Come join us for this year’s Open House at the Hamilton Safety Center!
Save the date: June 3, 2017 from 12:30pm to 4:30pm. Bring your friends and family!
We look forward to seeing you.
See some photos of our 2016 Open House here!
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Waterford Fair 2016
After the annual Waterford Fair was canceled in 2015 for the first time in 70 years due to bad weather, the popular event was back again this year from October 7 to 9. Volunteers of the Hamilton Rescue Squad were on stand-by at three locations throughout the village.
The fair is traditionally attended by a large number of people who enjoy a stroll along the many arts and crafts booths. Observing artisans hand-crafting their goods is an interesting part of the event for children and adults alike, as are the historic village buildings that can be toured, and the Civil War reenactments.
A group of HVRS members staffed our Gator as well, a small versatile vehicle used to swiftly get to patients in crowded areas. This enables our EMTs to begin rendering medical care until the ambulance crew arrives.
Our members, along with the support of two paramedics from nearby stations, volunteered a total of 273 hours during the 2016 event weekend. If you wish to become part of our dedicated team, head over to the volunteer application page. For more information on the Fair visit the Waterford Foundation website. Next year’s Waterford Fair is scheduled for October 6-8, 2017 (Columbus Day weekend). See you there!
Baby News!
On April 16, 2016, members of Hamilton Rescue responded for a reported OB call on the side of route 704. Our members arrived on scene and helped deliver baby Wesley. Today, four month old Wesley and his family stopped to say Hi to the crew who delivered him! Great job, Saturday crew!
Company Meeting April 2016
Notes from the Company Meeting on April 6th, 2016
Called to order: 7:30 pm
Announcements
EAP – The law allowing counties to pay for EAP benefits for volunteer companies was passed. Loudoun will begin providing the same EAP benefits given to employees in July. More to come. Should we send a thank you letter to Chief Brower?
Roof – BOD wants our lawyer to look at the situation and advise us on our options before we make any decisions.
Budget – The BOD will meet this month to set the proposed budget for 2017.
Funding Algorithm – Subcommittee has begun meeting to review the algorithm and suggest changes. Current Suggestions:
- Implement a three year rolling average to avoid large changes.
- Looking at the impact of Capital Investment Planning at companies (equipment and facilities) and how that should be factored in.
- Estimate 4th quarter numbers to ease burden on companies at the end of the fiscal year.
- Adjusting the expected cost of equipment to reflect higher costs
- Adjusting lifecycle duration to match county lifecycle
Reading of previous meeting minutes
Officer’s Reports
- Treasurer’s report: Read by Aja Wade
- Chief: Read by Chief Krone
- Engineer’s Report: Read by Chief Krone
- Equipment Report: see Chief’s report – big bill coming up.
- Training Report: Read by Michelle Pope
Internal Committees
- Junior Membership Program: Read by Richard Bechtold
- Banquet:
- Membership:
- Jr membership:
- Points:
- Recruitment & Retention
- Home & Garden – April 16th and 17th
- Career Fair – Saturday April 9th at Tuscarora High School – would like volunteers
- June Open House – Saturday June 11th
- See handout
- Planning a fall event
- Movies on the lawn
- Safety Center:
- Auxiliary:
- IT:
- Health and Wellness:
External Committees
- R & R:
- VAVRS:
- EMS council:
- ALS:
- BLS:
Old business:
No old business
New business:
Logan – has decided to resign due to medical issues. He will re-apply when he has recovered.
Adjourn:
Breakfast with Santa
The annual, well-loved Breakfast with Santa was held on December 12, 2015. We thank the visitors for attending and the members of the Safety Center Auxiliary for making this a fun and enjoyable event.
2015 Holiday Bazaar
Stop by at Harmony Hall this Saturday, November 21, from 9:00am to 2:00pm to get your holiday shopping done early! The Ladies’ Auxiliary are putting on their popular, annual Hamilton Safety Center Auxiliary Holiday Bazaar. With a wide variety of items such as quilts, jewelry, baked goods, soaps, and many more, there’s sure to be something for everyone. See our flyer for more details and come to the Bazaar this Saturday!
Congrats to our newest medic!
We are excited to announce that one of our volunteers, Kelly Frye, has successfully completed the EMT-Intermediate program! After several months of classes, practice, and clinical rotations, Kelly received her certificate during the graduation ceremony on July 30, 2015.
Congratulations, Kelly!
Length of Service award
Congrats to one of our wonderful members, Rafe Nichols! She was recently recognized for her 20 years of volunteer service in the Loudoun County Fire-Rescue system. We are very fortunate to have such committed members here at Company 17 and thank Rafe, as well as our many other hard-working volunteers, for their dedication.
4th of July Parades
In keeping with traditions, volunteers of the Hamilton Volunteer Rescue Squad participated in the Purcellville and Leesburg parades again this year.
Our members joined the parades with ambulances and the squad truck as well as our boat.
2015 Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival
Our volunteers took part in this year’s Firefighters Parade at the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival on Friday, May 1, 2015. The parade is the largest and also among the oldest annual Firefighters Parades in the world, and this was the 88th time it was held.
We’re happy to report that our apparatus received 1st Place in the category “Fire Department Special Unit”. Congratulations!
