Thanks to all of our AMAZING volunteer responders!
We can't say enough thanks to our amazing volunteers! If you need any more proof of how great they are, here it is -- last year's data for CREMS volunteers, from 7/1/24-6/30/25:
CREMS’ volunteers donated over 1,200 hours of response time and signed up for more than 1,225 x 12-hour volunteer on-call shifts! That’s nearly 15,000 hours of volunteer dedication in only one year.
Keep in mind that the average time from a 911 dispatch to the end of a call is 3 hours and 40 minutes. That is a lot of time to volunteer over and over and over again.
Here is a list of all the CREMS volunteers who responded to at least a few calls over the last year (note that most of our paid local staff also volunteer so we include them on this list too): Savannah-Marie Gregory (Tazlina), Jolene Nashlund (Kenny Lake), Michaela Blair (Glennallen), Kristy Johns (Glennallen), Jason Severs (Gakona), Joe Morse (Kenny Lake), Elizabeth Vollema (Copper Center), Treann Ewan (Glennallen), George Gumfory (Glennallen), Sean Turner (Kenny Lake), Sarah Gallt (Kenny Lake), John Gregory (Tazlina), Carol Monk (Glennallen), Alysia Hancock (Copper Center), Jacob Maxwell (Kenny Lake), Marlena Maxwell (Kenny Lake), Jake Nagengast (Kenny Lake), Sam Zhang (Tazlina), Mica Hutchison (Kenny Lake), Mike Moody (Chitina), Danyle Boone (Chitina), Harry Scudder IV (Glennallen), Skyler Griffin (Copper Center), Matt Lorenz (Kenny Lake), Natalie George (Kenny Lake), Rene Pitka (Copper Center), Bryan Marquardt (Copper Center).
This does not include all of the volunteer firefighters that are not affiliated with CREMS but still show up to help on a wide variety of EMS dispatches. Plus, the countless hours of training, volunteered administrative time, board meetings, radio auction, and the many other ways community members give their time to support Copper River EMS.
CREMS’ volunteers donated over 1,200 hours of response time and signed up for more than 1,225 x 12-hour volunteer on-call shifts! That’s nearly 15,000 hours of volunteer dedication in only one year.
Keep in mind that the average time from a 911 dispatch to the end of a call is 3 hours and 40 minutes. That is a lot of time to volunteer over and over and over again.
Here is a list of all the CREMS volunteers who responded to at least a few calls over the last year (note that most of our paid local staff also volunteer so we include them on this list too): Savannah-Marie Gregory (Tazlina), Jolene Nashlund (Kenny Lake), Michaela Blair (Glennallen), Kristy Johns (Glennallen), Jason Severs (Gakona), Joe Morse (Kenny Lake), Elizabeth Vollema (Copper Center), Treann Ewan (Glennallen), George Gumfory (Glennallen), Sean Turner (Kenny Lake), Sarah Gallt (Kenny Lake), John Gregory (Tazlina), Carol Monk (Glennallen), Alysia Hancock (Copper Center), Jacob Maxwell (Kenny Lake), Marlena Maxwell (Kenny Lake), Jake Nagengast (Kenny Lake), Sam Zhang (Tazlina), Mica Hutchison (Kenny Lake), Mike Moody (Chitina), Danyle Boone (Chitina), Harry Scudder IV (Glennallen), Skyler Griffin (Copper Center), Matt Lorenz (Kenny Lake), Natalie George (Kenny Lake), Rene Pitka (Copper Center), Bryan Marquardt (Copper Center).
This does not include all of the volunteer firefighters that are not affiliated with CREMS but still show up to help on a wide variety of EMS dispatches. Plus, the countless hours of training, volunteered administrative time, board meetings, radio auction, and the many other ways community members give their time to support Copper River EMS.
Current Glennallen Area Volunteers
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Our current active volunteers that respond with the CREMS ambulance based in Glennallen includes John Gregory (Tazlina, EMT), Elizabeth Vollema (Copper Center, EMT-2), Kristy Johns (Glennallen, EMT-2), Jason Severs (Gakona, EMT-3), Michaela Blair (Glennallen, EMT-2), Skyler Griffin (Copper Center, ETT), Harry Scudder (Tazlina, ETT), Heidi Baker (Glennallen, ETT), Alieu Fatty (Tazlina, ETT), Teresa Noble (Nelchina, EMT) and Lead Medics Savannah Gregory (Tazlina, AEMT) and Carol Monk (Glennallen, Paramedic) who also donate additional time when they are off-duty as volunteers.
Thanks to Glenn Rich Fire Rescue and Gakona Volunteer Fire first responders who support CREMS at all Motor Vehicle Accidents and a variety of other 911 dispatches. |
Current Kenny Lake Area Volunteers
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Our current active volunteers in the Kenny Lake area include Sarah Gallt (EMT), Matt Lorenz (Paramedic), Joe Morse (EMT), Jacob Maxwell (EMT), Marlena Maxwell (ETT), Jolene Nashlund (EMT-2), Sean Turner (EMT), Mica Hutchison (EMT), and Jacob Nagengast (EMT).
Thanks to the Kenny Lake Volunteer Fire Department (KLVFD) and Chief Jeff Ramsthel for their willingness to respond to EMS calls. Chitina EMS
Danyle Boone (EMT), Audrey Shepherd (ETT), Sarah Nelson (Strelna, ETT), and Mike Moody (EMT) are also responding to EMS calls in Chitina and support CREMS as well. |
Special thanks to our Volunteer Board of Directors and the many other folks who volunteer their time in other valuable ways to support CREMS!
