Marlinton Rescue Squad would like to recognize its volunteer members who, over the past year, responded to a total of 367 calls. This number is down significantly from years past, thanks to the valuable help received from Pocahontas Memorial Hospital’s OUR Ambulance Service. Marlinton Rescue and OUR Ambulance split up the 911 response coverage during the weekdays, with OUR Ambulance covering from 7 a.m. – 5 p.m. weekdays when Marlinton’s volunteers need to be at their regular jobs. The volunteers of Marlinton Rescue respond to 911 calls for EMS after 5 p.m. and all day Saturday and Sunday. The volunteer members listed below save the taxpayers of Pocahontas County over $600,000 annually in salaries and benefits. Member responses for January 1, 2008 – December 31, 2008 are as follows:
Shawn Dunbrack - 233; Tom Dunbrack - 163; Jennifer Miller - 162; Donald Sharp - 117; Tom Miller - 105; Joe Clendenen - 73; Jordan Clendenen* - 61; Travis Cook* - 55; Chris Weber - 48; Jared Clendenen* - 37; Anita Doolittle - 34; Eric Stemple - 33; Lisa Howard - 23; Missy Keatley - 19; Chad Carpenter - 17; Russell Bond - 12; Ronald Sharp - 10; Jane Hunter Wilson - 10; Robbie Sharp - 9; Randy Stemple - 7; Michael Ferrell - 6; Travis Keatley - 1; and Rick Ziegler - 1.
*Denotes Junior Members (age 16-18) who are permitted to respond on certain types of calls as a training experience.
In addition to the time these members put in on ambulance calls, they also attended and/or taught several hours of continuing education. The members meet twice each month to refresh and update their EMS skills. Many members also volunteer to assist with the administrative duties necessary to keep the squad running and the equipment in top condition.
If you would like to become an EMS volunteer, contact any of the members or download an application from www.marlintonrescue.com/downloads. New applicants are subject to a complete background check, finger-printing, drug/alcohol screening and must pass a physical agility test. Successful applicants are supplied with necessary training, immunizations, uniforms, and communications equipment free of charge, in exchange for a volunteer commitment to respond to as many calls as possible.