On August 20, 2024, and March 13, 2025, our system of care, from 911 call takers and dispatchers to bystanders, police officers, firefighters, and EMS professionals came together to save lives. In an emotional moment, the survivors and their families reunited with the responders who helped them.

Because saving lives takes a system. And that system works in our community.

August 20, 2024 Responders:
📞 Caller: Barbara Bergen
📟 911 Call Taker: Kristina (Krissy) Allen
📻 Dispatchers: Kevin Worsham, Jenny Petersen
🧍‍♂️ Bystanders: Rob Javarone, Mark Javarone, Ryan Bartholf, Steven Pettit
👮‍♂️ Police Officers: Jason Shippee, Larry Silvestri
🚒 DCFD: Chief Keith Kenyon, Lt. Dylan Harrington, Hayden Kenyon
🚑 Rescue: Cardiac Rachel Douglas, Driver Nickolas Fox, EMTs Taylor Hurrell, Richard Lutz, Ella Prescott, Hannah Shippee

March 13, 2025 Responders:
📞 Caller: Marie Despirito
📟 911 Call Taker: Jenna Cardello
📻 Dispatcher: Kevin Worsham
🧍‍♂️ Bystanders: Lt. Phillip Gingerella Sr., Erin Gingerella
👮‍♂️ Police Officer: Paul Gentile
🚒 CFD: Deputy Chief Keith Knudsen, Deputy Chief Dave McGovern, Capt. Jim Dzwil, Capt. Thomas Pimentel, Lt. Jared Elwell, FFs Andy Foca, Brian Martin, Jim McQuaide, Matthew Palmer
🚑 Rescue: Paramedic Drew Anderson, Cardiac Emma Ceres, Cardiac Rachel Douglas, EMT Cameron Falkowski, Paramedics Angela Figueroa & Lillian Hogan, EMTs Dominick Fredericks & Taylor Hurrell

We are proud of everyone who played a role and grateful to serve a community where every link in the chain of survival is strong.

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