Trinity Life Support, CSD

03/20/2023

We are disappointed to report that the EMT class will not go, enrollments did not make it to the ten students needed. Instructor Shawn is looking at a fall class, with lots of notice before hand. Please keep us in mind. Apologies to those of you who were working on enrollment. We are always looking for good EMTs.

03/08/2023

03/08/2023

EMT Class begins March 29, 2023!

Class meets on Wednesday and Thursday evenings, 5 pm to 10 pm
There are seven additional classes on Saturdays, 10 am to 4 pm
Class concludes June 8, 2023 unless there are snow days to make up

For more information and/or to register, please contact:

Shawn Poore', Instructor
530-999-1285
[email protected]

Tuition $950 payable on March 20
Minimum of 10 students needed for the class to occur

01/27/2021

A grateful THANK YOU, Mr. Edward’s, for taking the morning to plow TLS driveway. The TLS crew appreciates it ❄️❤️⛄️

Wishing everyone a safe and fun snow day!!

11/04/2020

TCLS crews and staff are so very thankful...
To those who shared their stories
To those who wrote informational letters
To those who submitted letters to the editor
To the Trinity Journal
To Mountain Communities Healthcare District
To Voters
The words "Thank You" seem so small
Our hearts are full
We are ready to work
Thank you

10/30/2020

What will happen

Without H and I, cuts in medical staffing are happening

Two EMTs quit last month, moved to other jobs, their pay and benefits better working at the dump or a clinic, rather than here providing life-saving care

What will happen? This will continue

Hayfork has been staffed basic life support an average of 1 week per month for the last couple months.

What will happen? This will continue if we have EMTs to work

If Hayfork 303 does not have a crew, Weaverville 301 will be responding to care for that Hayfork patient, so don’t think you are okay if you don’t live in Hayfork, Hyampom, Post Mountain or Wildwood

What will happen? You are at risk of waiting for emergency care

TCLS has always been dedicated to high quality patient care and training of emergency medical responders -- that won’t change

But our ability to keep competent staff, that will change, and not for the better

What will happen? You can intervene, you can make the difference

YES YES H and I

10/22/2020

Chad Smith, Emergency Room Physician Trinity Hospital

I started working at the hospital in 2014 and moved here permanently a year later. It was my impression at the time and even more so currently, that the EMS units are the most valuable component in Trinity County’s emergency healthcare delivery.

As an ER doc, I see the immediate treatment interventions of EMS that cannot be provided by any other entity. Airway control, administration of oxygen or glucose, compression of hemorrhage, fluid resuscitation, recognition and initial treatment of cardiac and neurologic catastrophes- these are the first few that come to mind.

I have watched you perform while understaffed and under-funded for several years now, and despite that we have a decent crew of competent EMS providers. I am very concerned about these measures not passing as many people do not realize how unsafe it is to run this large county with 2 ambulances, let alone when one or both are engaged in transport.

This also means paying for talent to stay in the area, not just bodies filling a seat. It's a small price to pay to have a medic at your door quickly treating what would otherwise be in their absence a bad outcome.

Thank you for your years of compassionate care in the community. I hope people do the right thing for their families and their neighbors and vote this through. -chad

10/22/2020

TCLS Crew from way back! Good days!

10/22/2020

Every 15 Minutes Mock Accident Scenario at Trinity High School

10/20/2020

For anyone who isn't sure how essential a high quality local paramedic ambulance service is, I invite you to consider this...

I've been a paramedic for a long time, and have run more than 12,000 calls over the course of my career. In 1993 I helped organize Trinity County Life Support as the nonprofit local service it remains today. Although I'm no longer affiliated with TCLS, as a resident of their service area I remain an enthusiastic supporter.

My family has had occasion to call for TCLS three times over the past few years, each time for my mother-in-law, who lived a full life until age 99. In every case, TCLS provided exactly the care Mary needed, delivered promptly and skillfully by crews who also demonstrated exceptional compassion.

On one of those occasions, Mary collapsed unconscious in front of me. Because of my own training and experience, I was not about to carry her to my car and drive her to the hospital. As soon as I determined she was breathing and had a pulse, I called 9-1-1 to request the ambulance, then returned to her side to care for her. I knew I could not drive safely while maintaining a constant assessment of my patient and intervening if she stopped breathing.

