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SALUTE TO WESTERN LANE AMBULANCE DISTRICT | SATURDAY, MAY 23, 2020 | 3 National Emergency Medical Services Week May 19-25 Salute to Western Lane Ambulance District Full Time Staff Training Commander, FPC-Flight Paramedic Certified 6 Years Rob Chance FPC-Flight Paramedic Certified 6 Years Ali Gharib Critical Care Paramedic, FP-C 5 Years Ben Taylor Doug Unrein I am happily married with three children. We enjoy camping and fishing together and meeting new people. I enjoy the outdoors. My girlfriend and I just recently had a baby, so we have been staying busy raising our daughter. I have enjoyed working for Western Lane Ambulance and serving our community. I look forward to continuing having a positive impact in our community and helping others. I am an avid reader and enjoy a plethora of hobbies that range from racing sailboats and fishing to cooking and snowboarding. I particularly love travelling the world, whether on a motorcycle or out of a small backpack. I am married with two teenage children. I enjoy hiking, camping, going to baseball games, and taking little weekend trips with my family. I really enjoy working in Florence, and I really appreciate the support we get from the communities. F LORENCE I N B LOOM 1234 R HODODENDRON D R ., F LORENCE 541-997-5391 S IUSLAW S CHOOL D ISTRICT H OME OF THE V IKINGS • 2111 O AK S T , F LORENCE P HONE : (541) 997-2651 S IUSLAW V ALLEY F IRE & R ESCUE A LOHA P ET G ROOMING 2625 H IGHWAY 101, F LORENCE 541-997-3212 1751 12 TH S TREET F LORENCE , O REGON 97439 Full Time Staff Critical Care Paramedic 3 Years Part Time Staff Thomas Kozlowski Chris Martin Wendy Sullivan MIH Paramedic 1 Year EMT-Intermediate, CPR/First Aid Coordinator 32 Years Tom Kozlowski has worked in Fire/EMS since 2012 when he started as a volunteer firefighter with Lane Fire Authority. He started with WLA in January 2017 as a part time employee and was brought on full time with B shift in May 2017. He also works as a lab instructor with the Lane Community College Paramedicine program and brings experience from the Oregon Army National Guard where he serves as a Combat Medic NCO with 1-82 Cavalry Squadron based in Bend, Or. Tom is married to an amazing woman and they have three brilliant and beautiful teenage daughters. I am a critical care paramedic and I enjoy helping people in their time of need. It has been my mission to ensure that our community has received the best care possible. I also enjoy being outdoors and exploring the United States. I have been with Western Lane Ambulance for over a year, first hired as the MIH employee and now as a full time Paramedic. Wendy did her paramedic internship with Western Lane Ambulance 10 years ago and has enjoyed being back as the Mobile Integrated Healthcare (MIH) Paramedic. Outside of work, Wendy is and avid hiker, backpacker, knitter, and baker of cookies. Happily married for 47 years and have two children and am a proud grandpa. I was in the US Army from 1965-1968. Before working for Western Lane Ambulance I worked in the Timber industry most of my life. F LORENCE P OLICE D EPARTMENT F IRST B APTIST C HURCH S TATE S ENATOR A RNIE R OBLAN , D ISTRICT 5 900 G REENWOOD S TREET , F LORENCE 541-997-3515 1935 25 TH S TREET , F LORENCE 541-997-7660 900 C OURT S T NE, S-417, S ALEM , OR, 97301 • 503-986-1705 Critical Care Paramedic 3 Years O REGON P ACIFIC B ANK 1365 H IGHWAY 101, F LORENCE 541-997-7121 Critical Care Paramedic 26 Years George Lydick Part Time Staff Liz Iabichello Kyle Orozco Colten Griswold John Harder I am married to Craig since 1992, we have 1 son Joshua, 1 dog, 1 cat. We enjoy fishing, ATV riding, long hikes with the dog. I am loving what I get to do, and doing what I love. By being a part of such a professional, educated, talented team is such a pleasure. Enjoying all the training and continued education. I also enjoy working at Western Lane Ambulance with a program, Safe Kids Northwest to provide a safe ride for all children, by providing education, instruction, and yes, some car seats, to assure the car seats are installed safely, and the child’s fit is correct. When I am not at WLAD, you may find me working in the Emergency Department at Peace Harbor Hospital, or working/volunteering at Siuslaw Valley Fire & Rescue, were I am a Captain and a Duty Chief. Together we are making a difference. I have been with Western Lane Ambulance for four years. I have been in Fire/EMS for 10 years now and have spent the last four with Western Lane Ambulance. I also work as a Career Firefighter/Training Coordinator for Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue I am a graduate of Siuslaw High School and South Western Oregon Community College with an AAS: