Calais Fire-EMS Members Honored with Prestigious Phoenix Awards for Life-Saving Efforts

Calais Fire-EMS Members Honored with Prestigious Phoenix Awards for Life-Saving Efforts

Four members of Calais Fire-EMS were each recently presented with Maine EMS’s prestigious Phoenix Award, a distinction given to emergency medical professionals who are directly involved in the successful resuscitation of a patient suffering a non-traumatic cardiac arrest outside of a hospital setting. The award recognizes not only the critical medical skills required in such high-pressure situations, but also the teamwork, quick decision-making,…

With the award of medals to merit, the Capital Congress recognized the work of 17 firefighters, for concluding their training as cell leaders of the Heroic Fire Corps (HCB) of Mexico City. In session, the United Commissions for Integral Risk Management and Civil Protection and for Gender Equality of the local Congress publicly recognized the 17 women trained and the HCB of the capital for establishing activities that promote the integration of w…