The Official Newspaper for Foster County
The Official Newspaper for Foster County
Short family's service to McHenry-area residents spans generations -
Jerome Short, the longest-tenured member of the McHenry Ambulance Service at 43 years, has seen his daughter, Jakenda, follow him into the volunteer service to carry on the family's legacy of care to the rural community. (Submitted photo)
During this National EMS Week, celebrated on May 19-25, 2024, one of the major focal points in the emergency medical services (EMS) profession, at least in North Dakota, is the shortage of volunteers for first response.
Often times, those few minutes that it takes for a 911 call to go through radio dispatch, paging the appropriate service, and hoping that they are fully staffed to arrive on scene...
