SALUTE TO WESTERN LANE AMBULANCE DISTRICT | SATURDAY, MAY 23, 2020 |
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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