Loudoun Rescue takes first place at VAVRS Competition
Five members of the Loudoun County Volunteer Rescue Squad, located
on Catoctin Circle in Leesburg, won first place in the Virginia Association
of Volunteer Rescue Squads’ State Emergency Medical Technician
Competition. The Virginia state EMT champions for 2006 include team
captain Marie Powell, team coach Denise Alt, and EMTs Michelle Beatty,
Dave Beatty and Jim Cromer. Approximately 30 EMT teams from throughout
Virginia competed in the state competition held September 28 –
29 in Virginia Beach. This is the second year in a row that team members
from Loudoun County Volunteer Rescue Squad have taken the first-place
spot in the state competition.
The rescue scenario for the winning team was that of a lady who slipped
on a rock while mountain-climbing, impaling her eye on a branch, and
also suffering from an open leg fracture, a fractured jaw, and an injury
to her shoulder. The team members were judged on their response to the
“emergency” and the timeliness of their response in addressing
the victim’s injuries.
Team members from Loudoun Volunteer Rescue dedicated their first-place
win to Trula Peach, long-time squad member and current president of
the squad’s Auxiliary. The local state champions will have an
opportunity to compete in the International Rescue and Emergency Care
Association’s national and international EMT competition in 2007.
2006 EMS Competition
Loudoun County Volunteer Rescue Squad Company 13 won second and third
place honors at the 58th Annual International Rescue and Emergency Care
Association Conference and Competition June 21-24 in Puyallup, Washington.
The Loudoun Rescue Team of Coach Denise Alt, Captain Marie Powell, Dave
Beatty, Michelle Beatty and James Cromer placed second in the Advanced
Life Support competition and third in the Basic Life Support competition.
Dave Beatty also won the "Good Spirit" award at the conference.
The International Rescue and Emergency Care Association, founded in
1948, is the oldest international organization of its kind, representing
men and women in the U.S. and Canada.
The competition is designed to help attendees expand their knowledge
of all areas of basic and advanced life support and technical rescue.
The Loudoun Rescue Team placed first in the EMT contest at the 2005
Virginia Association of Volunteer Rescue Squads 71st Annual Competition.
Congratulations to the Loudoun County Volunteer Rescue Squad Team
for an awesome performance!
