Gribble’s flag displays EMS pride
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“With this being the first full-time station with the city and county, I wanted to present this flag to them,” Gribble said.
City and county officials were on hand to show their appreciation and observe the presentation of the flag.
“I appreciate Mark’s involvement,” said outgoing County Executive Carol Hamblen. “We were talking about his concern in helping Warren County emergency medical services for many, many years, and we appreciate that, in all forms of emergency services, not just at the ambulance service.
“We’re real proud of having this joint cooperation of the city and county on this venture, and it’s worked extremely well. We’ve been able to provide better service to the people on this side of McMinnville and Warren County and we’re real proud of that.”
“This has worked out well to have the joint location operation,” agreed Mayor Royce Davenport, “I think the emergency medical service has found out this is the hot spot, but they probably knew that.”
Davenport also noted the importance of the new location and the improved service it provides.
“It’s just unreal how much difference it makes if a fire engine arrives at a fire five minutes quicker, and with it being closer, they can, and it’s the same thing with the medical side,” he said.
PHOTO INFO:
Mark Gribble, one of Warren County’s first EMTs, donates an EMS flag to the recently established joint fire and ambulance service facility housed at McMinnville’s Firestation No. 2 on Old Smithville Highway as local officials look on. Pictured are, from left, Gribble, Mayor Royce Davenport, Fire Chief Kevin Lawrence, outgoing County Executive Carol Hamblen, and Ambulance Service Director George Roberts.