Shannon County, MO. – The Shannon County First Responders held their annual election of officers last week. Allen Ford of Winona was re-elected president, Molly Ice, also of Winona, was elected Vice President. Cathy Brawley of Winona was re-elected Treasurer and Julie O’Donnell of Eminence was re-elected Secretary. Carl Beasley of Mercy EMS will be the Liaison with Mercy Emergency Medical Services and Dr Jon Roberts will continue as the organization’s Medical Director. Bill O’Donnell of Eminence will continue as Training and Information Officer.
The mission of the Shannon County First Responders is to support local ambulance services by arriving first and providing immediate first aid and medical support as needed until the ambulance arrives. All first responders are unpaid volunteers, on call twenty-four hours a day. All First Responders are trained to at least the Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) level, and some are Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) and nurses. The First Responders do not receive any funding from insurance, medical bills or fire dues; they are entirely funded by donations.
To learn more about the Shannon County First Responders, check out their Facebook page. If you have medical training and would like to join, please send a message through the page.
