Morrow County EMS & 911

06/14/2021

Member Monday
Meet Trent Crum
He has worked with us for 1.5 years.
He has been a member of the Cardington Fire Department for 3 years.
He works part time at Sciota Valley Fire.
In his free time he likes chilling on his front porch and socializing with his friends.

From his Captain
“Trent is a fan favorite around the department. Always positive and laughing, he has a knack for keeping those around him in good spirits. Trent is just getting started in his EMS career but he has already gotten a strong grasp of the fundamentals of patient care. He’s currently in Advanced EMT school trying to become a more capable provider to better serve his patients and the residents of Morrow County. I couldn’t be happier to be his captain and I really look forward to seeing what he is going to achieve in the future.”

Say Hi to Trent

Member Monday
Meet Trent Crum
He has worked with us for 1.5 years.
He has been a member of the Cardington Fire Department for 3 years.
He works part time at Sciota Valley Fire.
In his free time he likes chilling on his front porch and socializing with his friends.

From his Captain
“Trent is a fan favorite around the department. Always positive and laughing, he has a knack for keeping those around him in good spirits. Trent is just getting started in his EMS career but he has already gotten a strong grasp of the fundamentals of patient care. He’s currently in Advanced EMT school trying to become a more capable provider to better serve his patients and the residents of Morrow County. I couldn’t be happier to be his captain and I really look forward to seeing what he is going to achieve in the future.”

Say Hi to Trent

06/07/2021

It is back. Member Monday!
This week is Zach Meyers.

Zach has worked for us for over 3 years. He has been a member for Cardington Volunteer Fire Department for almost 4 years.
He works part time at Jefferson Twp. Bellville Fire Department.
He is an FTO.
He enjoys training with his crew. He is currently in advanced school.
In his free time he enjoys riding his motorcycle.
A word from his Captain. Zach is a great guy. He is honest and dependable. He has earned the respect of his peers and the public.

Zach is pretty humble and doesn’t like recognition.

It is back. Member Monday!
This week is Zach Meyers.

Zach has worked for us for over 3 years. He has been a member for Cardington Volunteer Fire Department for almost 4 years.
He works part time at Jefferson Twp. Bellville Fire Department.
He is an FTO.
He enjoys training with his crew. He is currently in advanced school.
In his free time he enjoys riding his motorcycle.
A word from his Captain. Zach is a great guy. He is honest and dependable. He has earned the respect of his peers and the public.

Zach is pretty humble and doesn’t like recognition.

05/26/2021

Morrow County EMS would like to thank our community for the outpouring love and support we received last week as we celebrated National EMS Week. Special thank you to the following for your generous donations to help us feed our crew members and the gift cards that you provided:
Kroger Employees
Sames & Cook
Pizzaburg
Dunkin Donuts
Taco Bell
McDonald's
Subway
Endzone Bar & Grill
Pizza Hut
Field of Treats
Domino's Pizza
8 Sister's Bakery

Morrow County EMS would like to thank our community for the outpouring love and support we received last week as we celebrated National EMS Week. Special thank you to the following for your generous donations to help us feed our crew members and the gift cards that you provided:
Kroger Employees
Sames & Cook
Pizzaburg
Dunkin Donuts
Taco Bell
McDonald's
Subway
Endzone Bar & Grill
Pizza Hut
Field of Treats
Domino's Pizza
8 Sister's Bakery

05/20/2021

EMS Week 2021

This week Morrow County EMS celebrated EMS week with three days of Handtevy Pediatric training. The Handtevy system is becoming the gold standard for treating pediatric patients. This years theme is "This is EMS: Caring For Our Communities.
https://youtu.be/in0__gqYCi4

EMS Week 2021 Planning Guide from Handtevy. Thank you for all of the care you provide every day.

03/24/2021

Morrow County 911 will be participating in the Ohio statewide tornado warning drill today at 9:50AM. You will hear tornado sirens today at 9:50AM for 3 minutes and then shut off. This is an annual drill as part of Severe Weather Awareness Week.

03/11/2021

The Morrow County Firefighters & Squadmens Association is soliciting sealed bids for the following item.

