On Wednesday November 9, 2011 Harleysville Area Emergency Medical Services (HAEMS) expanded its leadership ranks with the addition of four new line officers. After a more than month long selection and interview process HAEMS announced the following promotions:
Paramedic Andrew Calhoun to Captain
Captain Calhoun has been an employee of HAEMS for more than five years in addition to his more than 15 years of experience as an EMT and Paramedic. Capt. Calhoun currently assists Chief Donald Lynch in support of several squad initiatives related tracking the increases in HAEMS call volume. Capt. Calhoun is also a two time Cancer survivor.
EMT Robert Roy to Captain,
Captain Roy has been an employee of HAEMS for more than ten years in addition to his more than 20 years as a Fire Fighter. Capt. Roy plays an integral role in the support HAEMS fleet as well as the squad’s annual membership drive. Capt. Roy is a proud father of three.
Paramedic Tim McAteer to Lieutenant,
Lieutenant McAteer has been an employee of HAEMS for almost ten years in addition to almost 15 years of experience as an EMT / Paramedic. Lt. McAteer currently is responsible for HAEMS training initiatives as well as playing an important role in Quality Assurance. Lt. McAteer is also the lead Paramedic for the North Penn Tactical Team.
EMT Kevin Wasson to Lieutenant.
Lieutenant Wasson has been a member of the HAEMS team for four years. Lt. Wasson has assisted Chief Lynch with a variety of initiatives over the last 12 months including leading an initiative to reorganize HAEMS’s supply chain. Lt. Wasson is also a full time college student at De Sales University.
All four were put through a rigorous interview process that included an interview board made up of outside First Responder professionals. More than eleven current EMT’s and Paramedics interviewed for the positions. All four Officers will support the administrative operations of HAEMS which has experienced more than a 10% increase in call volume for the last three years.
“I have been Chief of Operations since January and quickly realized that I was going to need help in accomplishing my goals for HAEMS. I know the Board of Directors and I were very impressed by the group of people that expressed interest in becoming Officers. The selection process used to identify the four was excellent and I want to thank all those that participated. HAEMS and the Harleysville community will most certainly benefit from the addition of these people to my Officer team,” Chief Don Lynch. All four were be promoted by Chief Donald Lynch during a brief ceremony on November 9, 2001 at the Lower Salford Township Building.
