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Hands-on Experience with an ERV
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| Ethan Mosher, 20 months, took the wheel of the Red Cross Emergency Response Vehicle at the Ossipee Touch-A-Truck event, as Michael Allsup, Granite Chapter's Deputy Director of Emergency Services, looked on. |
CONCORD - July 24, 2007 -- Parents and children in Ossipee now know a little more about disaster services from the American Red Cross.
Disaster volunteers from the Granite Chapter attended the Touch-A-Truck event during Old Home Week in Ossipee in early July. The event gave local residents a chance to see a variety of large vehicles, including fire trucks, police cars, ambulances, big rigs and last but not least, an American Red Cross Emergency Response Vehicle (ERV).
Volunteers, Armand and Claudette Verville from Allenstown, recently completed training in ERV use and operation at the Granite Chapter and got a chance to apply their new knowledge. They took children on tours of the ERV and explained its role during local and national disasters.
"We had a great time," said Claudette. "I know we made a lot of children happy."
For more information about disaster services or ERV training, contact the chapter at 603-225-6697 or 1-800-464-6692.
The Granite Chapter (formerly the Concord Area Chapter) serves 100 towns in the Concord Area, Lakes Region and North Country.
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