Tag: EMT stories

“KCE 357 to the Jerico Fire Department,” says the dispatch radio at our community’s volunteer fire department. I volunteer here as both an emergency medical technician (EMT) and a chaplain; I’m also the full-time pastor of an Episcopal congregation.

“Ambulance needed at 45 Lilac Court for the unresponsive person, possible cardiac arrest.”

This is a high-priority call, albeit one that is common in our small town.

I hop into my car, equipped with an orange nylon “jump kit” of medical supplies, and head for 45 Lilac Court, ready to begin treating the patient before the fire-department ambulance arrives.