KIMBERTON FIREFIGHTERS RECEIVE EMS AWARD FROM THE COUNTY
By Deputy Chief Chuck Fields
May 25, 2017
Kimberton firefighters were invited to attend the 2017 Chester County EMS Awards banquet at the Kennett Square Fire Station. Kimberton Firefighters were joined by West End EMS Providers and East Pikeland Police in receiving a unit citation for the Rescue and save of a man pinned under a forklift at Shelly Lumber in September of 2016. The Patient lost the lower portion of his leg but is alive today because of the extrication and pre-Hospital care provided to him by Fire and EMS providers.
In the Picture are MICU 67 Crew: Paul Staley, Richard Lopez Kimberton’s crew: Chief Doug Gable, Cody Gable, Eric Kiley, Dave Smith, Kevin Gordon East Pikeland Police Dept. : Det. Patrick Ehmann
Units:
Rescue & Utility 61
Mutual Aid:
MICU 67 & East Pikeland Police
L-R: EMS Council President Keith Johnson, Kimberton Fire Chief Doug Gable, Captain Dave Smith, Lieutenant Eric Kiley, Kevin Gordon, EMS Council VP John Applegate.
L-R (Rear): Richard Lopez (west End EMS), Paramedic Paul Staley (West End EMS), Cody Gable and Detective Patrick Ehmann (East Pikeland Police)
