SORS Rehab Suport Service Stays Busy

July 10th, 2011

What’s the easiest way to make friends on a day with temps in the upper 90′s and humidity off the chart? Hand out cold drinks and food of course.

South Orange Rescue Squad’s Rehab Support Service was busier than usual on June 30th when major wrecks on both I-85 and I-40 shut down those highways for nearly 12 hours.

Both north and south bound lanes of I-85 near mile marker 165 were closed while fire and law enforcement handled two separate wrecks that included cement mixer drums, several passenger cars, a tanker truck and a tractor-trailer.

No more than an hour after clearing from I-85, South Orange responded to a multi-vehicle wreck on I-40 and 15-501. Because of the 3 fatalities, the west bound lanes of I-40 remained closed until 10:30pm. South Orange kept the firefighters from New Hope FD, Durham FD Chapel Hill FD, Hillsborough FD; the NC SHP troopers, the Durham police officers, and the DOT workers hydrated, feed and as cool as possible with misting fans, ice packs, and cooling chairs.

Media Links:

  • One killed in I-85 tractor-trailer wreck
  • One person killed, fiery crashes shut down I-85
  • 3 killed in I-40 wreck in Durham, area reopen to traffic
  • Three killed in I-40 multi-vehicle wreck
  • Trucker faces DWI charge after 3 die in I-40 wreck
  • Public Safety Night at the Hurricanes Game

    February 15th, 2011

    Come join your greater public safety family for a Carolina Hurricanes game on March 22nd.

    http://hurricanes.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=60789

    Chief Mauzy is now a STRUCTURAL COLLAPSE TECHNICIAN

    October 22nd, 2010

    Matthew just completed a grueling two week course in Raleigh NC, with TASK FORCE 8 (nctf8.org) based on the FEMA Structural Collapse Technician course (more information here on the program). If you need any advice on breaching, breaking, cutting or burning  (there is an actual checklist for these activities) – contact Matthew! Congrats Chief Mauzy!

    Busy Saturday

    September 20th, 2010

    Saturday’s UNC v Ga Tech game was the busiest football game South Orange Rescue Squad has seen in more than 5 years! Your SORS volunteers responded to more than 40 patients and transported 8 of the to the hospital. And after that they responded with Gator-2 to the UNC Forest at Carolina North to assist in carrying out an injured cyclist from the trails.

    Gator 2 on the trail

    So how’d you spend your Saturday?

    Open House – June 19 @ 11am

    May 18th, 2010

    Mark your calendars now!

    Come join us at the annual South Orange Rescue Squad Open House.

    Enjoy ice cream from Maple View Farms.  See the inside of an ambulance without the emergency.  Technical Rescue demos. Gator rides!  And everyone’s favorite Andy the Ambulance.

    Mock Crashes

    May 1st, 2010

    We’ve posted links to a few media spots (via twitter) on the “mock crashes” we participated in last month at the Chapel Hill, East Chapel Hill, and Carrboro High Schools.

    Here’s UNC AirCare’s YouTube Video of the events. Looks sharp guys.

    We kind of like the screen shot NEWS14 choose to use!

    Officials Study Effectiveness of Mock Accidents

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    Now mobile browser friendly

    March 11th, 2010

    We just installed the WPtouch plugin to make our fabulous wordpress blog display in a friendlier manner on the smart phone mobile browsers.  We are also working on adding more cow bell.

    St Baldrick’s Fundraiser

    February 21st, 2010

    Come join us again this year for the St Baldrick’s fundraising event.

    We already have around 15 participants signed up.  Lets see if we can break last years mark of $18,000 for pediatric cancer research.

    For those of you new to SORS, St. Baldricks is a foundation that funds life-saving pediatric cancer research around the world and specifically here in the Triangle.  A majority of the funding comes from events such as ours where people like you and me shave their heads to raise money and awareness for the cause.

    When: March 6, 2010 @ noon

    Where: Bailey’s Pub & Grille, Chapel Hill, NC

    SRT1 Class information posted

    February 11th, 2010

    The flyer for the March 2010 SRT1 class has been posted to the SORS website.  http://www.sorescue.org

    NC rescue squad, EMS discuss volunteers for new franchise agreement

    September 14th, 2009

    Article in the September 14th Chapel Hill Herald

    Text online at EMS1.com