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Blythfirefighter given award for
savinglife of Brussels farmer
"This is why we've been doing medical
training for all these years," captain David
Sparling said. "It's the ultimate reward for
our firefighters to be able to save a life.."
The awards were given to the firefighters
from their base hospital, Grey -Bruce General
in Owen Sound as well as a certificate to the
entire department accepted by fire chief Paul
Josling.
"I think [the medical training] is a valu-
able service to the community," Josling said.
He added that the firefighters had used the
training at least a dozen or so times before.
Dr. Don Eby, chief of staff for Grey -Bruce
General Hospital distributed the certificates
to the department on Dec. 7.
"He's a very strong supporter of [First
Response training]," Josling said.
Cloakey, who is now recovering well said
he realized that being attended to by the
firefighters before the ambulance arrived is
not common in many areas.
"I certainly appreciate the help of the fire
department. A lot of times that doesn't hap-
pen," he said.
Life Saver Awards were given to Blyth
firefighters for saving the life of a Brussels
resident,
The Blyth Fire Department is the only
department in the county to have the med-
ical training to use a defibrilator. This train-
ing is what was used to save Doug Cloakey's
life.
Cloakey, was working in the field of a farm
close to Blyth with his friend and neighbour
Frank Sanders on Nov. 18, when a combine
caught on fire.
Sanders ran to call the fire department
and came back to find Cloakey had suffered
a heart attack.
"He .worked on me until the fire depart-
ment came," Cloakey said.
Sanders performed CPR on his _friend
immediately which prolonged Cloakey's life
until the fire department arrived on the
scene.
"[The firefighters] had to get me down
because I was on top of the combine," he
said. "They worked on me until the ambu-
lance arrived."
Rachel Haney, a Grade 12 student at Central Huron sec-
ondary school, carries one of 25 boxes donated by her
school to the Christmas Bureau in Seaforth last week.
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