||| FROM TOMAS ARDAVANY, RN, PARAMEDIC |||


“Who are you?” he asked me at the gas pumps on Mt. Baker Road.

“I’m the Paramedic today”, I said, as I pumped gas into the rig.
“I thought Patrick Shepler is the only medic on the island,” he replied, staring me down.
“Yep, well I get that. He is the best and everyone on the island knows him.”  We shook hands then went on with our day.
OIFD was lucky to get Patrick Shepler years ago. I have attended his lectures, in-services, and watched him work commanding the scene of numerous medical emergencies. His professionalism, calm manner, and sense of humor were a boost to the morale of the whole department. The EMTs learned something new every shift with Patrick.

You need to vote for Patrick Shepler for Fire Commissioner. His knowledge and experience are what is needed now on the BOFC. He knows the job and how a Fire Department is supposed to work.


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