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Thoughts and prayers
 To the Cardasso family while Army Specialist Brian Cardasso Jr. is on a year-long deployment in Iraq. Specialist Cardasso has been an employee of Silver Spring Ambulance and Rescue Association for several years and has served in numerous roles, to include Training Officer and Preceptor. We pray for Specialist Cardasso's safe-keeping and Godspeed home. |
Tactical Emergency Casualty Care instruction attended by responders
Over the last weekend of August, several responders from Silver Spring Ambulance and Rescue Association participated in the Tactical Emergency Casualty Care Class offered by the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians, held at the Harrisburg campus of HACC. Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC) is a 16 hour instruction in the response to an active shooter event, and the delivery of responder and patient care throughout. Students are instructed in working directly with law enforcement during an event, as well as different methods of delivering patient care and evacuating them to safety. Although it is the hope that SSARA will never need to use these skills, we wish to remain vigilant in the face of current trends, and be prepared for such an eventuality. The training was initially developed for use by the military, and was modified by the NAEMT for civilian purposes. |
Every second counts during a fire, police, or medical emergency!
Order your address marker to help responders quickly locate your residence. |
Misting Fans Purchased
With the warmest days of the summer yet to come, Silver Spring Ambulance and Rescue Association recently purchased three new misting fans, for the purpose of fire scene rehabilitation. These battery-powered fans will operate up to three hours on a single charge and connect either to a five gallon bucket or to a garden hose. With overexertion and medical emergencies showing as one of the leading causes of death to firefighters, Silver Spring Ambulance and Rescue Association takes seriously its responsibility to provide support and rehabilitation to firefighters at the scene of emergencies. The new misting fans will not only offer welcome relief to firefighters at a scene, but will also assist EMS by helping to create a common gathering point for firefighters in need of rehabilitation. The misting fans were purchased at the beginning of summer and one will be kept on each of SSARA's ambulances. |
National Night Out
Come Join us at Stony Ridge Park on August 1, 2017 for National Night Out. We look forward to seeing you! |
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Breast Cancer Awareness Month
 In support of breast cancer awareness, our crews may be seen wearing our special edition breast cancer awareness shirt while serving the community. How do you support breast cancer awareness? |
Update: Comcast Business Phone Outage
Update: Phone service has been restored. As a reminder, our station/office line is intended for non-emergency business only. In the case of an emergency, dial 911 immediately. Original Notification: Comcast Business is experiencing an outage across the northeast. Our office/station phone service is impacted. This outage DOES NOT impact emergency response. As always, citizens should dial 911 in the event of an emergency. We will update our website and social media when the outage has been mitigated.  |
Find Us on Instagram
Instagram is a fun and quirky way to share and connect our community through a series of pictures. On occasion, we will snap a photo allowing you to experience Silver Spring Ambulance out in the community. We look forward to expanding our social media presence with Instagram. Find us on Instagram with the username: @SilverSpringEMS  |
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