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Volunteers find fulfillment with Addison County’s emergency services

RIPTON’S MARK NELSON, left, and Bridport’s Paul Miller are two of the 12 volunteers providing first response care at Middlebury Regional EMS. The two men get a lot of satisfaction out of helping people. Photo courtesy of Spencer Chumbley

MREMS has 49 dedicated members — paramedics, emergency medical technicians, heavy rescue operators — most of whom are hired on a professional basis. But a dozen MREMS staffers are volunteers.

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