Hope this was a great and safe summer. As the summer comes to an end we now are approaching the Mendon Station Festival. HFMVA will have a booth at the festival on both days (September 11 & 12). Come and visit to meet our members, take a tour of the ambulance, and see what we do on a daily basis to help our community . If you have ever had a question on joining or what we do this is a great opportunity to ask and experience first hand. Hope to see you there!

While running errands or searching for a store or business, have you ever been frustrated by how tough it can sometimes be to locate a particular address? HFMVA’s ambulance crews certainly have – and in our line of work, finding a difficult address quickly can have a big effect on patient outcome.

Looking at the homes and businesses in our area, it’s surprising how frequently their street numbers are impossibly small, nearly unreadable – or just plain absent. Have you ever looked at your own home’s numbers? Are they clearly visible from the road, at least 3-inches high and not hidden by trees or landscaping?

Consider the perspective of the medic or driver who may someday respond to a 911 call at your home: They’ve just jumped out of bed in the middle of the night, they’re mentally reviewing their protocols and preparing for your situation, they may be collecting equipment or supplies, the weather could be doing its best to make visibility poor – and to top it off mail box numbers are too small to read! In cases like this, the ambulance might have to turn around (no small feat on narrow roads in bad weather) more than once before the crew finds their destination.

Please take a few minutes to check the numbering on your house or mailbox, and make sure it’s large enough and visible enough from the road for our crews to find you!

We will also be holding a 50/50 raffle at our booth.  Come out and help support your local ambulance and you could win too!

The parade is on Saturday June 19th at 6pm.  Enjoy the festivities and we hope to see you there!

For more info please see www.festivalonthegreen.us

Here are some photos from the event:

The Survivors Lap:

As we start to relay:

The always beautiful and inspiring Luminerias:

The 2010 American Cancer Society Relay for Life is this Friday, June 11th starting at 7pm at Harry Allen park in Honeoye Falls.  Come visit us and help out with this great cause!  For more information please visit: www.relayforlife.org

(During the parade)

(The lineup of equipment after the parade)

(There is still work to be done)

(lining up for the Mendon Parade)

(photos by A. Larsen)

(photo by Mendon Fire Department)

There are quite a few upcoming events that HFMVA is proud to be a part of and we hope to see you out at a few events.

Mendon Fire Carnival 2010

June 3rd , 4th and 5th at the Mendon Fire Department

Parade at 630pm Saturday June 5th

For more information please visit www.mendonfd.us

ADA Tour de Cure

Sunday June 13th- Starting in Mendon ponds park

For more information please visit tour.diabetes.org

Festival on the Green

June 18th-20th Honeoye Falls Fireman’s field and Harry Allen Park

Parade 630pm Saturday June 19th

For more information please visit www.festivalonthegreen.us