14 Quotes by James McKenzie

We are here to serve the people of Vernon County. We respond to an emergency call immediately and a crew is called to come in as backup. We don't wait because taking that call is our primary purpose. A transfer is different, it takes us out of our area.

My dad had a heart attack recently and we had to have an ambulance for him, I had to call for my wife too. We rely on the district just like everyone else.

We do not feel on-site training is sufficient for our employees to avoid unnecessary accidents and potential loss of limb or life.

We have the best support from patrons. At Christmas we have people bring stuff in here all the time and express their gratitude, and we really appreciate their support.

We don't leave the district without a crew. Cedar County does, but we don't. We won't take a transfer unless there is a crew ready to answer the call if someone needs an ambulance here in Vernon County. These are the people we serve and we won't leave them without protection.

You can't buy the same pair of jeans at the same price you could five years ago. Why would you expect our cost to stay the same?

People have a lot of misconceptions about the district. I just want to get the information out there so they know what is going on.

Alex never asked that. He never, ever actually asked what I did. It was, 'What was I going to do? Was I going to be better?' He just kept it very positive for me.

They do driver training. If you're driving a $165,000 piece of equipment you need to know how to handle it.