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| SALUTE TO WESTERN LANE AMBULANCE DISTRICT | SATURDAY, MAY 18, 2019
National Emergency Medical Services Week May 19-25
Salute to Western Lane Ambulance District CST Members
The Community Support Team responds to the scene of various emergencies in the greater Florence community (including upriver communities like Mapleton and SwissHome-Deadwood). We offer support and guidance to community members who find themselves faced with unexpected traumatic situations. We provide emotional support, transportation if needed, as well as community resources and follow up to help our community members navigate their way through difficult and unfortunate times. Some of our written resources, including booklets on grief, children’s grief, community resources and first responder stress, are available here on the website for the general public. Please feel free to download any of these resources or contact us at the fire station at (541) 9973212. We will make every effort to return your call by the end of the business day.
Lori Severance title
Lori is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. She retired after 26 years as an Emergency Department social worker in a large urban trauma center in California, working with trauma as well as psychiatric patients. She is currently the Coordinator of the Community Support Team at SVFR/WLAD. Lori loves exploring the Oregon beaches and forests with her silly mutt, Marley.
SIUSLAW VALLEY FIRE & RESCUE 2625 HIGHWAY 101, FLORENCE 541-997-3212
CST Members
Shannon Curry
Bianca Deris
Ed Lovell
Dixie Beach
Shannon has been a SVFR firefighter for the past 9 years and has been a wildland firefighter since 1989. He is also a volunteer with the SVFR/WLAD Community Support Team. Shannon is an Air Force veteran who has worked in the field of drug and alcohol recovery for 10 years. He recently completed coursework towards his Certified Alcohol Drug Counselor (CADC) certification.
Bianca is a volunteer with the SVFR/WLAD Community Support Team. She is a state Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CADC) and has been working as CADC for the past 19 years. She is also involved with NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) as a family to family teacher. Bianca is bilingual.
Ed joined SVFR in June of 2018, as a volunteer with the SVFR/ WLAD Community Support Team. Many years ago, Ed was an EMT/Firefighter in Indiana. He and his spouse Laurie live in the Greentrees community. Ed came to Oregon in 2000 for its salmon fishing and enjoys it every fall. That and the Midwest snow shoveling was losing its appeal.
Dixie joined SVFR in June of 2018, as a volunteer with the SVFR/ WLAD Community Support Team. Dixie is a veteran of the U.S. Navy. She has a Bachelors degree in Psychology and is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Counseling. She has experience working in home health, child welfare, and with mentally and physically disabled adults. She moved to Florence with family to enjoy the ocean and the great outdoors.
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FLORENCE IN BLOOM
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SWANSON'S PEST MANAGEMENT, INC. 541-997-4027 • CCB#79884
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HOME OF THE VIKINGS • 2111 OAK ST, FLORENCE PHONE: (541) 997-2651
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148 MAPLE STREET • PO BOX 10, FLORENCE 541-997-3441 • THESIUSLAWNEWS.COM
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1234 RHODODENDRON DR. • FLORENCE 541-997-5391
OPEN HOUSE ON MAY 25TH, FROM 12-2 Western Lane Ambulance Quarters 410 9th St. Food, car seat check offs, CPR Rodeo, demonstration and a questions and answers booth.