Oliver Paipoonge Volunteer First Response

The Oliver Paipoonge First Response is made up of two teams with a combined total of approximately 30 members. Volunteers respond to all medical calls, MVC's, and large fires in Oliver Paipoonge and provide immediate care until paramedics arrive.

Training for the Oliver team takes place the first Thursday of each month at 7:30 in Murillo, and the Paipoonge team trains the second Tuesday of each month at 7:30 in Rosslyn. Both teams are involved during the joint trainings with the volunteer fire department. Check the calendar for current training times and locations.

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Oliver First Response Team

The Oliver First Response Team (FRT) was created in 1991, with sixteen people trained at that time. Faces have changed quite a lot since then with only two of the original team members still on the roster.

We currently have fourteen trained Emergency First Response (EFR) team members, five of whom were trained in late 2001 by our own First Response Instructor. We also have two trainees anxious to become full members of our busy team.

We respond, together with the Paipoonge FRT, to a very large volume of first response calls in Oliver Paipoonge. Oliver Paipoonge covers 349 square kilometers with a population of approximately 6,000 people, many of whom are clustered in the villages of Rosslyn, Murillo and Kakabeka Falls.

Although Oliver Paipoonge has two distinct FRT's (a necessity in our large municipality) the coordinators have a good relationship and work together to offer similar training in two separate locations on alternate weeks to accommodate the team members.

We strive to maintain a team that operates in a professional manner, and the response of many in the community indicates that we are successful.

Contact information.

Paipoonge First Response Team

The team conception occurred in 1992, and became a separate but connected aspect of the Paipoonge Fire Department. The team started out with twelve members and through the years we have had the retirement of some members and induction of others.

The team is kept fairly busy all year, due mostly to our population and geographical dynamics. Our municipality is interconnected to the Oliver First Response Team (FRT), and together we have three major highways (61, 11/17, 102), four schools, two retirement homes, and three trailer parks. Also in our municipality we have Legion parks, baseball fields, two golf courses, and recreation centers. Fortunately, we also have three halls on either side, situated in principal areas of the municipality.

Our team trains two evenings a month and also participates in the month end combined training with the Fire Department. We have an exceptional relationship with the community and our fellow teams and we have great pride in our group cohesion and unity. Often in the case of bad accidents or particularily difficult medical calls, the team comes together to support and offer understanding to those who have difficulty. Our first response team is on call 24 hours a days and we are always there to help.

Contact information.

Links:

FirstResponderTraining.com - the web site that accompanies First Responder, Third Edition.

FirstResponder.com

ResponderSafety.com - Protecting emergency responders on the highway.