Many people believe they can drive a critically ill or injured family member to a hospital, however that often has such a poor outcome that many hospitals have a slang term for it: "Canopy Code". That refers to patients who are delivered by private auto under the emergency department driveway canopy in cardiac arrest ("Code Blue") because their vital functions couldn't be maintained during the car ride.

Others believe they can just call for an EMS helicopter from Redding. Although a wonderful resource, their response times to Trinity County are typically 20 minutes or more, they are often unable to fly to us because of weather or heavy smoke, and are sometimes tied up on other missions. Their charges for service are typically more than $30,000, and health insurance often pays only a small portion of that. I urge our neighbors to keep that in mind as they cast a vote to pay $45 per developed property.

To put it bluntly: There is simply no substitute for a nearby paramedic ambulance. The crew can arrive promptly, provide immediate stabilizing care, and deliver the patient safely to a hospital or helicopter, often in better condition than they were found in.

In TCLS our communities have the added advantage of a locally managed nonprofit service with more than 25 years of experience. They are not distracted by desires to expand into other counties, make profits at the expense of quality service, or cut corners to focus on other aspects of their business. EMS is all they do, and they do it well.

TCLS has spent a quarter of a century supporting our communities. They have earned the support of those communities. They already have my family's Yes votes on Measures H and I. We hope they can count on our neighbors for Yes votes, too.

