Organization: ST JOHN RESCUE INC
Mission: ST. JOHN RESCUE, INC. (STJR) IS AN ALL-VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO SAVING LIVES, PROVIDING COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND BUILDING A BETTER WAY OF LIFE FOR THE PEOPLE OF ST. JOHN. STJR PROVIDES EMERGENCY RESCUE, MEDICAL SUPPORT, EDUCATION AND SHARED RESOURCES TO OUR COMMUNITY.
Activities: STJR PROVIDES RESCUE SERVICES AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO THE PUBLIC IN EMERGENCIES I.E. ROAD, BOAT AND WATER ACCIDENTS FOR THE ISLAND OF ST. JOHN. THE ORGANIZATION HELPS THE ENTIRE ISLAND (EST. POPULATION 4500 AS WELL AS THE ONE MILLION+ TOURISTS THAT VISIT ANNUALLY). STJR WAS INVOLVED IN OVER 80 INCIDENTS, EXERCISES AND EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THIS TOTALED OVER 600 HOURS OF VOLUNTEER TIME.
STJR'S COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM OFFERS ASHI CPR AND FIRST AID TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY FREE OF CHARGE. THIS PROGRAM ALSO CONDUCTS COURSES FOR SCHOOLS, CHURCHES AND LOCAL BUSINESSES. OVER 20 COURSES WERE HELD IN FY 2020. STJR CONTINUES TO TRAIN AND CERTIFY MEMBERS TO HIGH STANDARDS BY OFFERING A WIDE VARIETY OF PROGRAMS, INCLUDING PUBLIC SAFETY DIVING, ROPES RESCUE, VEHICLE STABILIZATION AND EXTRICATION, AND SEARCH AND RESCUE. RESCUE'S RESPONDING MEMBERS HAVE BEEN RECERTIFIED AT THE EMR LEVEL AND SEVERAL ARE BEING SUPPORTED TO INCREASE THEIR TRAINING TO THE EMT LEVEL.
STJR HAS AN O2 GENERATOR WHICH IS THE ONLY OPERATIONAL GENERATOR ON ISLAND. STJR FILLS TANKS UPON REQUEST FOR NO CHARGE FOR LOCAL AGENCIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO VIFD, NPS, VIEMS AND LOCAL DIVE SHOPS THAT HAVE O2 TANKS ON BOARD FOR EMERGENCIES SITUATIONS.
NTEE category: Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief
Secondary category: Human Services