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EMT Wins Award

Posted on October 24, 2003 by foxwall

24 October 2003 Foxwall volunteer Rebecca Ruth was recognized with the 18th Annual EMS Award for EMT. Foxwall Chief Rick Duffy presented the award at the EMSI 29th Annual Meeting and Awards Dinner. From Rick’s presentation speech: Good evening and … Continue reading →

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Foxwall Seeks Financial, Volunteer Help

Posted on December 6, 2001 by foxwall

by Jan Adam, contributing writer Originally printed in The Herald (6 December 2001) Austin Henry was face down in a puddle the first time Rick Duffy saw him. Henry and some classmates had been running and sliding down a muddy … Continue reading →

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Saving Lives – It Goes Both Ways

Posted on January 13, 2001 by foxwall

by Ann McKenna Fromm Originally printed in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette – Saturday, January 13, 2001 Five years ago, I went back to school to become an emergency medical technician. I knew the stories: Paramedics saved lives. They had once … Continue reading →

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Heart Scare Leads to Healthy Appreciation of Her Blessings

Posted on December 20, 2000 by foxwall

by Mary Lee Gannon Originally printed in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (20 December 2000) About the time my newspaper carrier was pitching news of the Nasdaq onto my driveway Friday, I was creating my own plummeting index on an electrocardiogram. I … Continue reading →

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Saving Lives and Studying

Posted on November 17, 2000 by foxwall

by Justin McClelland Originally printed in the Pitt News (November 17, 2000) This summer, Pitt sophomore Ben Abo found himself four vehicles behind the president of the United States while at home in Cherry Hill, N.J. Usually such a position … Continue reading →

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