Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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Hall Ambulance announced that its commercial for the Hall EMT Academy titled, "Don't Just Watch the Action," won gold in the category of Recruitment - Online during the 45th Annual Telly Awards. The Telly Awards honors excellence in video and television across all screens and is judged by leaders from video platforms, television, streaming networks and production companies. According to the organization, this was a record-breaking year, with over 13,000 entries from across the globe being...
The American Ambulance Association (AAA) has named Lavonne C. Hall, chairman of the board and chief administrative officer of Hall Ambulance, as a recipient of the Vanguard Award. The distinction honors women with at least 35 years of service who have blazed the trail for fellow female emergency medical services (EMS) professionals. The presentation occurred recently in Nashville, Tennessee at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center during the President's Reception at the American...
No matter the time of day or night, they answer the call and respond to those needing medical aid. As Hall Ambulance celebrates its 53rd Anniversary of serving the people of Bakersfield and Kern County, the Company paused to recognize its best of the best across all divisions with the Annual Founder's Day Awards. Over 50 invited guests, including family members and Hall Ambulance leadership, attended the awards ceremony at The Collective, in downtown Bakersfield honoring 16 employees whose...
Bakersfield's Ed Smith was among 43 emergency medical services workers honored for their heroic acts and extraordinary contributions on May 23 at the State EMS Authority's California EMS Awards. The event took place at The Mayne Events Center in Bellflower. Smith, who retired last October after 50 years of service to Hall Ambulance, will receive the EMS Cross-the highest award conferred in the absence of extreme conditions and extraordinary circumstances. This medal recognizes a uniformed EMT...
National campaign recognizes Emergency Medical Services Professionals, May 21-27 Kern County Public Health is pleased to join our emergency medical service providing partners to announce and recognize EMS Week 2023: “Where Emergency Care Begins.” The national campaign, which honors the men and women who provide emergency medical services to our communities, takes place May 21-27. EMS Week celebrates the accomplishments of EMTs, paramedics and emergency medical dispatchers, while building awareness of the important role they play in our com...
Scott Eric Walters was born on Oct. 19, 1972, to Tim Walters and Donna Walters (née Mattson), in San Jose, California. Scott moved to Tehachapi with his wife Allyson in 2002. At the same time, Scott went through the Hall Ambulance EMT academy and proudly worked for Hall Ambulance for 20 years. Outside of work, Scott enjoyed playing video games with his sons as well as refereeing and attending their soccer matches. As a San Francisco Bay Area native, Scott was an avid 49ers, Sharks and Giants fan...
Hall Ambulance is looking to hire and train the next generation of EMS workers starting this May with Class 44 of the Hall EMT Academy. The zero-cost paid training program prepares individuals to become licensed emergency medical technicians in about 10 weeks. On successful completion, they are guaranteed job placement with Hall Ambulance, where they will respond to emergency and non-emergency requests for medical aid. Graduates of the Hall EMT Academy start at $43,825.60/year, which is well...
Hall Ambulance has opened recruitment for Class 42 of the Hall EMT Academy, starting on Sept. 20. The program prepares individuals in under 10 weeks to start working in the Hall Ambulance 9-1-1 system as an emergency medical technician (EMT). An EMT works on the front line of emergency medical services as a first responder, assisting with patient care and providing safe transport to the hospital. Training takes place Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. at the Harvey L. Hall EMS Academy, a s...
While EMS Week is intended to celebrate those emergency medical services professionals who dedicate their lives to responding to those in need of medical aid, it is also important to pause and reflect on those who lost their life while serving. Whether their passing occurred while on duty or away from work, Hall Ambulance has felt a desire to honor their life and work contributions by placing a marker with their name in the Hall Ambulance Memorial Garden. It served as a place for quiet...
They are among the hidden first responders who are rarely seen but always heard and appreciated. The calm voice in the dark, the heroes behind the scenes: emergency medical dispatchers (EMDs). During the week of April 10-16, Hall Ambulance's EMDs, who serve as a vital component of Kern County's 9-1-1 system, will be celebrated as part of National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week (NPSTW). This annual recognition honors the thousands of men and women who serve as the access point to emergency...
Our healthcare and emergency response systems continue to be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Kern continues to experience high volumes of 911 calls and emergency room visits that are taxing our entire emergency response system. The community can help support our local emergency response and hospital teams by calling 911 and only going to the hospital for life-threatening illnesses. If you are experiencing symptoms of a heart attack, stroke or other serious health condition, please seek...
In the absence of Mayor Pro-Tem Michael Davies, the Tehachapi City Council voted unanimously but reluctantly to approve a new six-year agreement between the city of Tehachapi and Kern County Fire Department. The new agreement included an increase in the annual fee paid to the county for fire services. This agreement would increase the total charged for fire service from $749,846 in 2022 to $2,249,866 by 2028. This amount would include an increased amount from the City’s General Fund from $...
Hall Ambulance is currently accepting applications for its next Hall EMT Academy starting Sept. 28. This is not a school but your pathway to becoming an emergency medical technician working in the Hall Ambulance 911 system in eight weeks. An emergency medical technician works on the front line of emergency medical services. EMTs assist with patient care and provide safe transport to the hospital. Hall EMT Academy graduates start at $38,000 and enjoy an extensive health and benefits plan, with...
