After nearly two months away for repairs, the Killingworth Ambulance Association’s vehicle is back at home awaiting its next call.
In fact, shortly after the ambulance was returned last Thursday it was on the road, responding that day to a neighborhood call for assistance.
The transport had been out of service since the first week of March when, while returning from a hospital run, it was involved in an accident on Route 81 that sent three EMTs to the emergency room and the vehicle into the shop at Eastford Fire and Rescue Sales.
The EMTs were OK. The ambulance? Not so much. It needed surgery and was unavailable until last week.
Fortunately, the Clinton Volunteer Fire Department came to the rescue while the vehicle was away, lending one of its three ambulances to the KAA — free of charge, no questions asked. At the KAA’s monthly board of directors meeting last week, the Clinton service was cited for its generosity and cooperation when both were needed most.
“We owe Clinton Ambulance for being able to serve Killingworth in a timely manner,” said KAA Chief of Service Mike Haaga. “We have been lucky to have a great working relationship with Clinton for many years.
“Lisa Anderson (an Ambulance Association EMT) spent three hours after a call getting the ambulance ready to respond. Without techs like her we would not be able to function. Dan Siegel (also a KAA tech) also picked up a few things we missed after the first call with (the ambulance) back.”