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Water, Snow, and Fire: The Elements of Kathy’s Journey-Part 1
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Kathy's professional path exemplifies how ski patrol skills translate across emergency services. After transitioning from volunteer to paid patrol, she became Mount Bachelor's Safety Administrator (Risk Manager), then joined Bend Fire as a paramedic in 1994. Her first aid journey began much earlier—as a Girl Scout lifeguard in the 60's—creating a foundation that supported five decades of water safety instruction alongside her snow-based rescue work. Even after retiring from Bend Fire after 29 years of service, she continues volunteering there and also patrolling at Santiam Pass Ski Patrol.
The PNWD History Project: Shirley Cummings, the official history project coordinator, (& all around fabulous lady), has been on a mission: Collect and assemble an archive of stories and pictures from the different ski patrols within the Pacific Northwest Division. Hence, Patroller Chats was born!
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Chapters
1. Water, Snow, and Fire: The Elements of Kathy’s Journey-Part 1 (00:00:00)
2. Introducing Kathy Alexander (00:01:58)
3. From Volunteer to Paid Patroller (00:04:16)
4. The Great NSP Number Purge (00:06:21)
5. Working in Risk Management (00:08:31)
6. From Water to Snow: Lifelong First Aid (00:12:18)
7. Volunteer Work Beyond Ski Patrol (00:19:51)
8. Evolution of Instructor Development Programs (00:22:31)
9. The New Mentoring Program (00:25:26)
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