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Three Beaver Island EMS trainees become certified paramedics, 2006

Also Beaver Island Paramedics Certification 2006

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TypeEvent
Date2006
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
2006
Kind
Education
Eras
Modern era
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emergency-managementhealthcareeducationcommunitycommunication
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

In 2006, Sarah McCafferty, Ken Bruland, and Dawn Traficatie became certified paramedics after completing approximately 386 hours of training, practical skills work, and advanced-life-support, pediatric, and trauma certifications.

Evidence limits

The newspaper reports certification but does not provide license numbers, exam documents, or later service schedules.

Sources

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Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, July 2006, "News from the Townships: EMS."
    Reports Sarah McCafferty, Ken Bruland, and Dawn Traficatie becoming certified paramedics after 386 hours of class, practical skills, advanced-life-support, pediatric ALS, trauma training, and ambulance/ER work. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2006-07_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the certification report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2006-07_Beaver-Beacon

Added 5 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “Three Beaver Island EMS trainees become certified paramedics, 2006”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-paramedics-certified-2006/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 2006, "News from the Townships: EMS." (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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