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July/August 2021
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THE DAVEY BULLETIN
INTEGRITY
SAVING A WOMAN
IN DISTRESS IN
SOUTH CAROLINA
Gary Davis, trimmer, Mid-Carolina
Electric Cooperative account, was just
finishing up a job and was on his way
to another when he noticed something
on the roadside that didn't look right.
He turned his car around and found
a woman outside a car banging on
the windows. Davis tried to ask what
the matter was, but the woman did
not speak much English. Davis soon
discovered the woman accidently
locked her keys and phone in the car
while her young child was buckled in
her car seat. Davis, who is involved
in his city's fire department, tried to
help the woman relax by showing
her on his phone that he was calling
911. Within five minutes, the fire
department arrived and was able to
open the car. "If you see someone in
distress regardless of race, creed or
color, we're all human and we should
help our neighbor," Davis said. "There
might be one time you save a life, and
I felt like it was my obligation to go
back and help."
FORESTER IN RIGHT
PLACE AND TIME
IN PENNSYLVANIA
While conducting a regular inspection
of FirstEnergy 115,000 kV lines with
another consulting utility forester
from Environmental Consultants (ECI)
near Philipsburg, Pennsylvania, Kyle
Stutzman, consulting utility forester,
Davey Resource Group, noticed
some smoke in the right of way.
As they approached, they saw a
property owner attempting to put out
a 100-square-foot section of flames
that was consuming dried tall grass
and blueberry. Stutzman told the man
to grab a water hose from his nearby
home and proceeded to use a shovel
to pat down the flames and dig a
short fire line trench.
"The warm weather had dried
everything out and by the time we
finally got the flames out, it had
doubled in size," Stutzman said. "I'm
glad we were there at the right time
and had the proper fire training
otherwise the fire could have been
a lot worse."
Kyle Stutzman
PREVENTING A
DRUG OVERDOSE
IN FLORIDA
During a routine stop for ice and water
for his crew before heading into the
office, Jay Guilds, foreman, Kissimmee
Utility Authority (KUA) account, saved
a life. Upon entering the bathroom,
Guilds noticed a man lying facedown
on the floor inside a stall.
After squeezing all 6-foot 3-inches of
his frame over the stall wall, he shook
the unresponsive man, rolled him
over and noticed a needle in his arm.
Another man called 911 and Guilds
stayed on scene until paramedics
arrived and used Narcan to reverse
the drug overdose. "I knew I had to
do something and immediately went
into lifesaving mode," Guilds said.
"We review safety protocols often
for when something like this happens,
but I've never had to use them and
I'm thankful it was instinctual to act
and save his life."
Jay Guilds
Gary Davis
