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ing February or March, the annual beauty contest and we sell hot dogs and hamburgers on holidays or special days in the county.” Wingfield said that the fund drive usually takes care of about a third of the squad’s operating costs, and the members have to raise the rest.
Operating costs continue to rise every year, especially as the number of calls continue to increase. “We ran over 115 calls last year, and this year we are averaging 10 to 15 calls a month so far,” Wingfield said. The squad has applied for a grant that would cover pail of the $6,800 cost of a Hurst power tool, called the “jaws of life” in recognition of its ability to free people trapped in vehicles.
The squad’s other equipment needs includes a portable suction tank, mast trousers for a child (acts as a blood pressure cup for the body) and a new ambulance. The ambulance in use now is a 1977 model.
Once the new equipment is obtained, squad members will then have to take more training classes. “The Hurst power tool will require training, and we hope to advance to a shocktrauma class in the future.” said Rick Johnson, one of the squad’s captains.
Members also have to be trained to become drivers for the squad. James Burke has been a driver for over a year, and he took the defensive driving course that is required of all of the drivers. “I don’t have the time to go through the EMT training, but I did
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