Larry Masterman, MICP

Weaverville

10/16/2020

Supporters of TCLS Measure H and I
Jose Acosta, Hayfork
Carl Adams, Hayfork
Scott Alvord, Weaverville
Deborah Amos, Trinity Center
Greg Amoss, Trinity Center
Thomas K Andrew, Weaverville
Danielle Austin, Weaverville
Courtney Bayley, Hayfork
Jayme Bayley, Weaverville
Carrie Bayley, Hayfork
Steve Bayley III, Hayfork
Steve Bayley Jr, Hayfork
Sheree Beans, Weaverville
Angie Bickle, Douglas City
Don Bickle, Douglas City
Serena Brown, Weaverville
Bob Bryant, Trinity Center
Gene Benassini, Douglas City
Nels Berthold, Hyampom
Cynthia Boche, Hyampom
Amanda Braxton, Lewiston
Sharon Braxton, Lewiston
Shiloe Braxton, Lewiston
Heather Brown, Wildwood
Jose Acosta, Hayfork
Carl Adams, Hayfork
Scott Alvord, Weaverville
Deborah Amos, Trinity Center
Greg Amoss, Trinity Center
Thomas K Andrew, Weaverville
Danielle Austin, Weaverville
Courtney Bayley, Hayfork
Jayme Bayley, Weaverville
Carrie Bayley, Hayfork
Steve Bayley III, Hayfork
Steve Bayley Jr, Hayfork
Sheree Beans, Weaverville
Gene Benassini, Douglas City
Nels Berthold, Hyampom
Angie Bickle, Douglas City
Don Bickle, Douglas City
Cynthia Boche, Hyampom
Amanda Braxton, Lewiston
Sharon Braxton, Lewiston
Shiloe Braxton, Lewiston
Heather Brown, Wildwood
Serena Brown, Weaverville
Robert Bryant, Trinity Center
Mike Byrd, Hyampom
Elizabeth Campbell, Douglas City
Byron Campbell, Douglas City
Melani Carpenter, Weaverville
Joseph Casias, Hayfork
Mercedes Casias, Hayfork
Paul Catanese, Douglas City
Dwight Chapman, Junction City
Polly Chapman, Junction City
Roger Chatterton, Trinity Center
Christal Coatney, Douglas City
Molly Contos, Weaverville
Harry Contos, Weaverville
Todd Corbett, Weaverville
Michael Cottone, Weaverville
Alex Cousins, Weaverville
Jill Cox, Weaverville
Landon Cox, Weaverville
Lorrac Craig, Trinity Center
Daniel Davoudian, Hayfork
Naomi Davoudian, Hayfork
Mel Deardorff, Lewiston
Scott Dias, Lewiston
Rene Dias, Lewiston
Dalene Donnelson, Weaverville
Daniel Donnelson, Weaverville
Charlene Dunaetz, Hayfork
Karlie Elliott, Hayfork
Kandy Elliott, Hayfork
Butch Elliott, Hayfork
Carol Fall, Trinity Center
John Fenley, Hayfork
Dero Forslund, Weaverville
Steven Foster, Hyampom
Mary Franke, Douglas City
Jim French, Weaverville
Pat Frost, Trinity Center
Christine Gaffney, Weaverville
Candi Geraths, Hayfork
Ken Geraths, Hayfork
Liam Gogan, Douglas City
Jim Gonzales, Hayfork
Ronda Gonzales, Hayfork
Audrey L Graham, Weaverville
Katie Haile, Hayfork
Lisa Hammill, Hayfork
Dee Dee Hargrove, Lewiston
Ron Harris, Hyampom
Paul Hauser, Weaverville
John Hayward, Trinity Center
Bella Hedtke, Weaverville
John Holland, Douglas City
Larry Horrocks, Weaverville
Chisten Hutchason, Hayfork
Barbara Jelicich, Weaverville
John Jelicich, Weaverville
Dave Johnson, Douglas City
Dale Kaz, Weaverville
Gerard Kaz, Weaverville
Justin Kerwick, Junction City
Adrien Keys, Hayfork
Gus Kormeier, Weaverville
Dave Laffranchini, Weaverville
Bix Lane, Hyampom
George Lawrence, Trinity Center
Claudia Lawrence, Trinity Center
David Loeffler, Hayfork
Belen Manybanseng, Weaverville
Karen Marceau, Weaverville
Dave Marceau, Weaverville
Larry Masterman, Weaverville
Paula Masterman, Weaverville
Caitlan Mather, Douglas City
Marty Mather, Douglas City
Shenia Mays, Hayfork
Mike McHugh, Trinity Center
Duncan McIntosh, Junction City
Jill Miller, Hayfork
Carol Minor, Hyampom
Judy Morris, Weaverville
Craig Muir, Weaverville
Jean Muir, Weaverville
Martie Mullen, Trinity Center
David Murphy, Salyer
Glenda Myers, Hayfork
Patricia Nickerson, Hayfork
Chasity Odum, Weaverville
Jake Odum, Weaverville
Jennifer Oliver, Weaverville
Will Oliver, Weaverville
Tim Osborne, Douglas City
Colleen O’Sullivan, Weaverville
Alissa Painter, Hayfork
Daniel Palmer, Wildwood
Eric Palmer, Weaverville
Randi Paris, Weaverville
Joel Patton, Hayfork
Mayme Patton, Hayfork
Raymond Patton, Hayfork
Christina Pierce, Hyampom
Ted Pierce, Douglas City
Jason Poburko, Weaverville
Katie Poburko, Weaverville
Katie Quinn, Lewiston
Jason Rankin, Coffee Creek
Joe Ratliff, Weaverville
Kathy Ratliff, Weaverville
Whitney Reeves, Weaverville
Steve Renten, Trinity Center
Gloria Reynolds, Big Bar
Mary Rist, Weaverville
Mike Rist, Weaverville
Keith Roberson, Weaverville
Aaron Rogers, Weaverville
Tim Rogers, Weaverville
Roman Rubalcava, Hayfork
Steve Ryberg, Junction City
Dee Sanders, Weaverville
Kris Sandstrom, Weaverville
Jan Saxon, Weaverville
Tim Saxon, Weaverville
Al Saxton, Hayfork
Jack Seeley, Hayfork
Mark Seitzler, Hayfork
Dustin Sheetz, Weaverville
Sarah Sheetz, Weaverville
Marion Shere, Hyampom
Barbara Simmons, Weaverville
Jack Simmons, Weaverville
Chad Smith, Douglas City
Tim Spiersch, Hayfork
Diana Stewart, Hayfork
Marianna Strong, Hyampom
Jason Tapia Jr., Hayfork
Anamarie Taylor, Weaverville
Todd Taylor, Weaverville
Jackie Tirado, Weaverville
Lou Tirado, Weaverville
Jane Trott, Weaverville
Mike Trott, Weaverville
Barbara Turner, Weaverville
Naomi Underwood, Junction City
Jim Underwood, Junction City
Tony Valls, Coffee Creek
Louise Wadsworth, Weaverville
Thomas Wadsworth, Weaverville
Brian Ward, Weaverville
Lynn Ward, Weaverville
Jordan Wardrip, Trinity Center
Trish Wardrip, Trinity Center
Jeremy Wardrip, Trinity Center
Sophie Wardrip, Weaverville
Kindra Watkins, Hyampom
Thomas Wheeler, Weaverville
Kenny Wiley, Hayfork
Cathy Wiley, Hayfork
Tiffany Wong, Weaverville
Yancy Woodard, Douglas City
Kirsten Wright, Hawkins Bar
Todd Wright, Hawkins Bar

