Huletts Fire Chief, Jay VanderPlatt, passed along two stories this past week. File both of these under: Things That Make Huletts A Great Place.
Tony Dingman of Indian Bay, had his son Scott here with his family for a two week vacation. Scott is a Flight Paramedic from North Carolina. During his brief stay, he responded to 4 of our emergency calls. He responded first to a visiting 76 year old woman, who fell backward down a flight of stairs. She had 2 broken wrists, 1 broken elbow, 3 broken ribs, and a very deep gash on her head. Scott responded because his dad is a volunteer fireman here in the landing and because of a sense of community; giving back where he spent his summers growing up. Thank you Scott, for stepping up to the plate. Scott was on vacation but placed the needs of the situation first.
On Saturday July 26, 2014, 25 people attended CPR training and re-certification at the fire house for all the firefighters.
On Friday Aug 1, 2014, Bill Clough, a volunteer firefighter for the Huletts Landing Volunteer Fire Co., was taking his wife Betty out to dinner at the Kings Inn Restaurant in Port Henry. During dinner, Bill witnessed a man collapse at the restaurant. Bill immediately determined the absence of a pulse and breathing and commenced CPR. This man’s life was saved with Bill’s training and effort. The benefits of the training have reached far beyond our community.
Reminder: The Huletts Landing Open House “Christmas in August” is Saturday, Aug. 16th from 3pm to 5pm at the fire house. Santa will be present and there will be ice cream and gift bags, face painting and candy canes for kids. At 4pm there will be the dedication of a plaque honoring Arthur Borin, past President of the Huletts Landing Volunteer Fire Department.