Meet the GMVRS ‘s Newest Recruit – “Bones” Submitted by Ben Simmons, Assistant Chief In what may be one of the most creative ways to solve an ongoing recruitment issue at the Greater Manassas Volunteer Rescue Squad (GMVRS), Assistant Chief and Recruitment and Retention Committee Chairperson Ben Simmons, signed up “Bones” to assist the Squad. In order to document Bones’ value and contributions on his one-and-only day as a volunteer, Ben took a number of pictures along with explanatory notes, which also appear on the It looks like AC Simmons has himself a new GMVRS Instagram and Facebook pages. OIC (Officer in Charge) tonight. We call him During his exit interview, Bones stated that Doc McCoy, MD; or simply “Bones” for short. he hoped his night at Fire Station 521 in Manassas on October 31, would inspire other more qualified people to apply as volunteers with the GMVRS, and that applications are available online at www.gmvrs.org. Bones also thanked the Squad for displaying the Netherworld’s ambulance in front of the Station, pictured below. It made him feel at home on Halloween.
Bones is very hands-on! Here he is talking lead in unit checkouts to ensure everything on the ambulance is ready to go.
Bones is continuing to help with unit checkouts by checking the operational components of the ambulance. Here he is checking the oil level.
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