The Bakersfield Symphony was front and center for Tehachapi Rotary’s April 22 meeting. Executive Director Holly Arnold and Director of Marketing and Development Gabe Adame gave an outline of the organization’s history and plans for their 2021 season. Arnold has held her position with the symphony since May 2019. Before joining the orchestra she was CEO of the Kern Chapter of the American Red Cross and director of community relations for Hall Ambulance. Adame started with the symphony as executiv...
Hall Ambulance is currently accepting applications for its next Hall EMT Academy starting June 15. This is not a school, but your path to becoming an emergency medical technician working in the Hall Ambulance 9-1-1 system, in about 12 weeks. Like other folks, the events of 2020 might have left you wanting to engage and make a change for the positive. At Hall Ambulance, we call it #MakingMyDifference ...for family, community & myself! As a graduate of the Hall EMT Academy, you will do just that!...
A Hall Ambulance crew experienced what other EMS workers seldom get to-reunite with their patient. Typically, they respond to 9-1-1 calls, provide patient care, transport to the ER, and then prepare for the next request for medical aid, rarely getting closure of those they cared for. On March 5 that changed for Paramedic Marian Anson and EMT Michelle Guidotti when they became VIP guests to an adoption party for a baby boy they delivered last year. "While traveling down the road, I got to...
An emergency medical technician and paramedic's measures are being heralded for taking action despite finding themselves in the peculiar situation of becoming victims of a motor vehicle crash. On the evening of Saturday, February 20, Hall Ambulance EMT Chelsey Hepp and Paramedic Kevin McClanahan were transporting a patient to the hospital [in Bakersfield] in ambulance unit 477 when the unimaginable happened. As Hepp was making a left-hand turn onto E. California Avenue at Haley Street, another...
Hall Ambulance Service, Inc., which provides 911 paramedic service to a majority of California's third-largest county (Kern), celebrated its 50th anniversary on February 10. Reflecting on 50 years of service to Bakersfield and Kern County Founded by Harvey L. Hall, the prologue leading to the first chapter of the Hall Ambulance story began on a dare-literally. In 1960, he worked as a hospital orderly when a friend, employed as an ambulance attendant, dared him to ride along. The experience was...
After returning to Tehachapi, shortly before Thanksgiving 2019, I made arrangements for another pre-Christmas cruise to the Mexican Riviera. San Pedro departure, returning to San Diego. I usually drive to the pier parking in the ships parking lot for these short cruises as San Pedro is only three hours from our home. This cruise would be different because getting from San Diego back to the car would be challenging for me. Pepe and I take public transportation whenever possible, since Pepe is a...
Pictured from left rear, Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) J. Tirado and A. Moreno and Paramedic L. Carillo, right, of Hall Ambulance pay $1 to guess how many acorns are in the jar at the Kiwanis Club of Tehachapi Farmers Market booth Aug. 6. The person who estimates the number of acorns that is the closest to the actual number will receive 50 percent of the funds raised at the Kiwanis Farmers Market booth. The Tehachapi Kiwanis Club will retain 25 percent of the proceeds and Scouts BSA...
At approximately 11:53 am Kern County Fire Department emergency personnel responded to reports of a plane crashed into a building outside of the Tehachapi Municipal Airport. Upon arrival firefighters found a single engine airplane crashed into a building and leaking fuel. Tehachapi Police Department coordinated safely evacuating the vicinity while firefighters began assessing the stability of the aircraft, which was still hanging from the ceiling of the building. Firefighters made access to the...
As the paramedic provider for 88 percent of Kern County’s population, Hall Ambulance Service is working diligently on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic. We are doing so alongside our fellow public safety and healthcare partners. Several weeks ago, our company began implementing extensive measures to protect our employees, patients and the communities we serve. As we continue to learn more about this virus, we have adapted and refined best practices. We have adopted social distancing p...
Nine-year-old Tehachapi resident, Nick Makroglous, has loved all things related to ambulances, EMS and public safety since he was one-and-a-half. His mother, Samantha, said, "When he was very young, he was adamant about dressing his own cuts and scrapes, and if someone in the family gets hurt, Nick is the first to assess the situation and help." Most birthdays and Halloweens have been centered around an ambulance, fire, police or military theme. Nick has also been known to deliver baked goods...
Hall Ambulance Service, Inc. announced details this week of its massive implementation of the ZOLL AutoPulse making it the largest deployment in North America. The device will give the Company's Paramedics, EMTs, and Critical Care RNs, the upper hand in responding to sudden cardiac arrest. Eighty AutoPulse units have been placed into service on each Hall Advanced Life Support (ALS) and Basic Life Support (BLS) ambulance in its 9-1-1 response area, which covers 88% of Kern County's population...
The Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) Foundation honored Team Big H, in Memory of Harvey L. Hall, as the 2018 Top Fundraising Team Nationwide Winner of their Strides4CJD, an annual walk/run to raise awareness about the disease. Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease is a rare neurodegenerative disease that has no treatment or cure. The recognition was presented during the CJD Foundation's Family Conference, which took place in Washington D.C. July 12-15, and brought together prion disease experts and families...
