Girl Scouts get EMS insights during Women’s Career Day

POUGHKEEPSIE — Girl Scouts learned what it’s like to work in EMS at a Women’s Career Day event on Saturday, March 15, at Poughkeepsie Middle School. Empress Paramedic Mandy Winslow and EMT Sam Snyder put on a series of brief presentations for small groups of scouts, explaining their work as EMS professionals. They gave a […]

Scouts get first-aid lessons

TILLSON — Troop 17 of the Rip Van Winkle Council of Scouting America, learned about safety and first-aid skills recently at an event with Empress Emergency Medical Services at The Rosendale/Tillson American Legion Post 1219. With the help of Operations Manager Captain Robert Szeli and Deputy Chief Joe Bilotto, Empress secured donations of medical supplies […]