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Kids Safety Camp

McDowell County EMS will conduct "Kids Safety Camp" June 22-23-24 from 8am to 12pm each day. The safety camp is open to all youth ages 8-14 years. In early March the agency applied for and was awarded a grant from the North Carolina Division of the American Trauma Society in the amount of $1500 to help fund this event. The three day camp will be held at East McDowell Junior High School. During the three day event each child will be taught CPR, first aid, water / boating safety, fire safety, stranger danger, alcohol / drug awareness, gun safety, bicycle safety, hazardous weather, pet safety, wilderness first aid, vehicle safety, and ATV safety. Youth will be divided up into groups based upon age and will rotate through a total 16 stations over the course of three days. The agency has partnered with a number of agencies including McDowell County Emergency Management, McDowell County 911 Communications, Marion Police Department, McDowell County Sheriff's Office, North Carolina Highway Patrol, NC Wildlife, and Marion Fire Department who have committed to providing instructors for the event. On day three, Med Center Air, the emergency helicopter from Carolinas Medical Center will land at the school to allow campers to tour the helicopter and pose questions to the flight crew. EMS Director William Kehler states "we are very excited to conduct the 1st annual EMS Safety Camp for the youth of McDowell County. This has been one of our goals to conduct this type of event. Educating our young children and teens on the importance of helmet usage, seatbelt usage and the dangers associated with alcohol and drugs is essential. Our agency continues to work tirelessly each day to prevent serious injuries among our citizens. We feel prevention is the key to reducing the devastating effects trauma incidents have on families." Trauma remains the number one cause of death for youth in the United States. The safety camp will be limited to 200 participants with pre-registration required. Registration fee for the camp is $10.00 per camper. Deadline to register is June 7th. Registration forms can be obtained from the agency's website at www.mcdowellems.com or at the EMS office located on South Garden Street in Marion.

We would like to give the children of McDowell county an inside view of the ambulances. Posted below are links to pictures of the ambulances. These pictures will show your children the inside and outside and some of the equipment used on our ambulances.

Front of Ambulance
Rear of Ambulance
Front Left Compartment
Second Front Left Compartment
Left Rear Compartment
Right Front Top Compartment
Right Rear Compartment
Second Right Rear Compartment
Inside Patient Compartment
Inside Cab