The Antwerp VFW Post #5087 takes pride in their country and their town. They want to support all the local departments that helps keep its citizens safe. Periodically, the VFW collects funds that they then donate to such organizations. On Friday, July 27th, Bob Johnson of the Antwerp VFW donated $500 each to the police…
The Paulding County Emergency Management Agency received a $ 18,885.30 Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness Grant from the Ohio Emergency Management Agency’s Preparedness Branch. The funding will be used to prepare 1st responders on the release of hazardous materials and hands-on training with propane gas. The grant application was written for the courses, HAZMAT IQ and…
By: Stan Jordan In a couple of days it will be July 20th, 2017. It has been 10 years on the 20th of July about 7:00 in the evening that three of our EMS squad were fatalities of an accident while on duty, along with two patients. They were transporting two people to the Paulding…
Paulding County Hospital has acquired an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) in association with the Paulding County Emergency Management Agency. The ATV is equipped with a module for transporting a patient on a stretcher and an EMT. The unit will be made available to EMS Units, Fire Departments, and Law Enforcement for use for off road rescues,…
Ground breaking for the new training facility for first responders in Paulding County got underway Monday morning. EMA Director, Edward Bohn, applied for the Local Government Capital Safety grant and was awarded $177,165 from the Ohio Development Services for the facility. This facility will be utilized by local fire, law enforcement and EMS. First responders,…
By: Stan Jordan Last Saturday was the big Cleveland Street Ribfest. The time that I was there was very enjoyable. Mother nature put an end to the fun way too early as it started to rain in earnest about 3:00 p.m. But actually this column is about the EMS anyway. The EMS was serving pancakes…
The Antwerp Rotary Club has donated $700.00 to the Antwerp EMS for the purchase of CPR instruction materials. Antwerp EMS and Rotary combined efforts to offer free CPR classes to the local community with Mike Knapp donating his instruction time and Rotary paying for the cost of class materials for participants. Twenty individuals received their…
Antwerp EMS Pancake and Sausage BreakfastThe Antwerp EMS will be having a pancake and sausage breakfast on Saturday June 4th prior to Cleveland Street Ribfest. This breakfast will go for gear and equipment for the Antwerp EMS personnel. The breakfast includes pancakes and sausage, coffee and juice; we will also be having a 50/50 drawing…
The first responders of Paulding, Antwerp, and Payne did a great job in this emergency sitation.The Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Van Wert Post is investigating a fatal motor vehicle crash that occurred on May 14, 2015 at approximately 7:22 PM on State Route 49 near milepost 9 in Paulding County. A 2003 Buick Regal LS,…
