Oscoda First Responders

08/14/2019

Who doesn't like a great story?

When Ed decided to spend part of his summer on Lake Huron in Oscoda (from his home in Indiana), he never thought that the worst case scenario could happen. Shortly after unloading the car, he went inside the cabin to grab a drink. Moments later he was found not breathing and without a pulse by his adult daughter. She quickly got some help from some neighbors and called 911. Collaboratively they started CPR until the ambulance came. Upon EMS arrival, he was defibrillated twice and regained spontaneous circulation and then transported to a local hospital.

FlightCare was then called to transport him to Ascension St. Mary's and he went directly to the cardiac cath lab. He had an occluded coronary artery and received an angioplasty and stent.

Here is a picture of Ed and his daughter standing next to FlightCare upon his discharge on his way back home to Indiana.

The out of hospital survival rate of sudden cardiac arrest is around 6%.

Your life is defined by two dates and a dash, make the most of your dash.

We couldn't be happier for you Ed.

06/03/2019

It’s been a while since we updated and there has been a lot of information out there. One of the biggest issues is that due to man power the Oscoda First Responders may be left no options but to stop providing service in the future. We have applied for and received a grant to help fulfill man power needs. If you are interested in helping us continue this valuable service please contact us.

01/04/2019

Medical First Responder Class
Feb 04, 2019 to Apr 03, 2019
Approval -18-4322
Mondays & Wednesdays
1830-2230
Tuition: $500.00 includes textbook and workbook
Professional CPR certification included in price
Contact Scott Rice, EMS Director for further info / application
FREE CE Credits for licensed EMS providers

02/04/2018

To all Oscoda MFR's I am working on Active 911 with ICD, please email, or text me with your numbers, and phone type so I can get this rolling.

David Kammerer

11/23/2017

Happy Thanksgiving everyone, have a safe and happy holiday.

11/11/2017

First ice is starting to form on some of the smaller bodies of water, please considering talking to your children about ice safety and have a safe and happy winter season.

08/03/2017

Iosco county 911 now utilizes Smart911. Most do not realize that dialing 911 from a cell phone provides very little information to dispatchers. One key piece of information not always obtained is an address. By Registering with this service you can provide your home address and important information that can be used to assist you in the event of an emergency. Please consider registering and sharing this information. We will be sharing this often in hopes of spreading the word and potentially saving a life.

https://www.smart911.com/

This service helps 9-1-1 protect your family by providing more information to first responders. You should sign up too, it is free!

08/01/2017

66) 06/04/2017 6:38pm-- Sick person - 2nd st
67) 06/05/2017 3:37am -- Overdose
68) 06/06/2017 11:25am -- Personal Injry Accident - Mead
69) 06/07/2017 12:21am - Sick Person - Rosemary
70) 06/07/2017 7:26pm - Unresponsive
71) 06/10/2017 11:47am- Water Rescue -- Tawas bay
72) 06/11/2017 11:06am - Water Rescue
73) 06/11/2017 11:28am - Difficulty Breathing - US 23
74) 06/20/2017 12:00pm-Personal Injury Accident -Cedar lake rd
75) 06/21/2017 12:17pm - Fire Standby
76) 06/21/2017 2:45pm - Laceration - Westwood
77) 06/23/2017 4:37pm -- Hemmorage - Killmaster
78) 06/24/2017 9:42pm -- Abdominal Pain -
79) 006/3/2017 3:02pm-- Water Rescue- Lake Huron

08/01/2017

48) 05/02/2017 8:00pm -- Chest Pain - Cedar Lake drive
49) 05/02/2017 8:35pm -- Difficulty Breathing -- Beach st
50) 05/03/2017 1:25pm - Diabetic - Stagecoach
51) 05/04/2017 2:35pm - Cardiac Arrest
52) 05/07/2017 7:13pm -- Fire standby -- McKenzie
53) 05/08/2017 7:21pm - Cardiac Arrest
54) 05/09/2017 6:20am - Cardiac Arrest
55) 05/12/2017 2:31pm - Sick Person - River Road
56) 05/13/2017 5:17pm - ORV Accident - Trail 6
57) 05/14/2017 9:53am -- Unresponsive
58) 05/14/2017 4:53pm -- Sick Person - US 23
59) 05/20/2017 1:29pm -- Personal Injury Accident - Arrow
60) 05/25/2017 1:44pm -- Abdominal Pain - Killmaster
61) 05/26/2017 11:29am - Unresponsive
62) 05/27/2017 8:53pm -- Fall -- West Shore
63) 05/28/2017 11:27am -- Cardiac Arrest
64) 05/29/2017 3:45pm -- Water Rescue
65) 05/30/2017 10:50pm -- Personal Injury Accident - River Road

08/01/2017

36) 03/24/2017 6:37pm-- Difficulty breathing- Farnsworth
37) 04/01/2017 12:50pm-- Standby
38) 04/03/2017 7:59am -- Difficulty breathing- Alaska St
39) 04/06/2017 9:02am-- Diffculty breathing - Lakewood dr
40) 04/10/2017 7:51am -- Personal injury accident - Rea Road
41) 04/15/2017 10:22pm -- Sick Person - Church St
42) 04/19/2017 3:00am - Fire Standby - Harbor St
43) 04/19/2017 5:50pm - Personal injury accident - Perimeter
44) 04/20/2017 2:10pm - Fire Standby -- US 23
45) 04/21/2017 4:14pm - Fainting - Lakewood Drive
46) 04/26/2017 7:10pm -- Sick Person - Colbath
47) 04/26/2017 7:41pm -- Sick Person - US 23

07/29/2017

We would like to wish all the teams a safe and successful marathon.

05/26/2017

With Memorial Day weekend upon us we want to say thank you to all those who have served, your sacrifice is not forgotten. Everyone be safe and enjoy your weekend. We will be working harder to keep this page updated.