Hello everyone. Thank you Chris, I see that you have been in here keeping these guys informed.
My name is Matt, I will be the paramedic on duty this weekend. I am a fire fighter/paramedic for Limestone Fire Department on Loring. I want to build a little bit on what Chris has brought to the forum in terms of fire and emergency crews. We had a meeting on Monday night and fine tuned our agenda for this weekend. It is now official that there will be both an emergency crew and a fire crew. Expect an EMT, a Paramedic, and a rig for the entire duration of the racing events. Also expect 3 on duty fire fighters and a minimum of an engine and rescue truck that houses all of our extrication and rescue equipment. Remember that this is a minimum, we will also have Crown Ambulance covering the event. This will be the service transporting anyone to the hospital that requires an ER visit and beyond. Though, this is what we do; we are hoping that everyone has a safe ride and will not ever see the back of an ambulance. In the event that this can not be avoided, rest assured that we have more than enough resources to get the job done. On the fire/rescue side, All of our on duty fire fighters are EMT's or above. Other than the guaranteed engine and rescue truck, additional fire apparatus is about 1/2 mile away. The on duty fire fighters and Volunteer fire fighters will be having a meeting at Loring on Friday at 6:00 PM. We also expect to get a look at some of the race vehicles we will be encountering. We look forward to meeting with you and wish everyone a safe weekend.
If anyone has any questions, don't hesitate on Contacting Chris or myself. Call Loring Fire Station at 207-328-4108. I will post a notice there to let the other fire fighters know that it is acceptable to give my Cell # out to anyone calling from the LTA should you call when I am not there.
Matt Beil