rehablady

I apologize for the rambling on! I am actually working on a large wildfire in Smithville Texas. I am tired too,after three days of overseeing the VMERU donation reception center. ( lol ) I broke a rule I see,I will correct my 5th grade writing to MD writing lol !

I want to thank you all for the kind words and for making me feel like I belong here! I want to say Richard, that the reason I came up with the name "Volunteer Mobile Emergency Response Unit" , is so that responding Emergency Workers would not become confused with why we were on scene. I started "VMERU" , as a way to help ALL emergency workers who do not have Emergency Scene Rehab in their Communities therefore reducing the death rate among Responding Agency Personnel on large scale incidents that last more than 4 hours! The volunteers in our Emergency Rehab Unit are taught, AHA CPR,Healthcare Provider First Aid, FEMA Instructor led classes such as 100,200,700 and 800, emergency scene safety, must pass ncic background checks, ride outs with EMS Law Enforcement and are on probation for 6 months before we allow them to respond alone.I run a very tight ship that go by the NFPA 1584 REHAB Standards, that ALL Departments are supposed to have incorporated into their standards of care for Emergency Personnel while on scene of long incidents or disasters.Not all departments are compliant and that is where we try to advocate for you, the Emergency medical Responders,Firefighters,Law Enforcement Officers and any volunteer who is cleared to work on scene with the ICS or OEM. We are YOUR advocates for a safer workplace! As far as Red Cross is concerned Richard, they are moving more towards helping with CASHP,feeding survivors of incidents and disasters,donation drives for families who are homeless after fires and some help to rural areas where Red Cross is not located.Our job is to feed you the RIGHT foods (the good stuff) , provide cool not cold drinks such as water and gatorade that is properly balanced with water, cool places to rest, shading,lights and generator for cell phone charging ICS use and lighting the areas where we are staged! I have made sure that we have an RV so that there is a bathroom,room to lay down if you are up for time out to rest,TV for news and updates on what disaster information may be useful to you and we monitor all of you for signs of cardiac stress and dehydration and any injuries! We train constantly ,used by 911 on many calls and are even on IMDB under my name, Set Medic is the term they use,I try to tell them the term is called band aid patrol /first aid tent in the movies! If we need an EMT,Paramedic,EMT-I ,we hire one depending on the stunts! We have a few BIG named stars we have worked for under our Emergency Response Unit,and if anyone is interested in being in the movies with credits, I can sure use the help. Please visit IMDb.com , look for my name Sherry Lassiter or use my name in the search box and my last movie called "Natural Selection". Also I invite all of you to join our Emergency unit so that you can get LODD news,Forestry news,Fire news,EMS and First Responder News by RSS feeds from all over the country. We would love to share what we find, with you! You may email me at www.rehabsector.org if you are interested in the movies or learning more about who we are by visiting www.rehabsector.org or our facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Volunteer-Mobile-Emergency-Response-Unit/196464843721486?notif_t=page_new_likes . I work hard to advocate for all of you and I love the results and the changes that have happened because I was able to show a Fire Department a better way of providing top of the line REHAB CARE to you,our true heroes!

Thank you for the chance to make new friendships here! July 29th, 2013 12:14 AM

I am Sherry Lassiter, Director of the Volunteer Mobile Emergency Response Unit. I founded the unit in 2005 to promote the well being of emergency responders in Central Texas. Area agencies with limited resources can request our support for hydration, snacks and medical monitoring for cardiac stress at long-duration incidents. We provide outreach about emergency-scene rehab and other topics on Facebook at www.facebook.com/pages/Volunteer-Mobile-Emergency-Response-Unit/196464843721486 and at our web site at www.rehabsector.org .

Best Regards,

Sherry "Cheryl" Lassiter

Seasons Greetings EMS Members!

We want to show you what is going on for Christmas vacation in Galveston Texas this year after hurricane IKE hit the Gulf Coast in September of this year. Our plan is to help all of the EMS and Fire Rescue Workers in Galveston and the other demolished areas along the coast recover by throwing them ONE HECK of a Christmas Party at the beach in Point Bolivar Texas! From our house to yours have a very MERRY CHRISTMAS and a SAFE New Year!

