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CONTACT: Paula Lineberry, PTAR Chief EMAIL: lineberry747@northstate.net OFFICE PHONE: 336-887-3411 CELL PHONE: 336-669-9426 PTAR Building 5th Base Station In Asheboro, NC ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ the photographs contained within this press release. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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Piedmont Triad Ambulance & Rescue, Inc. (PTAR) has begun construction of their newest Base Station at 108 East Balfour Avenue in Asheboro, N.C. It will be located directly behind the First Bank building at the corner of North Fayetteville Street and East Balfour Avenue.  This will be PTAR's 5th Base Station in the Piedmont Triad area. They began serving the Randolph County area in a mutual-aid capacity in 1971, when the organization was first formed as the High Point Rescue Squad. On January 2, 1996 PTAR started providing daily service throughout Randolph County from temporary quarters in Asheboro. In 2003 they became an official ambulance franchise of Randolph County when the County Commissioners formally adopted an Ambulance Franchise Ordinance. They currently operate an ambulance 24-hours-a-day from the Randolph County EMS Station at the Ira McDowell Center, located at 2222 South Fayetteville Street. The Asheboro PTAR ambulance and crew members share somewhat cramped quarters with Randolph County EMS personnel and vehicles at that location. The PTAR ambulance often has to park outside, and crew members have limited office and living space available inside the building. PTAR crews frequently spend much of their "down time" at the home of one of their crew members who lives near downtown Asheboro – as well as sleeping there at night – as a result of the insufficient space at the Randolph County EMS Station. PTAR's move to a new, more spacious location will not only provide them more room for their ambulance and equipment – and more living space for their crew members – but will also free up space at the Randolph County EMS Station for the County Paramedics. It will also give PTAR room to expand in the future, if needed.
The General Contractor for the new PTAR Base Station is Williard-Stewart Inc. The 4,000 square foot brick building will have 3 truck bays, with enough room to house 6 ambulances and other vehicles. It will also include storage space for equipment and supplies, as well as living and kitchen space for the PTAR crews. The projected completion date for the new building is Spring of 2010. PTAR officials are especially pleased to be constructing their new Base Station building during these uncertain economic times, as it will provide jobs for local construction workers throughout the construction process. |
 Pictured above are (L-R Front Row) PTAR Board Chairman Gart Evans, EMT-I Mike Allred, EMT-I Brent Wooters, EMT-I Betty Gordon, EMT-I Jane Wooters, and PTAR Chief / EMT-I Paula Lineberry. (L-R Back Row) EMT Frank Voncannon, EMT-I Kevin Loggins, EMT-I Raphael Beech, EMT-I Roger Hege, EMT-I Steven Staley, and EMT Danny Tyson. Not Pictured: EMT-I Bradley Beck and EMT-I Fred McCain. |
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Formed in 1971 as the High Point Rescue Squad, PTAR is a private non-profit organization which provides all levels of emergency medical assistance, as well as rescue service, transportation for convalescents and wheelchair-bound patients, and "stand-by" service for special events in the Piedmont Triad area of North Carolina.
PTAR's local service area includes High Point, Greensboro, Jamestown, Archdale, Trinity, Asheboro, Thomasville, Lexington and other areas of Guilford, Davidson and Randolph counties. The organization also provides transportation outside its normal service area, including many out-of-state trips. PTAR's Administrative Offices are located at 1422 South Main Street, High Point, North Carolina. PTAR currently operates out of four Base Stations, with their Headquarters Station located at 901 South Elm Street in High Point. They have other Base Stations at 300 Concord Street in southern Greensboro, and at 600 Huffine Mill Road in northeast Greensboro. Their fourth Base Station is located at 2011 Sandy Ridge Road, in the Colfax community. In addition, PTAR operates 3 other ambulances on a daily basis from temporary quarters in Asheboro, Lexington, and Thomasville. Their fleet has grown to now include 20 ALS Licensed Ambulances, 17 of which are operated on a daily basis. They also have 1 Heavy Rescue Truck, 3 Boats, 1 Wheelchair Van, 1 Emergency Support Vehicle for disasters and mass casuality situations, and 3 Staff Vehicles. They have a staff of roughly 80 full-time and part-time employees, including several office staff members, plus about 25 Volunteer members. ~ OUR MISSION STATEMENT ~ To Provide The Best Possible Care For Our Patients By Providing The Best Equipment And Training For Our Personnel |
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