Morgan county rescue service rural recruitment retention and training initiative - the morgan county rescue service rural recruitment retention and training initiative will provide a comprehensive…

Morgan county rescue service rural recruitment retention and training initiative - the morgan county rescue service rural recruitment retention and training initiative will provide a comprehensive training and emergency personnel training recruitment initiative in morgan county, west virginia (WV). This rural recruitment retention and training initiative (rrrti) will focus efforts on recruiting and training new and existing emergency medical service (EMS) personnel, law enforcement, and volunteer fire company fire fighters. These trainings will focus on providing EMS trainings required to maintain licensure, but also offer intentional trainings that address mental health literacy and crisis DE-escalation response efforts, substance use response and overdose prevention programs. The morgan county rrrti will specifically provide trainings on CPR, first aid, stop the bleed, naloxone education and dissemination, stigma reeducation, mental health first aid and critical incident debriefing training. This rrrti program will provide extensive training for emergency medical service (EMS) personnel including paramedics, emergency medical technicians (EMT), law enforcement, and volunteer fire companies in rural morgan county, WV. This rrrti will also provide personal protective equipment (PPE) and life-saving equipment.