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Farmersville fire chief commends New Lebanon responders for lifesaving resuscitation
Summary
Farmersville Fire Chief Jeff Faverman praised New Lebanon officers and medics for their response to an early-morning cardiac arrest that briefly restored a patient and gave the family time before the patient later died of complications; Faverman presented life‑saving commendations to the crew.
Chief Jeff Faverman of the Farmersville Fire Department told the New Lebanon City Council on July 7 that Farmersville and New Lebanon crews worked closely during a multi-unit response that restored a man who suffered cardiac arrest.
"The first person on the scene was Officer Tyler Myers from New Lebanon," Faverman said, adding that the officers and medics began CPR and used defibrillation to bring the patient back. "These guys done one heck of a job bringing this guy back to life and giving him a month to hopefully recover." The chief said the patient later died about a month later from complications related to kidney failure.
Faverman described interdepartmental cooperation, saying Farmersville and New Lebanon routinely share personnel and equipment and respond together when calls indicate serious medical or cardiac events. He thanked Jackson Township police, hospital EMS coordinators and New Lebanon personnel for their roles and said hospital staff "couldn't say enough about what the crew did that night."
As a token of appreciation, Faverman presented life‑saving commendation bars to the officers and medics who were on the scene and asked council members and the officers to gather for a photograph.
Mayor Nickerson and others thanked the chief for bringing the recognition to the council; the meeting then moved on to other agenda items.
The council packet for the July 7 meeting does not show additional formal action tied to the recognition; Faverman’s remarks were presented as a departmental update and public acknowledgement.