Business Endorsements

Amoss Companies, Trinity Center
Nor-Rel-Muk Wintu Nation
Sunshine Gardens and Water System, Hayfork
The Floor Store, Weaverville
Trinity County Deputy Sheriff's Association
Trinity River Lumber Company Mill, Weaverville
Wiley's Market, Hayfork

Mike Byrd, Hyampom
Elizabeth Campbell, Douglas City
Byron Campbell, Douglas City
Melani Carpenter, Weaverville
Joseph Casias, Hayfork
Mercedes Casias, Hayfork
Paul Catanese, Douglas City
Dwight Chapman, Junction City
Polly Chapman, Junction City
Christal Coatney, Douglas City
Roger Chatterton, Trinity Center
Molly Contos, Weaverville
Harry Contos, Weaverville
Todd Corbett, Weaverville
Michael Cottone, Weaverville
Alex Cousins, Weaverville
Jill Cox, Weaverville
Landon Cox, Weaverville
Lorrac Craig, Trinity Center
David Davoudian, Hayfork
Naomi Jean Davoudian, Hayfork
Mel Deardorff, Lewiston
Scott Dias, Lewiston
Rene Dias, Lewiston
Dalene Donnelson, Weaverville
Daniel Donnelson, Weaverville
Charlene Dunaetz, Hayfork
Karlie Elliott, Hayfork
Kandy Elliott, Hayfork
Butch Elliott, Hayfork
Carol Fall, Trinity Center
John Fenley, Hayfork
Dero Forslund, Weaverville
Steven Foster, Hyampom
Mary Franke, Douglas City
Jim French, Weaverville
Pat Frost, Trinity Center
Candi Beckett Geraths, Hayfork
Christine Gaffney, Weaverville
Ken Geraths, Hayfork
Liam Gogan, Douglas City
Jim Gonzales, Hayfork
Ronda Gonzales, Hayfork
Audrey L Graham, Weaverville
Katie Haile, Hayfork
Lisa Hammill, Hayfork
Dee Dee Hargrove, Lewiston
Ron Harris, Hyampom
Paul Hauser, Weaverville
John Hayward, Trinity Center
Bella Hedtke, Weaverville
John Holland, Douglas City
Larry Horrocks, Weaverville
Christen Hutchason, Hayfork
Barbara Jelicich, Weaverville
John Jelicich, Weaverville
Dave Johnson, Douglas City
Dale Kaz, Weaverville
Gerard Kaz, Weaverville
Justin Kerwick, Junction City
Adrien Keys, Hayfork
Gus Kormeier, Weaverville
Dave Laffranchini, Weaverville
Bix Lane, Hyampom
George Lawrence, Trinity Center
Claudia Lawrence, Trinity Center
David Loeffler, Hayfork
Belen Manybanseng, Weaverville
Karen Marceau, Weaverville
Dave Marceau, Weaverville
Larry Masterman, Weaverville
Paula Masterman, Weaverville
Caitlan Mather, Douglas City
Marty Mather, Douglas City
Sheniah Mays, Hayfork
Mike McHugh, Trinity Center
Duncan McIntosh, Junction City
Jill Miller, Hayfork
Carol Minor, Hyampom
Judy Morris, Weaverville
Craig Muir, Weaverville
Jean Muir, Weaverville
Martie Mullen, Trinity Center
David Murphy, Salyer
Glenda Myers, Hayfork
Patricia Nickerson, Hayfork
Jennifer Oliver, Weaverville
Will Oliver, Weaverville
Tim Osborne, Douglas City
Colleen O’Sullivan, Weaverville
Chasity Odum, Weaverville
Jake Odum, Weaverville
Alissa Keith Painter, Hayfork
Eric Palmer, Weaverville
Daniel Palmer, Wildwood
Randi Paris, Weaverville
Joel Patton, Hayfork
Mayme Patton, Hayfork
Raymond Patton, Hayfork
Christina Pierce, Hyampom
Ted Pierce, Douglas City
Jason Poburko, Weaverville
Katie Poburko, Weaverville
Katie Quinn, Lewiston
Jason Rankin, Coffee Creek
Joe Ratliff, Weaverville
Kathy Ratliff, Weaverville
Whitney Reeves, Weaverville
Steve Renten, Trinity Center
Gloria Reynolds, Big Bar
Mary Rist, Weaverville
Mike Rist, Weaverville
Keith Roberson, Weaverville
Aaron Rogers, Weaverville
Tim Rogers, Weaverville
Roman Rubalcava, Hayfork
Steve Ryberg, Junction City
Dee Sanders, Weaverville
Kris Sandstrom, Weaverville
Jan Saxon, Weaverville
Tim Saxon, Weaverville
Al Saxton, Hayfork
Jack Seeley, Hayfork
Mark Seitzler, Hayfork
Dustin Sheetz, Weaverville
Sarah Sheetz, Weaverville
Marion Shere, Hyampom
Barbara Simmons, Weaverville
Jack Simmons, Weaverville
Chad Smith, Douglas City
Tim Spiersch, Hayfork
Diana Stewart, Hayfork
Marianna Strong, Hyampom
Jason Bradley Tapia Jr., Hayfork
Anamarie Taylor, Weaverville
Todd Taylor, Weaverville
Jackie Tirado, Weaverville
Lou Tirado, Weaverville
Jane Trott, Weaverville
Mike Trott, Weaverville
Barbara Turner, Weaverville
Naomi Underwood, Junction City
Jim Underwood, Junction City
Tony Valls, Coffee Creek
Louise Wadsworth, Weaverville
Thomas Wadsworth, Weaverville
Brian Ward, Weaverville
Lynn Ward, Weaverville
Jordan Wardrip, Trinity Center
Trish Wardrip, Trinity Center
Jeremy Wardrip, Trinity Center
Sophie Wardrip, Weaverville
Kindra Watkins, Hyampom
Thomas Wheeler, Weaverville
Kenny Wiley, Hayfork
Cathy Wiley, Hayfork
Tiffany Wong, Weaverville
Yancy Woodard, Douglas City
Kirsten Wright, Hawkins Bar
Todd Wright, Hawkins Bar

