FIREWIRE Magazine Fall 2014 | Page 48

San Bernardino County Fire EMS: PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE FIREWIRE SPECIAL EDITION coming Nov 20th, 2014 Mammoth Lakes Vacation Home For Rent 3 bedroom with loft, sleeps 10. From $100 per night. Contact Erik Dahlberg (760)964-9649 or Nick McAtee (760)900-6092. Check out our website for details and availability. www.mammothhouse.shutterfly.com For Sale: Two Honda Quads! Both 2005 450TRX BLACK & 400ES RED. Some extra equip also ,wheels,fuel cans, etc. Call Dan Rowe (760)559-0240 for more info $4400 for both or $2700/$2100 each. To submit a classified ad Contact Jonathan Sorensen 314/B: (909) 844-7372 EMS is not a service that begins with the transport of a victim to an emergency care facility; instead, it begins with a 9-1-1 call and the dispatch of highly skilled and trained emergency medical personnel from San Bernardino County Fire Department who provide basic and advanced levels of care. S an Bernardino County Fire prides itself on being your local fire department. We recognize that we are a large Department and serve a very large area. Our size allows for a depth of resources that benefit even our smallest communities. Accountability to and participation in the cities and communities that we serve is part of the culture of our organization. We work hard to bring a local sensitivity to each and every call for service. On average, 88 percent of emergency calls for service are medical in nature. San Bernardino County Fire Department is an Advanced Life Support provider in the majority of its service areas. We are the ambulance transport provider in multiple areas of the county. In fact, we are the second largest provider of ambulance service in the County. Our aim each day is to provide the utmost in quality service to the members of the community we serve, while continually striving to raise the standard of EMS service delivery. 48 FIREWIRE | VOL.4 ADVERTISEMENT The County employs approximately 275 Paramedics. San Bernardino County Fire Paramedics are tested and trained in every capacity of their job. Our Paramedics are not only on ambulances, but also staffs Fire Engines, USAR units, HAZMAT units, brush patrols, squads, and even helicopters with well known ALS providers. We are the leaders in emergency medical service in the largest County in the lower 48 states. San Bernardino County Fire Department Paramedics are unique in their experience and heritage. Local communities contract service with the County allowing years of local experience to be disseminated amongst the members of a much larger team. That community now benefits from paramedics with a more broad range of experience. We are an adept group who humbly pay respect to the foundation built in the PAST, steadfastly take pride in the quality of our service in the PRESENT, and find inspiration in what exists in our paramedic service FUTURE. FIREWIRE | VOL.4 49