By Battalion Chief Mark Davis
Congratulations to Lieutenant Paramedic (LTP) Robert Furst (A-Shift Float) for being chosen by MCFRS's EMS Division as EMS Provider of the Month for October 2014. Lieutenant Furst was the primary care provider on a critically ill and combative patient. His work, along with his crew's efforts provided a successful outcome. In the photos below you will notice that in addition to a certificate, the EMS Provider of the Month also receives a beautiful challenge coin.
In addition to his normal duties as a Float Lieutenant on the A-Shift in the 1st Battalion, LTP Furst also serves as a back-up EMS Duty Officer and as a guest lecturer at the County's training academy.
Excellent work LTP Robert Furst!
By: Master Firefighter Tim Burns
On Sunday July 14, 2013 Montgomery
County Fire and Rescue expanded its Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
supervision capabilities to include a 2nd EMS duty officer who will be
quartered at Fire Station 19 on Seminary Road in the Montgomery Hills Section
of Silver Spring.
While their responsibilities will encompass the entire lower county area as
well as backing up the other duty officer county-wide, this addition brings
much needed support to the paramedics and EMTs of the 1st Battalion.
The 1st Battalion is the home to a large number of EMS calls. At the same time, the transport times are
often short due to the relatively small geographic area and the
abundance of
hospitals (including trauma centers). When
a responding duty officer is coming from Gaithersburg or Rockville they are
ineffective simply because the entire patient interaction is over by the time
they make it to the scene, let alone before the critical interventions that
occur in the first few minutes of the event have taken place.
Along with on-scene support these EMS supervisors will provide enhanced quality
improvement efforts and a more local liaison to the down county hospitals.
We in the 1st Battalion would like to welcome Captain Bill Phelps on A-Shift,
Captain Jason Giza on B-Shift and Captain Stacy Jones on C-Shift.
