Valley Fire District Earns Ems Award

Sat., June 28, 1997

From Staff Reports

Valley Fire District medics were recently honored for their emergency medical services work.

The Spokane County EMS and Trauma Care Council, a non-profit organization that supports area agencies providing emergency medical service, presented Valley Fire with its Excellence in EMS award as agency of the year.

The honor goes yearly to the area’s outstanding fire department, ambulance service or other first responder trauma agency based on quality of response, professionalism and adaptation to growth. Thirty-three agencies belong to the council.

American Medical Response, formerly Spokane Ambulance, nominated Valley Fire for the award, said Ray Tansy, Jr., council administrative assistant.

“This doesn’t belong to me or the administration. This belongs to the guys out there,” said Larry Herberholz, paramedic chief, referring to the district’s line firefighters, all of whom are certified as emergency medical technicians, and paramedics.

“They’re the ones doing it,” Herberholz said.

Tansy said the district, whose medics routinely are first on the scene of Valley trauma incidents, deserved the award.

“Their response to incidents has far exceeded the standards set by the nine counties in Eastern Washington,” he said.

Red light education available

The Spokane County Traffic Safety Commission is offering red light running education to area groups.

The presentation includes a talk from a local law enforcement official and traffic safety commission member, and seven-minute video featuring the stories of two red light running accident victims. Discussion time will follow.

Service, social, neighborhood and business groups are encouraged to participate. For more information call the traffic safety commission at 456-2342.

Theater summer camp

Summer theater classes for Spokane Valley children are available through the Theater Arts for Children.

Theater games, including pantomime and improvisation, reading scripts and audition techniques will be taught, said Vicki Hynes, Theater Arts director.

Two sessions are scheduled at the theater, which is in the University City Mall. The first session, July 7-18, is for kindergartners through thirdgraders. Hours are 1:30-3 p.m., Monday through Friday.

The second, July 21 through Aug. 1, is for fourth- through sixth-graders. Hours are 1:30-3:30 p.m.

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