Representatives from Deerfield Valley Rescue (DVR) gave an update at the April 19 Selectboard meeting.
DVR Business Administrator Heidi Taylor opened her presentation by thanking the Halifax Volunteer Fire Department and Halifax EMS. Halifax is a significant distance from DVR's base in Wilmington.
“We couldn't make it work,” she said, without those partners.
Then she ran the numbers. On the service side, she said that of DVR's 884 calls in 2015, 41 were to Halifax; of the 170 subscription forms DVR sent to local residents, 54 were returned; of the 399 sent to second home owners, 29 were returned.
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A recent subscription drive for Deerfield Valley Rescue (DVR) has resulted in a discouraging 20-percent response rate, prompting a discussion at the March 30 Selectboard meeting of how the town and the agency can work together to promote the value of a subscription to residents. DVR Business Administrator Heidi Taylor, backed by a phalanx of DVR and Whitingham Emergency Response personnel, provided a general overview of the organization and described its activity in town. The nonprofit - which maintains an...