Salute to First Responders

A salute to

First Responders A tribute to the Emergency Volunteers who serve the Tri-County Area

September 2021

Thank You Wildland Firefighters!

We appreciate your dedication and service

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Grass Valley - Pershing County Volunteer Fire Department

Pictured left to right: Greg Thies, Mike Evans, Nathan Moles, Sean Burke, Rob Schoenecker, Gary Herley, Tim Rowatt, Tiffany Newman, Emily Schoenecker, Sandy Schoenecker, Brayden Wilks, Zack Newman, Brian Morris, Zach Johnson.

Not pictured: Freddie Ziemer, Amy Lake, Trevor Bonner.

Thank You! PGH honors all volunteer first responders of Lovelock Volunteer Fire Department, Rye Patch Volunteer Fire Department, Imlay Volunteer Fire Department and Grass Valley Volunteer Fire Department.

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Rye Patch Volunteer Fire Department

The line up from left to right is: Toby North, Laura Lunn, Mike Blochowiak, Staci Blochowiak, David Bryson, Tressa Bryson, and James Drake.

Not pictured is: Dave Matevosian, Tom Helms, Raina Helms, Byron Rivers, and Jami Willms.

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Thank you! To All First Responders

Imlay Volunteer Fire Department

Members from left to right Jerry Monroe Monique Monroe Sasha Darr Steve Montes Trevor Montes Annie Lacy Junior Lacy

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Orovada Volunteer Fire Department

Left to Right Standing: Ron Cerri, Robert Fettic, Terry McClintick, Kyle Negus, Don Mertens (Assit. Chief), Will Frey, Andy Rodriguez (Chief), Walter Wilson, Troy Rodriguez, Leon Frey, Casey Amato Kneeling: Bryce Brumley, Don Brumley, Jake Ulhmann, Jess Frey, Alex Mertens, Pedro Barrera, Dusty Edwards Not Pictured: Gary Hogue, Kevin Holt, Michael Van Der Hoek, Dick Williams, Kevin Mertens, Randy McClintick, Tony Garcia, Jeannie Mertens, & Sherry Burris

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Winnemucca Rural Fire Department

Back row, left to right: Jeff Schrempp, Bill Swindle, Ricky Montinegro, Asst. Chief Dewey Guercio, Lt. Rob Silva, Weston Stickney, Anthony Valenzuela, Roberto Mercado, and Capt. Brett McCoy. Front row, left to right: Lazaro Lecumberry, Lt. Keith Aitken, Isaac Bengochea, Capt. Don Valle, Juan Mercado, Dave Tregellas, Chief Torrey Sheen, Jesse Hill, Martin Iroz, Jim Bob Unger, Dave Schwartz, and Shelton Thomason.

Not pictured: Kelley Pollock, Joe Bianchi, Anthony Manzo, Juan Gonzalez, and Kyle Anderson

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Paradise Valley and Paradise Hills Fire Dept.

PHOTO BY ASHLEY BUCKINGHAM

Front: PVFD Fire Chief Jason Deputy, PVFD Assistant Fire Chief Bob Buckingham, PVFD President Davy Kern, Everando Carrillo, Rolfe Schwartz, Tim Chabot, Dave Buckingham, Kevin Pasquale, David Kern, Dennis Deputy, Alex Potts (PHVFD member).

On the Truck- Jessy Martinez, Andy Mathews, Ty Bell.

Not Pictured: PVFD Members: Daniel Ferraro, Mark Arroyo, Pete Marvel, Paul Harrington, Junior Cassinos, Tom Cassinos, Brandon Hoagland, Dante Pasquale and Dan Gordon.

Not Pictured Paradise Hills VFD Members: Fire Chief, Stan Thompson, Tom Voges, Tom Yates, and Joe Driscoll.

Thank You First Responders!

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McDermitt Volunteer Fire Department

PHOTO BY ASHLEY BUCKINGHAM

Left to Right: Jack Gallagher, Jake Kershner and MVFD Fire Chief Hank Kershner.

Members not pictured: MVFD Assistant Chief Barry Wikinson, Bruce Easterday, Richard Egan, Becky Gallagher, Kimble Wilkinson, Bill Donalson, Ryan Murrah, Dale Hartley, Jim Mathews and Chuck Swindler.

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Winnemucca City Volunteer Fire Department 1078 E Winnemucca Blvd, Winnemucca, NV 89445

Battle Mountain Volunteer Fire Department 25 E Second Street Battle Mountain, NV 89820

First Responders BBQ The Winnemucca Chapter of People First, a self-advocacy organization, invites all First Responders and their families to attend a BBQ at Vesco Park on September 18th from 3pm to 7pm.

Our appreciation of all First Responders for the amazing work they do keeping out community safe and healthy.

So please bring your family and enjoy free food and fellowship.

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Lovelock Volunteer Fire Department

Town of Kingston Fire Company

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Golconda Volunteer Fire Department 220 Guernsey Street Golconda, NV 89414

Thank You, First Responders!

