to help train many of our personnel through several different schools & colleges. He also helped to influence and have input in the advancement in our area protocols. Dr. Rexrode, you will be missed by many.

Joining the elite group of those nominated by their peers for their outstanding working and dedication, Paramedic B.Boyd was voted June’s Member of the Month. Congratulations!

Summer time has been keeping us busy 🚑☀️

Over the past days, our members have been blessed with several random acts of kindness. We have had our meals paid for by kind strangers in front of us in the drive thru lines multiple times and last night had a large amount of delicious pizza provided to us for dinner. We do not know who you are, but we see you and thank you for the kindness and generosity you have shown us!!

Come see us this Saturday!! We will be discussing public safety within EMS and you can see the ambulance!

‼️ Be sure to stop by this Saturday from 8am-12pm for the Community Safety Event we will be hosting for National Safety Month! 🚔🚒🚑 We look forward to seeing you! 😊

Yesterday, our duty crew got a sweet surprise. The lady that brought these by went into cardiac arrest at a local restaurant recently and the crew achieved ROSC in the field! Members responding to the call that day: Paramedic Lowman, A-EMT Allison, EMT E. Hall, Paramedic Ponton, and EMT Comer. Officer Huddleston with APD was also on scene to assist.

WCLSC 2024 Officers

Over the past 2 weekends, members of WCLSC have been busy, covering standby events for the car show, participating in the Battle of the Badges Blood Drive, and standing by for the Food City family picnic. It’s been great getting to see everyone and their family’s out enjoying the summer activities, hanging out with members from other agencies, and even enjoying a K-9 demonstration from WCSO. Thanks to all the members who have helped out, especially those who donated to the blood drive. A special shout out to the lady behind the majority of these photos, EMT E. Felty.

Another successful EMT class has come to an end! All students who have tested ( thur far) have passed their National Register on the first attempt! This time we were lucky enough to have a makeup artist help us to make our trauma and medical patients look more realistic for an increased real life testing scenario. The instructor, evaluators, and “patients” had a great time preparing for the students.
If you are interested in taking a class with us, the next class starts in August! Disclaimer: all live patients depicted are volunteers, all evaluators have EMT training or higher, and all scenarios are simulated for training and testing purposes only.

Battle of the Badges Blood Drive 2024 🚓🚑🚒

Today is the day!!! Battle of the Badges Blood Drive happening Friday, June 7, 2024, at the Abingdon Police Department!

From 10am-6pm, come donate 🩸 blood on behalf of one of the five participating agencies, in this friendly competition to see who can recruit the most donors. The winner gets a trophy 🏆 and bragging rights for the next year!

Don’t miss out on this great opportunity to give back to our community and potentially save a life, or three!

Come give your support to WCLSC and help us bring home the trophy to station W!

Voted on by her peers for her outstanding work this past month, Taylor Little is our May member of the month, congratulations Taylor!

Join us next Friday, June 7, 2024, from 10am-6pm at the Abingdon Police Department for our annual Battle of the Badges Blood Drive! All donors will receive one of a kind, hometown heroes t-shirt, a delicious hot dog lunch, and a classic Italian ice from Sunset Slush Bristol!

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Reserve your spot now! We will be offering our fall EMT class! Spots are limited, lectures and skills are never self taught and guided instruction is offered from start to finish. Classes are interactive and hands on, reflecting more of a real life scenario . On site clinicals are offered with experienced providers! Don’t miss your opportunity to get certified and have a chance to make a difference in your community. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1iGgtPK5s_2JmO6hfYlduyiHFFNieTBHETZJJg3z8eMo/viewform?edit_requested=true

Devon Fleenor joined WCLSC as a probationary member in August 2015 and was voted on as a full senior member in April 2016. In April of 2018 she took a leave to pursue her career as an athletic trainer on the East coast of Virginia. During her two years of service, Devon served her community as an EMT, answering countless calls and attending many events representing the agency. She lost her fight with a medical condition, and complications associated, on 05.27.24. During this time, please keep Devon’s family and members of WCLSC in your prayers and thoughts over these upcoming difficult days and weeks.

Part 2 of Plumb Alley Day.

Plumb Alley Day 2024 was a big success. Our members had a great time seeing everyone, showing off the ambulance, and enjoying fellowship with other agencies and our community.

It’s that time of year again where we give special recognition to those who have went above and beyond in 2023. This year we recognize Paramedic Tina Bunnell for our Senior Member of the Year & EMT Julie Mitchell for our Junior Member of the Year. Congratulations ladies!! We also want to acknowledge our top call runners for the year as well, these are divided into full time and part time employees. The call volumes that these individuals run speak multitudes for the work and dedication that these individuals put into the agency and community!

This item was donated to us for the purpose of selling in order to place money into our donation funds for purchasing new equipment. This 1999 Virginia Tech Hokies football was signed by Frank Beamer. Disclaimer: there is a small crack in the bottom of the case and this item does not come with paperwork of authenticity.
Starting asking price: $350.00

Come join our first EMT class for 2024!

Happy Thanksgiving from our family to yours! 🦃🍁Special thank you to all those working today and who are away from their families. 🤍💙♥️💛🩶

Abingdon community proposes Interstate 81 bridge to be named after fallen firefighter Cameron Craig The Abingdon community is still mourning the loss of one of their own."We're doing better," said Abingdon Fire Department Chief Tim Estes. "Today is better tha

Deserving more than one day, Veterans Day is the day we pause to honor and acknowledge all veterans for their service, hard work, dedication, and sacrifices. We are proud to call one of them our own, Paramedic B. Ponton, he serves in the Marine Corps Reserve. Thank you Paramedic Ponton for all that you do for your country and your community! 🇺🇸🚑

On Tuesday, 10/31, our duty crew was presented with a recognition for outstanding service to the community from the Masonic Lodge.