Having an address number that is easily visible from the road improves our response time. EMT Margaret Laggis provides some tips for enhancing your house number visibility.

EMS Week, Friday post: The weather is getting nicer! Does one of the activities you have planned for the weekend involve wearing a helmet? Maybe it should! Today’s video clip talks a little bit about that…

A quick tour of the ambulance as one of our crew members, Anthony Brochu, checks everything on shift!

When seconds count, it can take us minutes to get there. This is often the case no matter where you go in Vermont, as the rural nature of residences and their proximity to aid mean the first step to caring for patients starts with public action. Here is a video on hands-only CPR.

Tyler Molleur RN, AEMT discusses the importance of having medical information available to provide to EMTs when you call 911.

This is the first in a series of posts and videos which celebrate National EMS Week (May 17-23). The celebration of EMS providers across the country was initiated by President Gerald Ford in 1974, when professional EMS services were still in their infancy stage. At the time, Hardwick Rescue had not been in service for…

Hardwick Rescue A-1 proudly leading the Hardwick Memorial Day parade this morning. What a beautiful day for a parade!!

Long-time Hardwick Rescue member Patty Meyer was awarded the State of Vermont’s EMS Lifetime Award this week! Please read below for an interview with Patty EDITOR’S NOTE: This is a brief interview I had the opportunity to conduct with Patty Meyer, one of our members. It doesn’t even begin to scratch the surface of her involvement…

We’re excited to launch our new website at the start of National EMS Week! Inaugurated in 1974 by President Gerald Ford — seven years after Hardwick Rescue itself was founded — EMS Week is a way to celebrate and support the work that we do as EMRs, EMTs, AEMTs, and Paramedics. Take a look around…