1. 2009 Ford E-450 2-wheel drive Horton Ambulance with 157,902 miles. This ambulance has a known transmission problem and is not drivable.

Item will be sold by sealed bid. The Ambulance is being sold “as is”. Please submit sealed bids in an envelope labeled “Ambulance Bid”.
Bids may be mailed but must be received before the bid opening deadline.

The mailing address is:
Morrow County Firefighters & Squadmens Association
140 S. Main St.
Mount Gilead, Ohio 43338
Attn: Ambulance Bids

Sealed bid deadline is March 24th, 2021 at 10:00 am
Sealed bid opening at 11:00 on March 24th, 2021
Winning bidders will be notified on March 24th, 2021 after the opening of the bids.

Item may be viewed at 140 S. Main St. Mount Gilead Ohio 43338.
Photos of the item are below.

02/10/2021

02/09/2021

All raffle tickets are sold!!!

We will be going live tonight on Facebook at 8:00pm!!

All proceeds will be donated to Matt Carey!

Thank you all for your support! Watching our community come together to help one of our own is amazing!

All raffle tickets are sold!!!

We will be going live tonight on Facebook at 8:00pm!!

All proceeds will be donated to Matt Carey!

Thank you all for your support! Watching our community come together to help one of our own is amazing!

02/04/2021

2 Full Time Positions open for 911 Dispatcher.

Starting Pay: $14/hour

Paid Training

12 hour shifts: 10:00-22:00 with every other weekend off

Health, vision, and dental insurance available 90 days after the employee is released from training as well as 401k.

PTO accumulation from day 1, cannot be used until 1 year.

Please apply at 140 S Main St, Mount Gilead, Ohio 43338

Please do not private message or call the center to apply. Fill out an application and we will review it as soon as possible.

Must be able to multi task, good communication skills, typing skills, and basic computer operations.

02/03/2021

The Morrow County EMS & 911 Public Relations Committee is holding a benefit raffle for Chief Matt Carey. Chief Carey has been placed on the Heart Transplant List. All proceeds will be donated to Chief Matt Carey to assist him and his family during this time. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Matt and his family as they await a transplant.

Tickets are $10/each. 300 tickets sold. Live drawing will be held when the last ticket is sold.

If you’re interested in purchasing tickets please contact Jessica Spears or message our page.

Thank you all for your help in supporting a fellow first responder

The Morrow County EMS & 911 Public Relations Committee is holding a benefit raffle for Chief Matt Carey. Chief Carey has been placed on the Heart Transplant List. All proceeds will be donated to Chief Matt Carey to assist him and his family during this time. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Matt and his family as they await a transplant.

Tickets are $10/each. 300 tickets sold. Live drawing will be held when the last ticket is sold.

If you’re interested in purchasing tickets please contact Jessica Spears or message our page.

Thank you all for your help in supporting a fellow first responder

02/02/2021

2 Full Time Positions open for 911 Dispatcher.

Starting Pay: $14/hour

Paid Training

12 hour shifts: 10:00-22:00 with every other weekend off

Health, vision, and dental insurance available 90 days after the employee is released from training as well as 401k.

PTO accumulation from day 1, cannot be used until 1 year.

Please apply at 140 S Main St, Mount Gilead, Ohio 43338

Please do not private message or call the center to apply. Fill out an application and we will review it as soon as possible.

Must be able to multi task, good communication skills, typing skills, and basic computer operations.

2 Full Time Positions open for 911 Dispatcher.

Starting Pay: $14/hour

Paid Training

12 hour shifts: 10:00-22:00 with every other weekend off

Health, vision, and dental insurance available 90 days after the employee is released from training as well as 401k.

PTO accumulation from day 1, cannot be used until 1 year.

Please apply at 140 S Main St, Mount Gilead, Ohio 43338

Please do not private message or call the center to apply. Fill out an application and we will review it as soon as possible.

Must be able to multi task, good communication skills, typing skills, and basic computer operations.