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Lander County EMS

Pictured left to right - Back Row: Tim Rowatt, Kristina Anderson, Jay Jacobson, Karen Haller, Mikel Harris, Jenny Koerber, Sean Burke, CJ Safford.

Front Row: Caressa Hanson, Rebecca Park.

Not Pictured: Emily Benso, Jason Bleak, Heather Hoopes, Michael Hoover, Kira Kinne, Tera McKee, Sylvia Micheli, Ursula Monroe, Bart Negro, Ron Snelling.

Thank You & Stay Safe!

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Southern Lander County Emergency Response

Austin Fire — Chief Roger James, Assistant Chief Bob Wooley, Captain Kim Schacht, Secretary Andrea Lowe. Fire fighters — Gunnar Quartermous, Shawn Schacht, Lee Williams, Corporal Dennis Lowe, Linda Lattin, Cameron VonLinsowe, Tina Von Linsowe.

NHP — Douglas Rischbieter and Cameron Von Linsowe Lander County Sheriff — Corporal Dennis Lowe, Jon Gagnon Lander County EMS South — Kim Schacht, Patsy Young, Deborah Cardoza, Jaunita McKeen, Andrea Lowe, Shawn Schacht, Chip Colpitts

Together we are one and we, together make up Southern Lander County Emergency Services!

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Humboldt General Hospital EMS Rescue

Brian Aitken, Taylor Aitken, Andrew Barsalou, Derek Boge, Jake Burgess, Hector Cervantes, Patrick Davis, Gus Duncan, Deputy Chief Kevin Grannis, Madison Hammargren, Shaylyn Hammargren, Scott Huseboe, Stephanie Huseboe, Sabrina Jensen, Captain Bradley Kitts, Captain Jordan M. Kohler, Amy Lake, Deputy Chief Andrew Loveless, Kadie Lynch, John Marden, Stephanie McGilvery, Joseph McGinnis, Tera McKee, Sarah Minkle, Ursula Monroe, Tiffany Newman, Silver Nichols, Captain Charles Paddock, Emily Paddock, Captain Anthony Pasquale, EMS Chief Brett A. Peine, Frances Peterson, Rachelle Rader, Robert Rives, Julianna Rodriguez, Tim Rowatt, Jerry Sanchez, Robert Schoenecker, Captain Michael Sharpe, Gricelda Soto, Melanie Spencer, Charles Stempeck, Tom Stephen, Leah Stolworthy, Alan Stroeve, Savannah Talbott, Jody Tiske, Brent Tracy, Ken Whittaker, Bryan Wilcox, Theresea Willis, Skylar Yost, Jason Yount, Freddie Ziemer

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Thank You First Responders!

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Humboldt County Search and Rescue

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Ways to celebrate First Responders through out the year National First Responders Day October 28

National First Responders Day was designed as October 28 in 2017. The day honors the firefighters, police officers, EMTs, and all those who are first on scene in stressful situation. First Responders (Police, Firefighters, EMTs, and Paramedics) put their lives on the line everyday for people they don’t even know. They are more than good neighbors – they are our brothers, sisters, husbands, wives and friends. While everyone else is running away, they’re running towards the danger.

Andrew Collier, brother of Sean Collier, an officer killed during the Boston Marathon bombing, helped establish National First Responders day. First responders work every day to protect and care for their communities. There isn’t much that we can do to pay these men and women back who work so hard for our communities. Honoring them on this day is an important gesture to show our appreciation.

From www.thankyoufirstresponder.org.

National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day January 9

In light of recent negativity directed toward law enforcement nationally, there is a need to show law enforcement officers that our citizens recognize the difficult and sometimes impossible career they have chosen, in public service to us all.

Each year, we will call our nation’s citizens to action in support of law enforcement. Those citizens who appreciate law enforcement and are discouraged about the negative attention being given to law enforcement are encouraged to take time on January 9th to show their support. Our citizens can show their support in a number of ways: • Wear blue clothing in support of law enforcement.

• Send a card of support to your local police department or state agency.

• Share a story about a positive law enforcement experience on social media.

• Ask children in your community to write letters in support of law enforcement.

• Participate in Project Blue Light - Proudly display your blue light in support of law enforcement.

• Organize an event or a rally in support of your law enforcement officers.

• Advertise your support through local media outlets/billboards.

• Post the public service announcement supplied by C.O.P.S. to your organization’s webpage or social media pages.

• Coordinate and/or participate in a Blue Blood Drive.

Most importantly, if you see a police officer, thank a police officer. This holiday was triggered by the chain of events in 2014, when a police officer was involved in a crossfire shooting in Missouri. The backlash and violence that followed this event led C.O.P.S to take the initiative to change this negative portrayal of police officers in the news in recent years into a positive one. With over 900,000 officers in the United States, the organization believes it is essential to support law enforcers during difficult times, and a holiday dedicated to them does just that. The day also raises awareness on the importance of understanding that the difficult decisions taken by police officers are in the best interest of citizens and the law.

From www.concernsofpolicesurvivors.org.

