Texas EMS Magazine, Volume 19, Number 1, January/February 1998 Page: 16
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Kelly Harrell, Editor
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We welcome letters to the
editor on EMS issues, maga-
zine articles or other topics of
interest. We print letters to the
editor as we have space.South Texas EMS gives
back-to-school shots
South Texas EMS in Alice
participated in a back-to-school
project in August. STEMS, along
with Shots Across Texas, DARE
and Driscoll Children's Hospital
Mobile WIC unit, gave child and
adult immunizations at a Wal-
Mart. Ready Teddy and DARE's
Super Pup were there to make
the clinic more entertaining.
EL Paso ComSAR team
escorts governor
The El Paso Combined
Search and Rescue Team was
requested to accompany Gover-
nor George Bush and his wife
during their visit to Franklin
Mountain State Park in August.
The governor, his wife and
several local high school stu-
dents hiked through the state
park. Franklin Mountain State
Park is surrounded by the City
of El Paso and the U. S. Army
South Texas EMS, along with other agencies,
participated in a Shots Across Texas event,
giving immunizations to people at a local
WalMart. Participating were, from left, back
row, Tony Aguilar, DARE instructor; K.M.
Herrington, EMT-P; Super Pup; Ready
Teddy; Adan Garcia, EMT; and Mari Perez,
EMT, TDH Public Health Region 11 Immuni-
zations. From left, front row, are J.R. Gonza-
lez, EMT; and Pete Vela, EMT.16 Texas EMS Magazine January/February 1998
Air Defense Center at Fort Bliss.
Search and rescue services for
the park are provided by the
EMS-led El Paso ComSAR
team, which is made up of
paramedics, firefighters and
police officers.
9-1-1 call foils bus
hijackers' plans,
telecommunicator honored
In November 1996, a bus
headed from Texas to casinos in
Louisiana was hijacked by three
men demanding the passengers'
money. While people cried and
coughed and the hijackers'
shouted, a woman called 9-1-1
from her cellular phone. Tele-
communicators dispatched two
Smith County sheriffs who
quickly located and stopped the
vehicle. After firing two shots,
the three armed men ran from
the bus into a nearby wooded
area. All three were captured by
the following morning. One of
the telecommunicators, Bill
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