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Rescue Squad Chief Wendell Taylor makes plea for organization A Must Read Special to ColumbiaMagazine.com Commentary by Wendell Taylor, Chief, Adair County Rescue Squad rescue800@hotmail.com What can make the Adair County Rescue Squad better, or more efficient? A lot of ideas run through my mind in which some become a reality while some remain vague. I also think back to different events that has occurred over the years, such as the tornadoes that came through the county in the early 70's which eventually helped form the squad. There are a couple of events that really stand out in my mind. A child was missing and possibly in Russell Creek A couple of days before Christmas 1990 around 2:30 AM, I heard it come across the scanner about a child missing and possibly in Russell Creek. I heard the wail of the sirens. A feeling came over me, one like I had never felt. You could hear the concern and uncertainty in the voices of the ones responding to this call. It had rained for several days. The creek was well out of its banks. It was uncommonly warm for December but comfortable at the time. What was to follow was a true test that none of the squad members expected. A four day search followed, boats and man power were called in from all over the state, officers and members were running on their adrenalin. You could hear the strain in their voices. With divers in the water several boats on the creek, and people walking the banks almost non stop. I remember thinking what I could do to help. But I wasn't trained and didnt know what I should do. The search carried through Christmas Day; it seemed that time had stopped As they continued their time carried them into Christmas eve, then Christmas day, It almost seemed that time had stopped for some reason. Into the forth day, a cold front came through and the temperature dropped drastically, I remember they were talking about their gloves freezing. Boat motors would not start; and what could go wrong was going wrong for them. Finally the child was found; the family could find some kind of closure The day after Christmas the news came that this young individual's body had been found. Finally his family could find some kind of closure in this tragic situation, and the people on the squad could rest and try to understand what had taken place. They never gave up, nor complained. It was their job, no matter how bad the situation got. My utmost respect and admiration goes out to the people that were there. Sometimes it takes a tragedy to bring people together Over the past several years, members have come and gone but the same dedication remains regardless of the situation. Sometimes it takes a tragedy to bring people together, but after its over we have a tendency to forget. During the events of 9-1-1, Emergency personal were running up the stair cases while other people were running to safety. Chances are that the people running up the steps knew they would never make it out. That is a true hero, in my opinion. To give your life to save someone else is the ultimate sacrifice. You do have people right here in Adair County who would do the same thing. We hope that it would never have to come to that, but it very well could, at any given time, at a moment's notice. Rescue Squads in Kentucky are ceasing to exist because of lack of funding Rescue Squads in Kentucky are ceasing to exist because of lack of funding with very little support in Frankfort legislature; Rescue Squads are not being recognized for what services they provide. We volunteer our time, we are not a tax district but yet we keep on trying it provided services as always. If your child gets lost or an elder parent wanders off, we will be there. Or if a severe storm is bearing down on us, we will try to warn you and be prepared and ready as early as we possibly can. Adair Rescue squad has talented, trained members The Adair County Rescue Squad has a lot of talented members trained as First Responders, Certified Firefighters, Advanced Swift Water Rescue & Hazmat Technician, Basic CPR and First Aid; high angle Rescue, and several other disciplines. We save the City and County several thousands of dollars a year. However, please keep in mind that we are also non-profit. The Adair County Rescue Squad needs your voice The Adair County Rescue Squad needs your voice to insure that we can continue rendering aid to people in distress, A devoted squad member devotes a lot of time in every aspect of training to better serve you while making run's. As a 15-year Rescue Squad member, I have seen these issues build over the years but they have only built and went unresolved across the state in the Rescue Service. Squad is now developing 13 acres on North 55 behind Day and Day Feed Mill Operating expenses are also a big issue. We are fortunate enough to have Adair County Rescue Bingo which from, the profits from this establishment makes us self funded for the most part, but keep in mind that we are paying a tremendous amount of money such as rent on the hall itself, supplies for the operation off the hall, operating expense for the rescue squad , such as equipment upkeep, truck maintenance, fuel, utility, communications, etc, also, the development of 13 acres of land located on north 55 behind Day and Day Feed Mill. Plans are for two buildings: One for Rescue, one for Bingo Hopefully in the future we will be able to build two new buildings one for Rescue and one for Bingo, this is a big endeavor but with the dedication of the volunteers that we have we will achieve our goal. The Rescue Squad has lot of talented people, such as equipment operators, truck drivers, EMTs etc; all these people have their own voice, pay taxes, and are very much a part of this community. The Adair County Rescue Squad is not a perfect organization, we make our mistakes just like every volunteer organization does, but please keep in mind we are volunteers that will do our best in any given situation, to save lives. Columbia-Adair County Rescue Squad, Chief Wendell Taylor. 270-250-8210. Email: rescue800@hotmail.com Direct comments are not available. However comments, subject to editing, are welcome by sending to: ed@columbiamagazine.com or linda@columbiamagazine.com. or through Submit a Story. This story was posted on 2006-01-17 03:09:22
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