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National Public Safety Telecommunications Week

April 10-16, 2022 National Public Safety Telecommunications Week (NPSTW), observed every second week in April, has been set aside to recognize and celebrate the work of telecommunicators helping to save millions of lives every day. If it weren’t for the telecommunicators flawlessly doing their jobs, billions of lives would have been lost due to untimely assistance. So, throughout this week, we honor and thank those invisible telecommunicators who have continued to serve in this demanding profession.

It was a local initiative that was initially set up in 1981 by Patricia Anderson of Contra Costa County, which later went on to become a nationwide, week-long event.

According to nationaltoday.com, “There’s quite an interesting backstory that marked the establishment of the week. It goes something like this: Sheriff Rainey of the Contra Costa County wanted to treat all his administrative staff (then called secretaries) to lunch one afternoon, to show appreciation for their work, but did not realize that the administration’s lines should never go unanswered during business hours. At that time, it was a practice to forward all administration lines to dispatch after business hours, but the day Sheriff Rainy bought them lunch, the whole administration pushed their calls to dispatch at 11 am and recklessly left the building.

The dispatchers were shocked to receive a higher-than-usual volume of calls. The supervisor called the admin department to find out what the problem was, only to have the call routed back to him because all of them had gone out for a feast! Angered, the supervisor sent a dispatcher to the admin department to see what was going on, who came back to tell the supervisor that the entire building was vacant. Although the staff came back at 1 pm and disconnected the auto-forward feature, a long-time dispatcher, Patricia Anderson walked over to the administration side to give Sheriff Rainey an earful of what the dispatchers had gone through for two hours straight.

An hour later, on the same day, a sheepish Sheriff Rainey walked into the dispatch department with a giant cake decorated with the words “Happy Dispatcher Week,” launching an initiative that has now culminated into National Public Safety Telecommunications Week.”

Thank You So Much For All that You Do!

Ways to say thank you....

• Say thanks. Whether it is getting your family to write personalized thank you cards or baking some cookies for local departments, there are many ways to share your gratitude.

• Volunteer. Rural areas first response teams are often volunteer based, especially fire departments. Donating your time and support can be a great way to give back.

• Donate. Many volunteer fire departments hold annual and/or regular fundraising events to help cover the costs of the station, equipment and training. One of the best was to say thank you to your local first responders is to attend these events and donate to their cause when you can.

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International Firefighters’ Day

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Firefighters dedicate their lives to the protection of life and property. Sometimes that dedication is in the form of countless hours volunteered over many years, in others it is many selfless years working in the industry. In all cases it risks the ultimate sacrifice of a firefighter’s life.

International Firefighters’ Day (IFFD) is a time where the world’s community can recognize and honor the sacrifices that firefighters make to ensure that their communities and environment are as safe as possible. It is also a day in which current and past firefighters can be thanked for their contributions.

International Firefighters’ Day is observed each year on 4th May. On this date you are invited to remember the past firefighters who have died while serving our community or dedicated their lives to protecting the safety of us all. At the same time, we can show our support and appreciation to the firefighters world wide who continue to protect us so well throughout the year.

By proudly wearing and displaying blue and red ribbons pinned together or by participating in a memorial or recognition event, we can show our gratitude to firefighters everywhere.

The IFFD ribbons are linked to colors symbolic of the main elements firefighters work with – red for fire and blue for water. These colors also are internationally recognized as representing emergency service.

From www.firehero.org and www.firefightersday.org.

National Nurses Week begins each year on May 6th (National Nurses Day) and ends on May 12th, Florence Nightingale’s birthday. Florence Nightingale was a celebrated English, social reformer, statistician, and the founder of modern nursing. She became well-known while taking care of the wounded soldiers during the Crimean War. Nightingale was dubbed “The Lady with the Lamp” because of her habit of making rounds at night.

These permanent dates enhance planning and position National Nurses Week as an established recognition event. As of 1998, May 8 was designated as National Student Nurses Day, to be celebrated annually. And as of 2003, National School Nurse Day is celebrated on the Wednesday within National Nurses Week (May 6-12) each year.

The nursing profession has been supported and promoted by the American Nurses Association (ANA) since 1896. Each year the American Nurses Association (ANA) chooses a theme to acknowledge the many services provided by nurses everywhere during National Nurses Week.

From www.nursingworld.org and www.nationalnursesunited.org

National EMS Week May 15 - 21, 2022

In 1974, President Gerald Ford authorized EMS Week to celebrate EMS practitioners and the important work they do in our nation’s communities.

Whether there is an accident or an illness, these trained professionals work around the clock to make sure care is available quickly. Keeping up with the latest training ensures they know the most effective life-saving emergency treatments. EMS practitioners are professionals of the highest caliber.

For National EMS Week, we honor the many roles of EMS professionals and the people behind the scenes who support them. We also recognize the need to share our story with the rest of the world, to make sure people understand that EMS isn’t defined by lights and sirens or ambulance rides. The full portrait of what EMS does—and who we are—is much more complex, diverse and nuanced. www.emsstrong.org

Thank You First Responders for Keeping Us Safe!

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Thank You to all our First Responders!

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