HARDWICK – From 6 a.m. on September 1 to 6 a.m. on November 1, Hardwick Rescue received 145 requests for service. The primary dispatch reasons included falls and lift assists, general illness, and breathing difficulties, in that order.
As of November 1, the organization is on incident number 862 for the year. Pacing continues to have us nearing 1,000 requests for service for the year, which far surpasses the volume in previous years. The years of 2023 and 2024 incidents ended around 830 calls for the entire year.
The town-by-town breakdown is: Hardwick-94, Craftsbury-14, Greensboro-12, Wolcott-9, Woodbury-7, Walden-6, Stannard-2. 69 percent of the patients contacted were transported to the hospital.
During this stretch of time, Hardwick Rescue relied on neighboring agencies for coverage three times, with mutual aid taking an additional five incidents when a second call came in when the first ambulance was already out on an incident. The organization was able to staff a second ambulance on six occasions when our primary crew was already out.
Both ambulances were out the evening of Halloween and present for trick-or-treating in downtown Hardwick.
Hardwick Rescue is a private, non-profit EMS agency that provides primary ambulance coverage for parts of eight towns. Rotating crews are covered by three full-time EMS members, four per diem employees, and a contingent of 20 regularly-scheduled volunteers. Additional volunteer members support crew needs and first response in outlying communities. More information on the agency and how to volunteer can be found at hardwickrescue.org.
