New Jersey Man Celebrates 57 Years of Volunteer EMS Service

ENGLEWOOD, NJ – Englewood resident Dick Krane doesn’t do anything half way. When he commits to something, he really commits. Krane recently celebrated 61 years of marriage with his wife, Pat, and come May 2018, will mark 57 years of service with the Englewood Volunteer Ambulance Corps (EVAC). In 1966, receiving a plaque from Mayor Austin Volk (wearing suit) are Englewood Volunteer Ambulance Corps Captain Charles Hampton (left); President John Prokop (holding plaque); Secretary Dick Krane (second from right); and dispatcher Bill Hampton (right). Although no longer an active duty crew member, Krane, 81, remains embedded in the squad’s activities, still serving on several of its committees. In appreciation, EVAC members honored Krane recently for his unshakable dedication to volunteer EMS. “During his tenure with EVAC, Dick has held every elected position except treasurer and has served on just about every committee we have,” said Paula Weiler, also a longtime volunteer and the squad’s current treasurer. “Even now, as an active life member, he hasn’t slowed down a bit.” Formed in 1954, the not-for-profit EVAC currently has 25 volunteer emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and First Responders who provide basic life support services, answering approximately 1,100 calls annually. EVAC is one of more than 250 EMS agencies throughout the state that compose the 89-year-old nonprofit New Jersey State First Aid Council, which now does business as the EMS Council of N...
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