Rescue squad calls – May 2013

Posted: Wednesday, June 12, 2013 8:00 pm

The Messenger 06.12.13

The Obion County Rescue Squad has reported the following calls for the month of May:
Standbys — 9
Motor vehicle accidents — 11
Medical — 7
Medical standbys — 1    (at fire calls)
Other — 1
Crowd control — 1 (OCCHS graduation)
Land search — 1
Body transfers — 2
Grass fires     — 3
Work days     — 3
Meetings — 2
Water search and rescue — 1
Public relations — 1
Traffic control — 4
Landing zone set-up — 1
Total calls — 48
Total manhours — 708.7 (a $15,443 value for the donated time, based on the national standard rate per hour for rescue service)
Total mileage — 4,081 (a $939 value for the donated miles, based on the IRS standard rate)

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