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Report: Miles Driven and Calls Up, Man Hours Down for Manchester First Aid Squad
Monthly report from squad was delivered to Township Council last week
The number of miles driven and calls for assistance received by the Manchester First Aid and Rescue Squad were up from July to August, though the number of man hours spent responding to calls dipped, according to a recently prepared productivity report.
Volunteers responded to 235 calls in August, up from 211 in July, according to a productivity report prepared for the Township Council by Edward Lynch, the squad's publicity officer.
Council President Craig Wallis thanked Lynch and the all volunteers for helping their fellow residents.
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"So again, Mr. Lynch, we thank you and all of your guys for the work you put in," Wallis said.
With more calls when compared to July, responders also drove 129 miles more than the previous month, the report shows. Despite more calls and miles driven, the number of man hours spent responding to calls was down from 715 in July to 585 in August.
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Manchester First Aid and Rescue Squad Statistics for 2012:
Month (2012) Miles Calls Hours January 2,874 236 641 February 2,246 202 524 March 3,309 259 626 April 2,565 214 527 May 2,169 185 502 June 2,403 218 808 July 2,642 211 715August 2,771 235 585
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