Congratulations to Chris Horan, CT1406, and his wife Tarin on the arrival of Michael Sidney Horan. Michael was born at 0346 this morning, Monday, January 25th, 2010.  He weighed in at 6 lbs. 13.9 oz. And was 19.1 inches long. Mom, baby, and dad are all doing well.
 

 

On Saturday, January 16th, 2010, PVRS held its annual Installation Banquet at the Best Western in Leesburg, VA.

There are several reasons why we have a banquet around this time every year. First, its a way for the company to come together and interact in a fun and social environment. All too often, members go from shift to shift in a complete "business mindset" and rarely meet, much less interact, with all the additional volunteers that are members at our company. At the banquet, all members, and family, are invited for dinner, drinks, and the chance to meet while not on duty.

Another reason why we hold a banquet is to hold a ceremony to swear in all the new officers for the year. While they were voted on in December of 2009, and they took over the operation of the company a few weeks ago, now is the time when they are "officially" officers. While not all officers were able to attend due to work conflicts, most were able to participate in the ceremony. 28-year veteran, and Life-member, Jack Merrit read the Officers Oath, and Father Tom Simmons, PVRS Chaplain, gave the benediction. And as always, the officers added their own twist, when the three operational members present pulled out sunglasses to wear through the ceremony.

The last reason for the banquet is to bestow awards upon those who have acted in the best interests of the company within the past year; those who have actively promoted PVRS, have worked long hours, ran many calls,  or otherwise left a positive impact. While many members recieved certificates for accomplishments (all new members got a certificate of appreciation and those who took EVOC and EMT recieved certificates), only a few recieved awards. Each member who recieved an award was either nominated by the officers, and then voted on by the membership during the officer election in December, or were picked by the officers themselves, depending on the award.

This years award winners were:

Chief's Award - Nicole Nedela

President's Award - Trina Ihle

Volunteer of the Year - Andrew Thomson*

Rookie of the Year: Jamie Stephens

Officer of the Year: Linda Curtis

Junior Member of the Year: Jordan Hollowell

Top BLS Runner: Ashlynne Meiklejohn

Top ALS Runner: David Swartz

*Engineer 14 Andrew Thomson is also up for nomination by the Town of Purcellville to recieve the Valor Award, as presented by the Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce for his actions in a potentitally life-threatening event. See the Purcellville Gazette article for more details.

Congratulations to all recipients and thanks to all the members of PVRS for all your hard work and dedication! We all look forward to a great year in 2010!

 

December, and especially the weeks around Christmas, have been very busy for Purcellville Volunteer Rescue Squad.

Loudoun County was predicted to recieve a heavy amount of snow the weekend before Christmas (18th-20th). To prepare for the weather and a possible heavier-volume of gears, on Friday night PVRS began staffing two crews, which ended up lasting the entire weekend.

Snow began falling heavily on Friday night, around 10 PM, bringing traffic on all roads, include major roads such as 287 and 7, down to 25 MPH or less. Due to the rapid change in weather, travelers were caught unaware leading to both crews and ALS being dispatched soon after the snow hit ground. Friday night brought three calls for our BLS crews, and two calls for our ALS unit. One call even brought our BLS first-out crew and ALS to Lovettsville to assist Engine 612 in dealing with an accident. Got to love that teamwork!

While Friday night was busy, Saturday day was completely quiet, as many people were stuck inside due to the near-two feet of snow!

Units finally rolled out of the bay that night however, responding to a further 2-3 calls. The highlight of the night is when the first-out crew responded to an OB (obstetrical) call, and ended up delivering an infant in the back of the ambulance!!

The rest of the weekend remaind quiet, and many members who had literally been stuck at the station since Friday, were able to get out and return home. Some members were on duty for over 36 hours straight - now that's dedication.

 

A week later, PVRS members were showing their dedication again as they staffed units on Christmas eve and Christmas day. Both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day saw multiple calls; and CO. 14 was there to meet them, even responding to Hamilton, and transporting one patient all the way to Fairfax Hospital!

 

PVRS would like to thank all the members who gave up their weekends and holiday vacations to volunteer with us, and to help keep the community safe.

Thank you all for your support of our company, and we wish you all a happy and safe New Year! Check us out on Facebook!

 

Officer Elections were held Monday, December 7th, 2009 for the year 2010. All positions will go into effect January 1st, 2010.

Positions up for election included:

Operations - Chief, Assistant Chief, Captain, Lieutenant

Administration - President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, BOD Repasentative

 

Newly elected, as well as continuing, officers can be seen in the "Personnel" section of the "About Us" page. Next elections will be held in December of 2010.

 

 

Purcellville Volunteer Rescue Squad is excited to announce that steps have begun to create an Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Explorer Program.

This program will be for individuals ages 14 and up, and will allow members of the program to experience the exciting world of an EMS provider first-hand.

Members will be allowed to go on calls with the duty crews of PVRS, recieve training in pre-hospital emergency care and EMS operations, provide support for PVRS activities and public events, and become prepared to become full members of PVRS.

 

To begin this program, PVRS requires at least five (5) prospective students, and at least two (2) PVRS members as leaders. If you are interested, please send an email to Assistant Chief (AC) 14, or to info@purcellvillerescue.org.