01/08/2021

https://www.facebook.com/517238058298290/posts/3763893280299402/?d=n

We have a sign-up list for vaccine. We are scheduling people based on their priority group and vaccine availability. As the vaccine supply increases, we can get more people vaccinated who want to be. The road is long, but we will keep moving forward to the other side of COVID. Be kind, and keep each other safe and healthy.

12/18/2020

After discussions with our staff we have decided to cancel Drive Thru Santa! With the rising Covid cases in the county, we feel it is in the best interest of our citizens and our staff to cancel this event. Our deepest apologies.

12/16/2020

https://www.facebook.com/521327694654515/posts/3594934003960520/?d=n&substory_index=0

RELIABLE VACCINE INFO HERE: Save and share this post because it’s time to talk about risk vs benefit, protection, natural immunity and immunity prorogued from a #vaccine, side effects, and some myth busting.
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First and foremost: Your BEST protection from #COVID19 will be a combination of getting a COVID-19 #vaccine, wearing a mask, staying at least 6 feet away from others, avoiding crowds, and washing your hands and using hand sanitizer often. No one tool alone is going to stop this pandemic. Getting COVID-19 (like I did), does offer some natural protection, known as immunity (natural immunity).
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However, researchers don’t know how long this protection lasts, and the RISK of severe illness and death from #COVID-19 far outweighs any BENEFITS of natural immunity. COVID-19 vaccination will help protect you by creating an antibody response without having to experience sickness.
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The vaccine does not give you a live version of the virus. How it works is this: the #mRNA #vaccine from @pfizerinc delivers a set of instructions to your immune system that allows it to create a spike protein, and in return your body delivers an immune response which can produce antibodies.
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This is known as immunity produced by a vaccine.
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Both natural immunity and immunity produced by a vaccine are important aspects of COVID-19 that researchers are trying to learn more about, and it is something we will be monitoring over time.
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So let’s talk about SIDE EFFECTS:
The most commonly reported side effects, which typically lasted several days, were pain at the injection site, tiredness, headache, muscle pain, chills, joint pain, and fever.
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Of note, more people experienced these side effects after the second dose than after the first dose, so it is important for vaccination providers and recipients to expect that there may be some side effects after either dose, but even more so after the second dose.
Save and share this post so we can assure reliable information is circulating the internet!
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Scrubs are heather grey from my latest collection with @cherokeeuniforms
#coronavirus #cdc #pfizervaccine #pfizer #moderna #covid #vaccinetalk #vaccineinfo

12/02/2020

Due to COVID we will not be having Milk and Cookies with Santa this year. We will be having a drive thru Santa instead. Drive thru and get some hot chocolate and a cookie. Say hello to Santa from the safety of your car. Santa will be handing out little gifts to the children as well. We hope to see you there 🎄

12/02/2020

https://www.facebook.com/thekatieduke/photos/a.551838988270052/3559153334205254/?type=3

Today was my 6 month follow up post Covid visit at @mountsinainyc Center For Post Covid Care.
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Lots of feels today because the last 6 months have been up and down with a lot of learning, adjusting and more adjusting to a new normal for my health. At the end of the day I always remind myself that there are many people who did not have the same outcome as I did, and are no longer here with their loved ones, and that always keeps me grounded, and grateful.
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I am thankful every day to be alive. But I definitely get frustrated with the issues I am still having. I have a lot of memory and word finding issues - known as “post Covid Brain Fog and Cognitive Changes”, and also shortness of breathe with minimal activity - both which seem to be my “new normal”. It’s something that can be disheartening especially as I was in great shape and running 4-5 days a week before I got #covid19.
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Today at my follow up I realized I have some more cognitive issues than I’d ideally like to have, so I will now be following up with a Neurologist for additional testing and monitoring and a pulmonologist as well.
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I mean honestly- at this point, I’ll handle whatever gets handed my way and I’ll get through that sh*t because I have ALWAYS PULLED THROUGH the sh*tstorm, and this is just another chapter.
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I am participating in the COVID-19 registry research study that Sinai is doing to monitor us “long haulers”, and it gave me some odd comfort to hear today that there are many like me who were “young and healthy” before Covid and still have symptoms and issues months after recovery. So, I’m thankful that I am a involved in the research that can hopefully assist our scientists and healthcare providers approach #Covid19 moving forward.
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Thankful to be here, even if I can’t remember half the sh*t I used to be able to, and even if it takes me 10 minutes to get my thoughts into words 🥴🥴
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Next step is a CT Head, Neuro f/u, CT Angio Chest, Pulmonary Function Tests, Pulm f/u, and some Neuroplasticity exercises to help with my cognitive changes.
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Thanks everyone for the love and support over the last 6 months !! And thanks to my loved ones for dealing with my forgetfulness. 🥴.