Fire Science. I enjoy sports and the outdoors as well as spending time with my fiancé Cidney and our daughter. I graduated from Elmira High School in 2015. Afterwards, I moved to Florence where I am currently a resident at Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue and work part time as an EMT for Western Lane Ambulance district. Being a resident at Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue allows me to continue my educational venture of completing my Associates Degree in Paramedicine. I plan on being in the Paramedic program soon. I was a medic in the US Army from 2013-2017. I have been with Western Lane Ambulance for 2 years now and enjoy helping our community. D IANA H ACKETT , B ROKER C OLDWELL B ANKER C OAST R EAL E STATE 100 H IGHWAY 101 • 541-999-7317 F LORENCE I N B LOOM 1234 R HODODENDRON D R ., F LORENCE 541-997-5391 S IUSLAW S CHOOL D ISTRICT H OME OF THE V IKINGS • 2111 O AK S T , F LORENCE P HONE : (541) 997-2651 S IUSLAW V ALLEY F IRE & R ESCUE EMT – I and a Child Car Seat Sr. Technician 13 Years EMT 4 Years EMT 3 Years EMT 3 Years 2625 H IGHWAY 101, F LORENCE 541-997-3212 Part Time Staff Dakota Leaton Donald Quinn, Jr. Dustin Pearson Mackenzie Jeffcott I have worked as a paramedic since fall 2018. I live in Springfield with my wife, dog, and baby on the way. I started out in emergency services in 2016 when i joined Siuslaw Valley Fire & Rescue. Since then I have found a love for firefighting and EMS. I obtained my EMT-B license in 2018 and am currently in school for my paramedic. I currently work at Western Lane Ambulance as an EMT, the fire department as a Resident Firefighter/EMT, and Peace Harbor as a Patient Access Representative. In my free time, I love to go hiking, work out, build computers and hang out with the other guys at the station. My goal is to become a career Firefighter/Paramedic. I am originally from Pollock Pines, CA. I live here with my wonderful girlfriend Carissa. I am currently pursuing my AAS in Paramedicine while working here at Western Lane Ambulance. Carissa and I enjoy spending our very little free time with our friends and family or out on the dunes in the Jeep! I grew up in Bend before I moved to Eugene for school, where I discovered a love for Scuba diving. I stay involved by teaching with the U of O Scuba program and love the local cold-water diving. I have been a Paramedic for a year and a half, and I love working for the community here. Paramedic 2.5 Years H OBERG ’ S C OMPLETE A UTO R EPAIR 345 H IGHWAY 101, F LORENCE 541-997-2413 Part Time Staff Blair Campbell EMT 1 Year I joined Western Lane Ambulance District to better serve my family and community. I have been an EMT for a year and was an EMR before that but have been in the fire service for almost 19 years. I enjoy spending time with my wife and son together as a family. O REGON P ACIFIC B ANK 1365 H IGHWAY 101, F LORENCE (541) 997-7121 EMT 1 Year F LORENCE P OLICE D EPARTMENT 900 G REENWOOD S TREET , F LORENCE 541-997-3515 EMT 1 year F IRST B APTIST C HURCH 1935 25 TH S TREET , F LORENCE 541-997-7660 Paramedic 1 Year S TATE S ENATOR A RNIE R OBLAN , D ISTRICT 5 900 C OURT S T NE, S-417, S ALEM , OR, 97301• 503-986-1705 Community Support Team & Mobile Crisis Response Members The Community Support Team responds to the scene of various emergencies in the greater Florence community (including up- river communities like Mapleton and SwissHome-Deadwood). We offer support and guidance to community members who fi nd themselves faced with unexpected traumatic situations. We provide emotional support, transportation if needed, as well as community resources and follow up to help our community members navigate their way through diffi cult and unfortunate times. Some of our written resources, including booklets on grief, children’s grief, community resources and fi rst responder stress, are available here on the website for the general public. Please feel free to download any of these resources or contact us at the fi re station at (541) 997-3212. We will make every ef- fort to return your call by the end of the business day. Lori Severance Mobile Crisis Reponse Team Coordinator Lori is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. She retired after 26 years as an Emergency Department social worker in a large urban trauma center in California, working with trauma as well as psychiatric patients. She is currently the Coordinator of the Community Support Team-Mobile Crisis Team at WLFEA and helped establish and manage the Western Lane County Peer Support Team. In her time off, Lori loves exploring the Oregon beaches and forests with her big mutt, Marley. D IANA H ACKETT , B ROKER C OLDWELL B ANKER C OAST R EAL E STATE 100 H IGHWAY 101 • 541-999-7317
