Air Idaho Rescue celebrates 5 years of service in Salmon

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SALMON – The Salmon organization joined nan Air Idaho Rescue unit for a typical gathering astatine nan Salmon City Park connected Thursday to people nan base’s 5th anniversary.

Guests included representatives from Steele Memorial Hospital, Challis Area Health Center, Lemhi County Sheriff’s Office, Lemhi County EMS, Salmon Search and Rescue, Lemhi County Fire Protection District, and Lemhi County Probation.

“Five years ago, we sat down and looked astatine a representation and said, ‘Where tin we do nan astir good?’ Salmon was 1 of those areas wherever we thought we could thief nan astir people, and it has decidedly been proven that our services are needed,” said Mike Jenkins, area head for nan Air Idaho Rescue program. “We really admit nan partnerships we person built and nan measurement you’ve welcomed america into your community.”

Among nan galore guests who said astatine nan ceremony was Lemhi County Sheriff Steve Penner, who talked astir Air Idaho Rescue’s domiciled successful nan EMS organization and nan effect nan programme has had connected nan emergency attraction residents receive.

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“They person really acclimated good and became portion of nan first responder family and are portion of nan community,” said Penner. “But much importantly, location person been a fewer times erstwhile their (fast) consequence clip really benefitted nan result of nan patient, if not saved their life, and that is what it is each about.”

CEO of Challis Area Health Center Steve Rembelski remarked connected nan program’s worth to nan group of Lemhi County fixed nan distant quality of nan area and nan region to higher levels of aesculapian care.

“When we talk astir clip delicate emergencies, minutes genuinely make a difference,” said Rembelski. “Prior to Air Idaho being successful Salmon, it could return up to an hr and 30 minutes to get an craft to our facility, and I person genuinely seen patients connected their knees praying for each minute. Now, we’ve had Air Idaho show up successful 28 minutes. They are an astonishing crew, ever put information first, they are skilled, kind, caring, and compassionate.”

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About 40 guests enjoyed a casual luncheon while getting an up-close look astatine a chopper that flew successful from West Yellowstone. The craft serving Salmon was retired connected a call.

Family members of erstwhile patients expressed their appreciation, and Lenny Skunberg and Ilona McCarty, who lease nan hangar and unit quarters, shared their gratitude for nan program.

Not only are residents thankful to person Air Idaho Rescue successful their backyard, but nan unit is grateful to beryllium portion of specified a lukewarm and welcoming organization and is proud to connection nan highest level of emergency aerial aesculapian care.

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“Our clinicians really are astonishing astatine their jobs,” said Alex Waldron, a aviator pinch Air Idaho Rescue. “They emotion to do it, emotion to fly, emotion to thief nan community, and it is awesome to watch personification that is truthful bully astatine their job. I’m fortunate to activity here, and nan organization is fortunate to person nan nurses and nan medics moving for Air Idaho here.”