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Join the MRC and get certified in CPR and First Aid training. Includes include CPR for infants, children and adults.
Before class, please make sure to take the online component. Please bring your receipt with you to class, so we can reimburse you. Also – please RSVP to Becky at Rebecca.Petelle@vermont.gov if you are planning to attend (so we can make sure there is enough equipment for everyone).
online part of the course https://shopcpr.heart.org/heartsaver-first-aid-cpr-aed-online The cost for the online part is $30.
Instructor: Lyndon Rescue
Join the Rutland / Addison MRC for POD (Point of Distribution) set-up exercise. PODs are a mechanism for distributing medicine to those at risk during a public health emergency. Medical Reserve Corps volunteers will be activated in the event that the dozens of Points of Distribution sites across Vermont are activated. Please RSVP beforehand, Alexandra.Breyer@vermont.gov.
Vermont EMS District 6 is Seeking Actors (MRC and others) to portray victims in a Full-Scale Exercise on Friday, March 6th at the Vermont Statehouse in Montpelier.
More than 15 agencies will respond to a simulated incident to test the capabilities of local public safety agencies to manage a large-scale emergency.
The actors will serve a valuable service to the community by allowing emergency medical service and hospitals to practice treating mass casualties after such an incident. Some of the actors will be made up to simulate injuries and add to the realistic nature of the exercise.
No experience is necessary. Actors must be available from 6 a.m. until 12 p.m. on the day of the exercise. Parking and refreshments will be available. Informational briefings will be held the week prior to the exercise. Actors must be willing to be moulaged, act as if in pain, if applicable, and be willing to ride in an ambulance.
Vermont EMS District 6 covers all of Washington County and part of Orange County. This encompasses over 22 towns and 15 EMS services. District 6 is dedicated to providing the highest possible quality of pre-hospital emergency care, as well as extensive training and continuing education opportunities.
For questions, please contact Sarah Nolin at sarah.nolin@vermont.gov or (802)503-9203.
Time: Friday, March 6th from 6:00 am to 12:00 pm
Location: The Pavilion Building, 109 State Street, Montpelier, VT
If you are able to assist for this important training, please sign up here: https://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/5416645/EMS-Full-Scale-Exercise-Actors-March-6th
Come learn about the Northwest Vermont MRC! Meet the volunteers and learn about all the great work they do.
This meeting topic will focus on Community at-risk population.
Join the Northeast Kingdom MRC at their volunteer meeting in Newport. Topic Presentation: Personal Preparedness Presentation and Triage Station Training.
Vermont health care providers are working overtime to assure everyone receives the best care during this COVID-19 pandemic. We need to build our workforce to support our health care workers so they can rest and stay healthy and provide good care to patients.
Vermont’s Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) units are community-based groups of volunteers who supplement public health resources with their existing skills. The MRC program needs more volunteers to support Vermont’s healthcare system.
Will you answer the call to help?
Currently, there have been some opportunities to assist with packing materials for shipment and assisting testing operations. There may or may not be other MRC opportunities that arise, as we do not know were COVID-19 is heading — particularly a possible need for healthcare professionals.
For becoming involved with the MRC, you can sign-up here, https://rms.vermont.gov/, make sure you select the unit in your area, map: http://www.oncallforvt.org/wordpress/map-locator/, upon sign-up, so the corresponding unit coordinator will know to reach out to you. Sign-up instructions attached, please double check that you select the correct unit.
Other ways to help for COVID-19, may be found by reaching out to your local community groups/organizers like rotary and lion clubs, soup kitchens, and viewing your neighborhood Front Porch Forum group. Additional volunteer activities can be found here: https://vtdigger.org/2020/03/14/guide-how-you-can-help-volunteer-or-donate-during-the-coronavirus-outbreak/
Canceled was the Northeast Kingdom MRC at their volunteer meeting in Newport. Topic Presentation: Personal Preparedness Presentation and Triage Station Training.
This event has been cancelled.
The 5th Vermont MRC State Training Summit scheduled on Saturday March 28th, 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM has been canceled.
Northeast Kingdom MRC will be providing Warm Weather Preparedness Train the Trainer Presentation covering sun, tick, and mosquito safety. Please join us at the event!
Thetford EMT Class Information:
This EMT class will meet at Thetford Volunteer Fire Department from 8/4/20 to 1/23/21. You must contact the course coordinator Mariah Whitcomb at 802-291-1445 to register.
This course will prepare you for the National Registry Emergency Medical Technician certification exam, which will be scheduled after successful completion of this course. In addition to this certification, in order to become a State of Vermont licensed EMT, you must become affiliated with an approved EMS organization. To find the EMS agencies near you, go to the map locator at the top of this page.