Yellow Breeches EMT saves patient in Mount Holly Springs

Taking calls can mean long hours, time away from family and PTSD. But every day hundreds of men and women in Cumberland County answer those calls.

Every week, The Sentinel’s Sirens for Service feature will aim to show the faces of these people and share their stories.

The series focuses on why they became a first responder and highlights a specific call from their service that influenced them and reminds them of why they do what they do.

Agency: Yellow Breeches EMS, Citizens Fire Company

Time with company: 13 years with Yellow Breeches EMS, 28 years with Citizens Fire Company

A: I had family that did fire police with Mount Holly Springs Fire Company and then I joined when I turned 18, so probably about 28 years ago. Then I just wanted … something different, more challenging, so I decided to become an EMT.

A: We had a patient go down at the laundromat for a cardiac arrest. We worked him, got his pulses back and so today he’s still alive, walking and talking. It was a challenging event, our closest ALS (Advanced Life Support) was coming out of Carlisle but they were delayed response, so we had everything done with the patient before ALS arrived on the scene without ALS care.