Friday, November 30, 2012
The Rescue Squad in Willow Grove were recognized for outstanding community service.
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Friday, November 30, 2012
The 2012 Pennsylvania State EMS Awards were held on Monday, November 19th at the Radisson Harrisburg Hotel and Conference Center in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania. These annual awards recognize individuals and organizations that have provided outstanding community service as part of Pennsylvania’s emergency medical services system. The awards ceremony is presented by the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Bureau of EMS and the Pennsylvania Emergency Health Services Council. This award honors a large volume EMS agency for their contribution to the development and growth of quality prehospital care within their community by demonstrating a consistent pattern of timely care delivery, working cooperatively with surrounding EMS agencies, and by …
Monday, August 20, 2012
The award will be presented at the Pennsylvania Fire and Emergency Services Institute Dinner on November 19th in Camp Hill.
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Monday, August 20, 2012
Second Alarmer’s Rescue Squad (SARS) is proud to announce that it has been named 2012 EMS Agency of the Year by the Pennsylvania Emergency Health Services Council. EMS Agency of the Year is awarded to an ambulance squad for their contribution to the development and growth of quality pre-hospital care within their community. SARS is being recognized for providing excellent pre-hospital emergency medical care and also actively contributing to the community. SARS has established a Community and Healthcare Provider CPR course program to educate both community members and other first responders. SARS played an instrumental role in the Willow Grove 300th anniversary in 2011; participating in one of the largest and most successful events of the…
Friday, January 20, 2012
Youth in Second Alarmer's Rescue Squad's Venture Crew 380 have the opportunity for first-hand experience in saving lives.
The Venture Crew 380 is one of the most prominent Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Venture Scout groups in the Greater Philadelphia area. A Venture Scout group is the teenage program of the Boys Scouts of America. In this program, high school-aged coed youth groups work with adult leaders to learn more about their specialized expertise, from Ham Radio operations to police work. Venture Crew 380 works with the EMS organization the Second Alarmer’s Rescue Squad (SARS). The Second Alarmer’s Rescue Squad is one of the largest, nonprofit, EMS providers in Montgomery County, serving from Abington to Whitpain townships and beyond. According to SARS president, Dr. Bill Crielly, the relationship SARS has with the Boy Scouts dates back to the late …
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Thursday, September 29, 2011
Parts from the manufacturer are no longer available for an aging system as potentially 'catastrophic' component failures loom.
The county's emergency radio system is now in a state of emergency. With many of the county's chiefs of police crowding its Norristown meeting chamber, the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners passed a resolution Wednesday declaring that an "actual emergency exists" in the county's aging public safety telecommunications infrastructure. Commissioner Jim Matthews described the measure as a "Band-Aid" that gives the county "the ability to immediately respond to any shortcomings in the system." Those shortcomings are reportedly multiplying. Lower Gwynedd Chief of Police John Scholly called the increasing difficulty of obtaining replacement parts for the system a "major concern." "There are parts of the county radio system that are as old …
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Tuesday, April 5, 2011
As a child, Second Alarmers Rescue Squad's assistant chief of operations got into the emergency services field by watching the TV show "Emergency!"
From early on, Kenneth Davidson, assistant chief of operations for the Second Alarmers Rescue Squad (SARS) wanted to pursue a career as a first responder. "I've always been kind of interested in EMS (emergency medical services)," Davidson said. Watching the television show "Emergency!" as a child helped fuel Davidson’s interest in entering the emergency services field. As a teenager, Davidson first began working in EMS as a volunteer. After graduating from high school in 1994, Davidson attended Hahnemann University, where he studied emergency services management. Upon finishing his education in the late 90s, Davidson owned and operated a private EMS transfer service for three years while volunteering with SARS. He tired of the daily grind …
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Joseph W. Schmider, Director of the Bureau of Emergency Medical Services for the
Pennsylvania Department of Health visited the Willow Grove area on Friday for a ride along with SARS.
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Saturday, January 29, 2011
Joseph W. Schmider, director of the Bureau of Emergency Medical Serivces for the Pennsylvania Department of health visited the Second Alarmer's Rescue Squad's Willow Grove Station, Jan. 28. Schmider met with several paramedic crews and EMS supervisors, as he toured the SARS station in the morning. According to a recent release, after his station tour, Schmider joined SARS crews to help respond to emergency calls and to learn more about the critical interventions necessary for both medical and trauma patients, as well as appreciate the difficulties faced by EMS professionals prior to their arrival to the emergency room. For more information, visit www.sars.org.
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Thursday, January 13, 2011
Second Alarmers Rescue Squad's chief of operations has led the largest nonprofit EMS agency in the region toward providing the best in life-saving services.
On any given Wednesday, Chief Fred Trasatti Jr. can be seen wearing his blue Second Alarmers Rescue Squad (SARS) uniform. He forgoes his chief’s uniform, while on duty, in order to show solidarity with the SARS volunteers and career members. These highly trained men and women respond to medical emergencies at a siren’s notice, and they wear this blue on-duty SARS uniform. “My guys go out and that’s the emergency room pulling up to your front door,” Trasatti said. SARS, whose headquarters is located in Willow Grove, is one of the largest, nonprofit, 911 Emergency Medical Services (EMS) providers in the region. The organization responds to over 10,000 emergency calls a year in Abington, Upper Dublin, Upper Moreland and Whitpain townships, as…
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
State senator Stewart Greenleaf presented SARS with a recognition for being one of the best places to work in the state.
State Senator Stewart Greenleaf (R-12) presented a Senate Citation to Second Alarmers Rescue Squad (SARS) Jan. 11, at SARS headquarters in Willow Grove. The citation is in recognition of SARS being named the number 23 best place to work in Pennsylvania in 2010. SARS is recognized through the Best Places to Work in PA program, which started in 2000 and is one of the first statewide programs of its kind in the country. An excerpt from the Senate Citation states: “The continuing development of a strong Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and a strong United States of America depend upon the encouragement and participation on the part of men and women in helping their fellow citizens … Founded in 1938, and headquartered in Willow Grove, Second …
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Thursday, February 4, 2010
New stroke assessment tool has helped with earlier detection, quicker treatment
Just like the old saying that there’s more than one way to skin a cat, local medical personnel believe there’s more than one way to assess a potential stroke. Next week, a team of medical professionals, comprising Abington Memorial Hospital Stroke Center Director Dr. B. Franklin Diamond, as well as Second Alarmers Rescue Squad Captains Brad Nash and Christopher Reif, will travel to Los Angeles to present assessment techniques at the International Stroke Conference. “The focus is the development of a synergistic approach to stroke care,” Reif said. “Everyone works together.” Added Nash, the purpose is to “get everyone from the paramedics up to the neurologists speaking the same language.” To do that, the Second Alarmers crews, under the …
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Susan Worth-LaManna
10:01 am on Monday, August 20, 2012
Congratulations! A so well-deserved honor! more ›