NEWS FEED

Announcing EMS Week 2011, the week of May 15-21 is a week for honoring all the EMS providers across the nation. CFR will be honoring our Everyday Heroes with a breakfast held on May 14 at 7AM, and with a dinner to be held on May 20 at 7PM, both at Station 500. We would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to our members and other EMS providers across the country for all you do, the time and effort you devote to helping others, and the continuing education you receive to provide even better care. Everyday you make a difference in someones lifes, and thats what makes us Everyday Heroes have a safe and happy EMS Week!- Nathan 

April 21, 2011
Castlewood Fire and Rescue would like to thank their members and Dante Rescue Squad member that was involved in the VAVRS meeting held on April 16, 2011.  Everyone did an outstanding job and the meeting was a great success.  Also we would like to say congratulations to Dante Rescue Squad BLS Team for placing first in the BLS Competition. Way To Go! The department will be having an EVOC class on April 30, 2011 at 8am anyone wishing to take the class please contact Jonathan Fields at the station to sign up. 

April 1, 2011
All members of the VAVRS are invited to the District 9 meeting to be held on April 16th by CFR and DRS. The meeting will be at Castlewood High School in Castlewood, Virginia. Cost of the meal will be $8.
If you have any questions please call 276-762-0242. 
If you wish to register click here!
For a directions please click here!

March 15, 2011
New links have been added, Roster has been updated!

March 10, 2011
CFR is asking all members to sign up for call shift coverage o better serve our community, the Board is requesting two 12 hour call shifts a month from all full members and 1 shift for associate members, Please contact Kim with your availble dates!

March 9,2011

17-B had arrived in Castlewood!, the new ambulance will go in to service around
April 1st once it has been fully equipped. The current 17-B will have its box removed and the chassis will become our first mini-pumper.

Febuary 10, 2010

 From the Lebanon News October 6, 2010

"The Russell County Medical Center Foundation held a “Box Exchange” with the local lifesaving crews on Thursday. The RCMC Foundation purchased 23 new medical boxes with proceeds from the “It’s 5 O’clock Somewhere” celebration held in June.The deteriorating 20-year-old boxes contain medicine and other vulnerable medical supplies, and must be exchanged for the new boxes before they are used by the EMS crews. The old medical boxes will effectively be traded off one last time and disposed. “The boxes must undergo a thorough inspection and have met their end,” said Emergency Room Medical Director Dr. Norman Rexrode, who also serves on the RCMC Foundation Board. “We approached the foundation with hopes of replacing the old boxes, and within six months we’ve held an event, purchased the boxes and are now able to give our local EMS crews the boxes they deserve.”The RCMC Foundation, founded in July 2009, provides support to numerous causes that are of great importance to the people of this region. The generosity of individuals, businesses and other organizations within the community enables the Foundation to fulfill its mission of improving the quality of healthcare."

CFR would like to thank everyone involved in getting the county EMS agencies these new med boxes, and thank the members of our community that help to support us every day.

October 16, 2010
Several members of CFR attended the District 9 VAVRS meeting, where we recieved our EVOC awards from the previous meeting held in Castlewood. We also recieved 6th Place at this meeting in EVOC. Dante Rescue recieved 1st place in the BLS competition, 3rd in the ALS competition, and several EVOC awards. Any members interested in joining a Castlewood Competition team please sign-up at the station. All CFR trophies from current and years past will soon be displayed on this site under the virtual trophy case.

October 2010
CFR500.com has went pink in support of Breast Cancer awareness month. Crews on our units will also be wearing pink gloves during EMS calls this month. Please donate to a Breast Cancer Research Foundation this month.

September 22-27, 2010
CFR has will be sending a group of 6 members to represent our department VAVRS Convention in Virginia Beach. The convention offers many opportunities for our department and members. Training sessions are available throughout the convention, aswell as; competitions, social gathering, representation in the VAVRS Board of Govenor and represent our squad and the Castlewood/ St. Paul area to many people from throughout the state. The delegation would like to thank the members of our department covering calls aswell as any agencies assisting them.

September 18, 2010
The Officers of CFR would like to wish all of our members currently receiving any EMS or Fire training good luck on your tests and throughout the class, and thank them for continuing thier EMS/Fire training for the good of the department and most importantly thier community.

              

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