White County firefighters train as medical first responders

CLEVELAND - Members of the White County Fire Department volunteers and Arrendale Fire Station 1 firefighters attended a First Responder course conducted by White County Fire Department at their headquarters facility.

The First Responder course totaled 48 hours of book and practical training. There were a total of 15 firefighters that were successful once they challenge the final exam. Those firefighters were:

Kevin Buote White County 911 Communications Officer
Lon Gilbert City of Helen Firefighter
Clint Bennett City of Helen Firefighter
Linda McJunkin Arrendale Fire Station 1
Wendy Jennings Arrendale Fire Station 1
Mark Gunter White County Firefighter
Basma Guyton Arrendale Fire Station 1
Jason Reed White County Firefighter
Jeanne Weathers Arrendale Fire Station 1
Peter Keck City of Helen Firefighter
Tammy Ayers Arrendale Fire Station 1
Sandra Smith Arrendale Fire Station 1
Erika Page Arrendale Fire Station 1
Susan Osley Arrendale Fire Station 1
Angela Baum Arrendale Fire Station 1

A first responder is a person who has completed forty to sixty hours of training in providing pre-hospital care for medical emergencies. They have more skill than someone who is trained in basic first aid but they are not emergency medical technicians. The term "first responder" is a general term referring to the first medically trained responder to arrive on scene.
Congratulations to these new First Responders; a great emergency advantage for the citizens of White County.

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