COLUMBUS, Ind. - The Columbus Fire Department (CFD) welcomed a new member to the family on Tuesday morning. Andrew Fields was sworn in by Columbus May.
Lafayette County Emergency Medical Services welcomes its New Director
LAFAYETTE COUNTY Memorial Hospital of Lafayette County (MHLC) announces that it has hired the County’s first EMS Director to lead the newly formed County-based Emergency Medical Service Division. Mr. Shawn M. Phillips currently resides in Lancaster and will be relocating to Lafayette County with his wife and begin working in Darlington by mid-March.
Phillips comes to Lafayette County Emergency Medical Services (LCEMS) with many years of experience, outstanding qualifications, and recommendations from those he’s worked with at his current Paramedic positions with Dells-Delton, Sun Prairie, and Southwest Health EMS, where he is also a Critical Care Paramedic. His impressive list of credentials includes National Rural EMT Paramedic, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, Swift Water, Hazmat, and Confined Space Rescue Technician certifications.
Montecito Fire Department
MONTECITO, Calif. - Montecito Fire Department Division Chief – Operations Alan Widling announced plans to retire at the end of December after 31 years of service.
Chief Widling was hired as a full-time firefighter by the Montecito Fire Department in September of 1989, after beginning as a private ambulance paramedic and Reserve Firefighter for the Santa Maria City Fire Department.
Widling left Montecito a few years later in 1991 to spend the next 23 years rising through the ranks in the Santa Maria City Fire Department, becoming the Operations Battalion Chief in 2011.
In 2015, Widling returned to the Montecito Fire Department as a Shift Battalion Chief, and in July of 2019, was promoted to the Division Chief – Operations position.