Vista Fire Department

District Manager Ritchey, EMS Capt. Judy Saslow and EMS Lt. Jim Marcarello get trained on the new Stryker stretcher

District Manager Ritchey, EMS Lt. Jim Marcarello, EMS Capt. Judy Saslow and Foreman Kevin Piro train on the new stretcher

FF Ron Egloff gets a feel for the new Stryker stretcher as he gets placed in the new Ambulance

District Manager Tom Ritchey personally tries out the motorized lift on the new Stryker stretcher

Foreman Kevin Piro, District Manager Ritchey and FF Ron Egloff ask questions about the new stretcher

The Stryker representative explains the proper techniques of taking the new stretcher out of the Ambulance


By Vista Fire Department
January 23, 2015

As part of training on our new ambulance, several members spent their Thursday night taking a "train the trainer" course for the new Stryker stretcher. A representative from Stryker went through the entire stretcher by showing the in's & out's of the new piece of EMS equipment and now the trained members can teach fellow personnel on the new stretcher going forward. The new Stryker stretcher is a motorized piece of equipment that will help Vista FD personnel from not straining any muscles while lifting a patient during an EMS call. Many thanks to Stryker for taking the time out on Thursday night to train our members!