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PALMER VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT WINS MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD
(L to R) James C. Swartz, President & CEO of CareFlite, Ricky E. McElhaney,
Palmer Fire Chief, and Ellis County Pct. #1 Commissioner Dennis Robinson
Grand Prairie,
Texas
CareFlite awarded a Meritorious Service Award to the Palmer Volunteer Fire Department
Monday evening in Palmer,
Texas
. The ceremony was delayed while the department responded to a structure fire. The
structure was saved.
In presenting the award, Mr. Swartz spoke
of the importance of volunteer fire companies – and volunteers, in rural communities.
Commissioner Dennis Robinson, a resident of Palmer, represented
Ellis County
at the ceremony. Palmer Fire Chief Ricky McElhaney accepted
the award on behalf of the department. Palmer VFD was
nominated by James Shelton, EMT of CareFlite. The nomination read:
“On December 23, 2007 my partner and I had the pleasure of working along side a
few of the Palmer VD Responders. We were returning a Patient home just in time for
the holidays, and were in need of lift assistance getting the patient into the house
and settled in. While unloading the patient the responders knew just exactly how
the task had to be performed to safely get the patient back to her room and into
her bed. I was totally impressed with the performance of these members. The responders
were prompt, professional. knowledgeable about the task
at hand, worked efficiently, caring towards the patient, courteous, and most importantly
they worked safely. The members showed their true dedication to their community,
and towards an outside agency. Without the help of the Palmer VFD the safe return
of the patient wouldn't have been possible. It was my pleasure to have worked along
side such and outstanding group of professionals.”
CareFlite,
a 501(c)3 non-profit, has provided air ambulance services
to communities like Palmer throughout north
Texas
since 1979. CareFlite also offers a membership program to protect residents against
the high cost of medical transport by accepting a member’s health insurance as payment
in full for air or ground medical transports. Members without health insurance automatically
receive a 50% discount on any medical transport. The CareFlite Membership costs
just $49 per household per year. It covers CareFlite’s
helicopter
EMS
up to 150 miles around DFW, CareFlite’s fixed wing air
ambulance up to 500 miles around DFW and 911/ground services where available. For
more information, call Member Services (877) DFW – Care or
www.careflite.org
. CareFlite is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport
Systems.
About CareFlite:
♥
Non-profit 501(c)3
company based in Grand Prairie
♥
Oldest joint use air medical program
in the United States, founded 1979
♥ Over 375,000 air and ground patients transported since
1979
♥ Six
air bases and eight ground ambulance bases across
North Texas
♥ Only Helicopter IFR program in the region with proprietary
instrument approaches to 17
hospitals
♥
Fixed wing air ambulance available
24/7 for rural communities
♥
Provides 911 EMS services in
Johnson County
♥ Provides
standby medical services for Dallas Cowboys, Texas Rangers, SMU, TCU,
Texas
Motor
Speedway
,
Byron Nelson Golf
Tournament, Mesquite Rodeo among others
♥
Sponsored by
Arlington
Memorial, Baylor Health Care System,
Harris Methodist Hospitals
,
JPS Health Network,
Methodist Health System,
Parkland Health & Hospital System,
Presbyterian Hospitals
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