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Show At Green River Fire Dept. Reports Activity oi During the year 1974 the Green River Volunteer Volun-teer Fire Department responded to 39 ambulance ambu-lance calls. Theyinclud- ed trips to the following; 23 to Moab Hospital, 5 to Grand Junction, 4 to Price, 1 to Salt Lake, 1 to Medical Center, and 4 False alarms. The Fire , f0n Department alsostoodby V!e e a total of 14 hours at t int Moto-X races. ;tt))". There was a total of V3" 5,346 miles covered and it0 involved a total of 304 '4$ man hours. YoJrceh The department re- fp''s" sponded to a total of 24 jjP fire calls with 7 outside V'i the city limits and 17 in- 4 side city limits. There j1 were no false alarms ;efe involved during 1974. The Vclr total damage estimate involved is $17,100. on During 1974, 3 mem- ""' bers took EMT (Emer-gency (Emer-gency Medical Techni- cian) Course which is H su now requred for those .ph. operating an ambulance. . c5 The department added 2 ''ior pieces of equipment. One i svst a Army 6x6 with a ''.$1$ 1,000 gallon tank and pump, the other a 1-ton to truck to be used as a ;,!.js. rescue unit. This unit is tti equipped with flood t-. lights, generator, porta-power porta-power tools, saws, etc. The department intro- :V' duced an ambulance ..;;ed membership fund with '-'f' great results. Those who do not have their mem- bership cards and would 0 like to join will have until -t,' Jan. 31, 1975 to do so. There are 3 openings '-r available for the depart- ' ment and those who are interested should write "1 their name on a postcard and send to Green River Fire Dept., Box 485. '2' |