04/15/2020

https://www.facebook.com/276245659073/posts/10158321193929074/?d=n&substory_index=0

A huge shout out to Russ Nickell from Nickells Construction for providing lunch and donuts to ALL of the county EMS centers this week! A total of 53 lunches and 7 dz donuts were delivered!

#8sistersbakery #favoritesisters #donuts #lunch #supportsmallbusiness #weareallinthistogether❤️

04/15/2020

Thank you Lubrication Specialties (LSI) for your donation of hand sanitizer.

04/11/2020

Big thank you to the gentleman that dropped off donuts to EMS and 911 today! We greatly appreciate your support!

04/10/2020

Ohio Department of Health

A very simple message.
https://www.facebook.com/178187609846/posts/10158065286229847/?vh=e&d=n

Social distancing works. We are all #InThisTogetherOhio. www.coronavirus.ohio.gov

04/07/2020

Governor Mike DeWine

https://www.facebook.com/326721818053458/posts/583688479023456/?vh=e&d=n

Get your tissues out before you watch this one, friends. Thank you, Josh Nagel Productions, for creating this video. We are #InThisTogetherOhio. We will get through this. We will rise up.

04/02/2020

The new Morrow County Emergency Management page.

04/02/2020

03/26/2020

Ohio Channel

Updated #COVID19 data just posted to http://coronavirus.ohio.gov.
15 confirmed fatalities
867 confirmed cases
223 hospitalizations
91 ICU Admissions
60 Ohio counties

03/24/2020

03/20/2020

Residents of Morrow County: Please understand that, in addition to keeping you safe, it is also our intention to keep our first responders safe and protected from COVID-19. We ask that if you have questions or concerns related to COVID-19 (Corona Virus) to please call 1-833-427-5634 which is the Ohio Department of Health’s Corona Virus hotline for questions and resources. If you do call 9-1-1 for a true emergency and are also experiencing flu-like symptoms, we ask that you notify the 9-1-1 dispatcher so that they can inform the responding personnel to put on the appropriate protective equipment. The dispatcher will also ask you a series of questions to screen for Covid-19. Also, please know that the 9-1-1 dispatcher will more than likely ask for you to walk to your front door or garage (if the weather is poor). This is in an attempt to limit the number of first responders entering the homes of patients who may be positive for COVID-19. Please wait at your front door. Do not walk out to the EMS vehicle unless requested to do so by the first responders. As always, it is a good idea to contact your physician prior to calling 911 for flu like symptoms....Thank you.

03/19/2020

Attention Morrow County residents, we are constantly working to ensure the health and safety of the citizens we serve. With that in mind, certain changes to our methods of operation have become necessary to ensure patients are being managed in a way that best consumes the resources available.

Please be advised that Morrow County EMS crews will immediately begin screening patients that call for our services. Any patient that calls for symptoms of a flu-like illness will be screened by the crews at the scene of the call. The crew will then make a decision as to whether or not the patient’s condition requires transport to an emergency department. If the patient condition requires further evaluation at an emergency department, that patient will be placed in isolation precautions and transported as appropriate. If it is decided that the patient does not meet criteria making transport necessary, they will be educated on the best practices to manage their condition. These decisions have been made in coordination with our medical director.

If you are feeling ill and believe you may be exhibiting symptoms of the COVID 19 Coronavirus, it is recommended you contact your primary care physician by phone for further direction. Also, Ohio Department of Health has a hotline available at 1-833-427-5634. Morrow County Health Department also can be contacted at 419-947-1545 for further guidance.

These steps have been taken in accordance with direction from Governor Mike DeWine and the Ohio Department of Health.