Our mission is to make our island community a safer place.
Members: Ben Schmidt, Chair; Roz Mclean; Marian Yanega
Advisors: Martha Kennedy, Chris Martin, and Thomas Jones
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Police
911
Georgetown Fire and Ambulance
911
https://gvfdme.org/
Midcoast Hospital ER contact info
http://www.midcoasthealth.com/emergency/contact.aspx
Fireplace Safety: All are encouraged to have a fire suppressant on hand to put out fireplace/chimney fires. These are logs or packets that get thrown on the fire. Most work by starving the chimney of oxygen. Examples include Chimfex Fire Extinguisher or FireEx Chimney Fire Suppressant. These can be bought online or at most home improvement/hardware stores.
AED KITS: Located: Lodge Porch, St Cuthbert’s Chapel [left side], West Float, and side of Myers’ garage (near the Myers’ cottage). Below is a link to a video of how to operate an AED:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ukk5hOV8e0
Stop the Bleed Kits: These are emergency response kits containing tourniquet and compression bandage for life-threatening hemorrhage while awaiting the 911 response. These are now located throughout the island, including the following places: (1) on the Island Belle, (2) on the barge, (3) in the company shop area, (4) in the CAT and (5) with each AED (Lodge Porch, St. Cuthbert’s Chapel [left side], West Float, and side of Myer’s garage near the Myer’s cottage). We would encourage each cottage owner to consider purchasing a kit as well. There are several options (from basic to advanced), and you can purchase on several sites. Here is a suggested site to purchase your kits: http://controlbleedingkits.com/, In addition, here is a link to a 10 minute video on how to use the kit. https://www.stopthebleed.org/training/online-course
We do not offer CPR Classes on the Island but here are some links to local programs that offer the training.
https://www.redcross.org/local/maine/take-a-class/cpr