Volunteer Mobile Emergency Response Unit , Longhorn EMS

2008 Dec. 14,

Central Texas Volunteers Prepare to Support Gulf Coast Responders

* Volunteer Mobile Emergency Response Unit , Longhorn EMS

* 2008 DEC 14

AUSTIN, TX, December 14, 2008 – The Volunteer Mobile Emergency Response Unit (VMERU) and Longhorn EMS is planning its most ambitious mission. The Unit is available to respond to support public safety entities at emergency incidents in Central Texas – in 2008 that included wildfires in Caldwell and Williamson Counties.

But the latest mission is over 200 miles from home. “When Hurricane Ike roared through the Galveston (Texas) area, it left a wake of destruction and uncertainty. We have seen the devastation on the Bolivar Peninsula. We saw two fire stations that had been destroyed. We knew we wanted to do something for the responders,” said VMERU Director Cheryl Lassiter.

“Operation Sandy Claus”

The project is being called “Operation Sandy Claus”. The Unit is collecting donations of Toys, Games, Christmas candy or cookies and gift cards to bring for the families of the responders – primarily the volunteers, during Christmas week.

Donations will be collected at the following locations:

*Caldwell County- Emergency Management Agency

1403 Blackjack Street (East 20th )

Lockhart, Texas 78644

*Bastrop County- Coffee Dog

1412 State Highway 71 W

Bastrop, TX 78602

*Travis County- Drive Through Postal

1712 E. Riverside Dr.# 267

Austin , Texas 78741

Checks may be sent to Volunteer Mobile Emergency Response Unit, 1712 E. Riverside Dr.#267, Austin, TX 78741. To donate by credit or debit card – or for more information, interested persons may visit http://www.rehabsector.org.

What else is included in the “delivery” part of the mission depends on local needs and conditions and on the resources available. “While we are in the area, we'll pitch in and help with whatever is appropriate for us to do, Lassiter said. “This is not about 'us', she said. “It is about being there for the people who get up in the middle of the night to take care of their neighbors.”

This news article was recently in JEMS, EMS News Net Work and First Responder News Net Work. You may see this add also in the Texas Fire Marshall's Association website and at FOX 7 news in Austin Texas.

Over the past 4 years I have had the privilege of getting to know Dr. Ed Racht on a Professional level and on a personal level as well and it's been a wonderful friendship. I know a lot more than I am willing to share on the subject of his departure and I will say it's not that I don't want to tell all of you, it's that out of deep respect for Dr. Racht's personal life and confidence in me I know he would want to tell you himself. He is a wonderful teacher,leader,and an inspiration to all in EMS and all who believe in EMS. I will say that he is moving on in his professional career and would like to think we would not speculate on the specifics of his sudden departure. As for all who knew him, he is not far away in emails and letters and his family will always keep him safe just so they can share his life with us now and in the future.

Cheryl Lassiter- Director

Volunteer Mobile Emergency Response Unit

1712 E. Riverside Dr. # 267

Austin, Texas 78741

PRESS RELEASE

Please add our Christmas Drive to your website and news papers and on air if at all possible so that we can help our First Responders in Galveston and other hurricane IKE disaster sites in Texas.We need the support and help of your local news team to make this toy and gift drive for the Texas Paramedics,Fire Fighters and their families who lost their homes in Hurricane Ike a success. We are looking for volunteers,cash donations,and a large truck that some one can donate for the week to deliver gifts to those Emergency Workers who deliver uninterrupted 911 service year round. We appreciate all of you who work to help others and together we can bring a smile to a First Responder this year.You may see our information on Hands On Central Texas(United Way) as well.We are running out of time for Santa to bring gifts so please let us know as soon as possible.

Cheryl Lassiter-Director

Volunteer Mobile Emergency Response Unit

1712 E. Riverside Dr.# 267

Austin, Texas 78741

Email: director@rehabsector.org

Website: www.rehabsector.org

Contact number: 512-897-0032

This article is in JEMS, EMS news network and Responder News Network.

Press Release online editions and many more Emergency Services news sources.Please look on Hands On Central Texas for more Information.