 

Congratulations to Chris Horan, CT1406, and his wife Tarin on the arrival of Michael Sidney Horan. Michael was born at 0346 this morning, Monday, January 25th, 2010.  He weighed in at 6 lbs. 13.9 oz. And was 19.1 inches long. Mom, baby, and dad are all doing well.
 

 

On Saturday, January 16th, 2010, PVRS held its annual Installation Banquet at the Best Western in Leesburg, VA.

There are several reasons why we have a banquet around this time every year. First, its a way for the company to come together and interact in a fun and social environment. All too often, members go from shift to shift in a complete "business mindset" and rarely meet, much less interact, with all the additional volunteers that are members at our company. At the banquet, all members, and family, are invited for dinner, drinks, and the chance to meet while not on duty.

Another reason why we hold a banquet is to hold a ceremony to swear in all the new officers for the year. While they were voted on in December of 2009, and they took over the operation of the company a few weeks ago, now is the time when they are "officially" officers. While not all officers were able to attend due to work conflicts, most were able to participate in the ceremony. 28-year veteran, and Life-member, Jack Merrit read the Officers Oath, and Father Tom Simmons, PVRS Chaplain, gave the benediction. And as always, the officers added their own twist, when the three operational members present pulled out sunglasses to wear through the ceremony.

The last reason for the banquet is to bestow awards upon those who have acted in the best interests of the company within the past year; those who have actively promoted PVRS, have worked long hours, ran many calls,  or otherwise left a positive impact. While many members recieved certificates for accomplishments (all new members got a certificate of appreciation and those who took EVOC and EMT recieved certificates), only a few recieved awards. Each member who recieved an award was either nominated by the officers, and then voted on by the membership during the officer election in December, or were picked by the officers themselves, depending on the award.

This years award winners were:

Chief's Award - Nicole Nedela

President's Award - Trina Ihle

Volunteer of the Year - Andrew Thomson*

Rookie of the Year: Jamie Stephens

Officer of the Year: Linda Curtis

Junior Member of the Year: Jordan Hollowell

Top BLS Runner: Ashlynne Meiklejohn

Top ALS Runner: David Swartz

*Engineer 14 Andrew Thomson is also up for nomination by the Town of Purcellville to recieve the Valor Award, as presented by the Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce for his actions in a potentitally life-threatening event. See the Purcellville Gazette article for more details.

Congratulations to all recipients and thanks to all the members of PVRS for all your hard work and dedication! We all look forward to a great year in 2010!

 

December, and especially the weeks around Christmas, have been very busy for Purcellville Volunteer Rescue Squad.

Loudoun County was predicted to recieve a heavy amount of snow the weekend before Christmas (18th-20th). To prepare for the weather and a possible heavier-volume of gears, on Friday night PVRS began staffing two crews, which ended up lasting the entire weekend.

Snow began falling heavily on Friday night, around 10 PM, bringing traffic on all roads, include major roads such as 287 and 7, down to 25 MPH or less. Due to the rapid change in weather, travelers were caught unaware leading to both crews and ALS being dispatched soon after the snow hit ground. Friday night brought three calls for our BLS crews, and two calls for our ALS unit. One call even brought our BLS first-out crew and ALS to Lovettsville to assist Engine 612 in dealing with an accident. Got to love that teamwork!

While Friday night was busy, Saturday day was completely quiet, as many people were stuck inside due to the near-two feet of snow!

Units finally rolled out of the bay that night however, responding to a further 2-3 calls. The highlight of the night is when the first-out crew responded to an OB (obstetrical) call, and ended up delivering an infant in the back of the ambulance!!

The rest of the weekend remaind quiet, and many members who had literally been stuck at the station since Friday, were able to get out and return home. Some members were on duty for over 36 hours straight - now that's dedication.

 

A week later, PVRS members were showing their dedication again as they staffed units on Christmas eve and Christmas day. Both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day saw multiple calls; and CO. 14 was there to meet them, even responding to Hamilton, and transporting one patient all the way to Fairfax Hospital!

 

PVRS would like to thank all the members who gave up their weekends and holiday vacations to volunteer with us, and to help keep the community safe.

Thank you all for your support of our company, and we wish you all a happy and safe New Year! Check us out on Facebook!

 

Officer Elections were held Monday, December 7th, 2009 for the year 2010. All positions will go into effect January 1st, 2010.

Positions up for election included:

Operations - Chief, Assistant Chief, Captain, Lieutenant

Administration - President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, BOD Repasentative

 

Newly elected, as well as continuing, officers can be seen in the "Personnel" section of the "About Us" page. Next elections will be held in December of 2010.

 

 

Purcellville Volunteer Rescue Squad is excited to announce that steps have begun to create an Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Explorer Program.

This program will be for individuals ages 14 and up, and will allow members of the program to experience the exciting world of an EMS provider first-hand.

Members will be allowed to go on calls with the duty crews of PVRS, recieve training in pre-hospital emergency care and EMS operations, provide support for PVRS activities and public events, and become prepared to become full members of PVRS.

 

To begin this program, PVRS requires at least five (5) prospective students, and at least two (2) PVRS members as leaders. If you are interested, please send an email to Assistant Chief (AC) 14, or to info@purcellvillerescue.org.