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Year Honored
2003
Honoree
Robert S Ervin
Agency
Jefferson County EMS
Agency City
Madras
Agency State
OR
Last Call
1/1/02
Cause of Death
Struck at Scene
Biography
He always had a big smile on his face and a teddy bear hug. He was a fine man, an excellent paramedic and a good friend to many. "He was an awesome leader," said volunteer Luke Husky.<br /> <br /> Robert Shawn Ervin, 43, was killed while setting flares out to alert drivers of an accident that had occurred on an icy slick Highway 97 in Oregon. Mr. Ervin had crossed the highway to set the flares when a semi-trailor truck topped the hill. The driver, seeing the accident, applied his brakes and then went into a skid on the ice. The truck jackknifed and hit the ambulance causing it to go sideways and flip, then rolled. Mr. Ervin could not escape the path of the uncontrollable vehicle and was hit when the truck rolled over.<br /> <br /> Mr. Ervin was a paramedic and 21-year veteran of the Jefferson County EMS of Madras, Oregon. He was a training coordinator for Madras Emergency Medical Services and was active in the area Trauma Committee for Central and Eastern Oregon, as well a regional EMS group leader that teaches and promotes quality standards for the emergency medical system.<br /> <br /> "I have known Bob for years, he was one of the most professional, experienced, and kind-hearted paramedics -and people - I've known," stated a Central Oregon Community Hospital emergency room manager.<br /> <br /> Honored 2003