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Joseph
R. Cobb became the Director of Crawford County Emergency Medical Services
after the separation of the Sheriff's
Department and EMS.
Joe was the Undersheriff at the time and was appointed Director of EMS
on January 21, 1981.
He
was the key force in guiding the ambulance attendants into upgrading their
skills from CPR and First Aid to Emergency Medical Technicians.
Joe displayed excellent leadership qualities and provided a fine
example for his employees.
He attended over 1,800 hours of school, participated in emergency room
in-service training, and became the first paramedic to be employed by Crawford
County EMS.
He obtain his MICT certification in November of 1985.
During
his reign as CCEMS Director, he was instrumental in educating the citizens of
Crawford County.
He conducted numerous training classes for businesses, law enforcement,
medical personnel, and others to become certified in CPR and First Aid.
Joe
became an Instructor/Coordinator in April of 1985.
He was a dedicated instructor, providing whatever hours it took to
train his students not only to pass the state exams, but also to be excellent
patient care givers.
On
June 21, 1988, Crawford County 2000 (Joe Cobb) went 10-8 to assist the
ambulance crews with a car-train accident involving six people, not knowing
that this would be his final call.
Upon arrival at the hospital, he continued performing CPR on a child
until he suffered his own fatal heart attack at the age of 48.
Joe dedicated his life to saving lives.
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