Businesses and Organizations
Amoss Companies
Hayfork Gardens and Water Systems, Hayfork
Nor-Rel-Muk Wintu Nation
Trinity County Deputy Sheriff's Association
Wiley's Market

There's no time -- please add your endorsement to save TCLS!

10/16/2020

Community, we are near knowing what will happen with Measures H and I.

An offer from Supervisor-Elect Liam Gogan. He had been hearing from people, retired and living on their Social Security how hard it is to find the annual $45. He offers an idea to help by fundraising, funds to help offset all or part of the $45 for those most affected. Awesome offer, lots of details to be worked out, but in keeping with Trinity spirit of neighbors and helping.

Stable footing is needed for the ambulance service. A long term established lack of true cost reimbursement from Medi-Cal and Medicare has led us here.

Reforms are underway. Ambulance providers may soon be viewed as healthcare providers rather than ride-givers. Reimbursement from government is based upon medically necessary transport, rather than care given. The system is antiquated, change is slow. Reforms have been underway, with great government reports on the needs of rural systems available for 20 years.

We have seen more change in the last five years than the first 15. Rural providers and communities are facing these decisions all over our Country. The change is not coming quickly enough for any services that are not already a special district.

Read more on our website https://tcls.org/operations/ -report and the campaign website www.tlscsd.org

As you cast your vote, remember that 90% of TCLS calls for 911 ambulance service are for local people. Our goal to keep it viable for you.

YES YES H and I