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JS6 - Angels in the Snow

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  • Who came up with the idea for the Dragon Slayers?
    Aniak fire chief, Pete Brown
  • What three vehicles do the Dragon Slayers use to get to people?
    snowmobiles, four-wheelers, boats - use the frozen waterways as roads
  • Name 4 of the Dragon Slayers - first and last name. (Bonus points if you can name all 5)
    Erica Kameroff, Lydia Hess, Anges Nicoli, Mariah Brown, Erinn Marteney
  • What job does Brown's daughter now have?
    She is a medic rescue swimmer.
  • Where do the Dragon Slayers live and work?
    Aniak, Alaska
  • (exact words) And although these high school heroines are ____________________________________.
    on call 24/7, they have to maintain passing grades
  • (exact words) "The only thing that scares you is _____________________,"
    the sound of the pager startling you at three in the morning
  • What is the name of the group that is training to become Dragon Slayers?
    Lizard Killers
  • (exact words) Brown's team provides __________________________________
    vital services to an indigent, isolated region.
  • Why were the Dragon Slayers originally created?
    There was a need for an expanded EMS team, department couldn't handle all the work
  • (exact words) Brown started recruiting _____________________. Most of them were ____________.
    high school kids, girls
  • What is the nearest city to Aniak and how far away is it?
    Anchorage, 350 miles
  • What are the two significant differences between the Dragon Slayers and a big city EMS department?
    getting to victims is more difficult because of the arctic terrain, usually the Dragon Slayers personally know the people they are helping
  • (exact words) Most of the people they help are ___________________________
    Yupik Eskimos and Athabascan Indians, like the Dragon Slayers
  • (exact words) But Marteney is a member of the Dragon Slayers. They are __________________________________.
    a teenage emergency medical team.
  • (exact words) He is selective about what each girl actually does on each call ________________________.
    based on experience and age.
  • How many people live in the service area of the Dragon Slayers?
    3000
  • Who does Erinn Marteney save from the fire?
    a two-year-old boy
  • Who came to Alaska from Colorado to become a Dragon Slayer?
    Lydia Hess
  • (exact words) Team members have rescued _____________________________________.
    suriviors of plane crashes and snowmobile accidents.
  • What do the Dragon Slayers do?
    answer will vary (ex. They respond to emergencies where people need help.)
  • (exact words) All of the Dragon Slayers who have left Aniak__________________________.
    have gone on to related careers.
  • How often and how long are Dragon Slayer meetings?
    twice a week for two hours
  • (exact words) Dragon Slayers have 160 ________________________
    hours of combined emergency trauma and firefighting training.