May report for Grant Fire and PC Ambulance

For the month of May 2025, the Grant Fire Department and Perkins County Ambulance

Responded to 19 incidents during the month. The May incidents broke into 5 fire responses, 3 trauma responses, 3 medical incidents, 5 long distance transfer events, 2 motor vehicle accidents and 1 severe weather development.

For the year to date there have been 25 fire responses, 51 medical emergencies, 25 long distance transfers, 5 Flight For life events, and 5 vehicle accidents and 1 storm watch.

A few members attended out of district events in the month of May. 

Five individuals attended the Nebraska state Fire School in Grand Island, Scott Knoles, Chasity Knoles, Matt Deaver, Fred Reichert and Donald Softley. 

Scott Knoles completed the Next Level Resources for New Chief Officers Class, Chasity Knoles and Matt Deaver completed the EMS Segmented Class; Fred Reichert served as Moderator for the Nebraska Fire Happenings Class and Softley attended the Area Representatives Meeting for the Nebraska State Volunteer Firefighters Association. 

During the opening ceremonies of the State Fire School Chasity Knoles was honored as one the Firemanship Award winners. Earlier in the month Travis Ogg attended the Western Nebraska Wildland Fire Academy in Gering completing the Wildland Interface Course, Reichert also attended the Academy assisting in the teaching of the Initial Attack Command Class the first weekend of the Academy and completing the Portable Pumps Course the second weekend of the Academy. 

Rick Ochsner, Travis Ogg and Donald Softley attended the quarterly meeting of the Southwest Mutual Aid Meeting held in Stratton.