Volunteer Mobile Emergency Response Unit , Longhorn EMS

2008112908

2008 Nov 29 Austin American Statesman

Central Texas Volunteers Prepare to Support Gulf Coast Responders

* Volunteer Mobile Emergency Response Unit , Longhorn EMS

* 2008 Nov 29

AUSTIN, TX, November 29, 2008 – The Volunteer Mobile Emergency Response Unit (VMERU) and Longhorn EMS is planning its most ambitious mission. The Unit is available to respond to support public safety entities at emergency incidents in Central Texas – in 2008 that included wildfires in Caldwell and Williamson Counties.

But the latest mission is over 200 miles from home. “When Hurricane Ike roared through the Galveston (Texas) area, it left a wake of destruction and uncertainty. We have seen the devastation on the Bolivar Peninsula. We saw two fire stations that had been destroyed. We knew we wanted to do something for the responders,” said VMERU Director Cheryl Lassiter.

“Operation Sandy Claus”

The project is being called “Operation Sandy Claus”. The Unit is collecting donations of Toys, Games, Christmas candy or cookies and gift cards to bring for the families of the responders – primarily the volunteers, during Christmas week.

Donations will be collected at the following locations:

*Caldwell County- Emergency Management Agency

1403 Blackjack Street (East 20th )

Lockhart, Texas 78644

*Bastrop County- Coffee Dog

1412 State Highway 71 W

Bastrop, TX 78602

*Travis County- Drive Through Postal

1712 E. Riverside Dr.# 267

Austin , Texas 78741

*Starbucks

501 Highway 71 W

Bastrop, TX 78602

Checks may be sent to Volunteer Mobile Emergency Response Unit, 1712 E. Riverside Dr.#267, Austin, TX 78741. To donate by credit or debit card – or for more information, interested persons may visit http://www.rehabsector.org.

What else is included in the “delivery” part of the mission depends on local needs and conditions and on the resources available. “While we are in the area, we'll pitch in and help with whatever is appropriate for us to do, Lassiter said. “This is not about 'us', she said. “It is about being there for the people who get up in the middle of the night to take care of their neighbors.” [/font:7f81f9c8b4]

Volunteer Mobile Emergency Response Unit , Longhorn EMS

2008

2008 Nov 21

Central Texas Volunteers Prepare to Support Gulf Coast Responders

* Volunteer Mobile Emergency Response Unit , Longhorn EMS

* 2008 Nov 21

AUSTIN, TX, November 21, 2008 – The Volunteer Mobile Emergency Response Unit (VMERU) and Longhorn EMS is planning its most ambitious mission. The Unit is available to respond to support public safety entities at emergency incidents in Central Texas – in 2008 that included wildfires in Caldwell and Williamson Counties.

But the latest mission is over 200 miles from home. “When Hurricane Ike roared through the Galveston (Texas) area, it left a wake of destruction and uncertainty. We have seen the devastation on the Bolivar Peninsula. We saw two fire stations that had been destroyed. We knew we wanted to do something for the responders,” said VMERU Director Cheryl Lassiter.

“Operation Sandy Claus”

The project is being called “Operation Sandy Claus”. The Unit is collecting donations of Toys, Games, Christmas candy or cookies and gift cards to bring for the families of the responders – primarily the volunteers, during Christmas week.

Donations will be collected at the following locations:

*Caldwell County- Emergency Management Agency

1403 Blackjack Street (East 20th )

Lockhart, Texas 78644

*Bastrop County- Coffee Dog

1412 State Highway 71 W

Bastrop, TX 78602

*Travis County- Drive Through Postal

1712 E. Riverside Dr.# 267

Austin , Texas 78741

Checks may be sent to Volunteer Mobile Emergency Response Unit, 1712 E. Riverside Dr.#267, Austin, TX 78741. To donate by credit or debit card – or for more information, interested persons may visit http://www.rehabsector.org.

What else is included in the “delivery” part of the mission depends on local needs and conditions and on the resources available. “While we are in the area, we'll pitch in and help with whatever is appropriate for us to do, Lassiter said. “This is not about 'us', she said. “It is about being there for the people who get up in the middle of the night to take care of their neighbors.”

This news article was recently in JEMS, EMS News Net Work and First Responder News Net Work.