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Volunteer emergency squad in Clark seeks help to remount ambulance and buy power‑lift stretcher
Summary
Councilman O'Connor reported the Clark Volunteer Emergency Squad has aging ambulances and asked for community support to remount one ambulance (about $200,000) and to repurchase a power‑lift stretcher (about $60,000); he also noted recent call volumes and blood drives.
Councilman O'Connor told the council the Clark Volunteer Emergency Squad responded to 137 calls in November (1,316 year‑to‑date) and that the squad logged about 890 man‑hours responding to calls in the month. O'Connor described a funding and equipment need and asked residents and local supporters for help.
"The squad ambulances are aging quickly and require repairs on more regular basis. We are looking to remount 1 of the ambulances so it will have a new Ford chassis. The cost is about $200,000," O'Connor said. He added the squad is seeking to repurchase a power‑lift stretcher to reduce injury risk for responders: "Each stretcher is approximately $60,000 so we can use all the help they can get to make this happen." O'Connor also said the squad hosted two blood drives in November and solicited volunteers and associate members to support fundraising and recruitment.
What happens next: The council's comments served to inform the public of the squad's needs; the squad can accept donations and those interested in membership or support were directed to the squad's application email and website information that Councilman O'Connor provided.
