ST. CLAIRSVILLE Students from some riverside communities got some hands-on lessons about emergency response and what they can do to prepare when the Belmont
Students from some riverside communities got some hands-on lessons about emergency response and what they can do to prepare when the Belmont County Emergency Management Agency hosted a tour for Bellaire, Bridgeport and Martins Ferry middle-schoolers last week. Alisha Parsons, site coordinator for the Bellaire Middle and High School After-Hours Academy program, said 30 of […]
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Dr. Jared Estock, right, sits by as Bridgeport Police Officer Bobby Shrieve practices administering CPR during a training course on Sunday. A $5,200 donation from the Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley helped the Bridgeport Police Department purchase automatic external defibrillators. (Photo by Carri Graham)
All four of the Bridgeport Police Department’s cruisers are now equipped with automatic external defibrillators thanks to a $5,200 donation from the Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley.
A check presentation was held Sunday, although the funds were already donated and used to purchase the equipment earlier this month. Debbie Stanton, program officer at the CFOV, presented the department with the check. The foundation works with donors to create grants for organizations that help to improve the quality of life of those in the Ohio Valley.
BRIDGEPORT All four of the Bridgeport Police Department’s cruisers are now equipped with automatic external defibrillators, thanks to a $5,200 donation f