South Orange Dispatch Archives

The South Orange Dispatch: Be Prepared, Know First Aid!

Posted by South Orange Rescue Squad | Sep 22, 2026 | Columns, South Orange Dispatch, Town Square

Knowing first aid is more than a nice-to-have. It’s a way to be prepared for emergencies and provide mutual aid and care to your neighbors.

The South Orange Dispatch: 2 Decades of Teaching CPR

Posted by South Orange Rescue Squad | Aug 26, 2026 | Columns, South Orange Dispatch, Town Square

SORS has evolved its training programs, including CPR, to increase the availability of and access to health services and care — an important factor in reducing harmful social determinants of health and health inequities.

The South Orange Dispatch: Meet Our New Technical Rescue Team Leader, Scott Laster

Posted by South Orange Rescue Squad | Jul 28, 2026 | Columns, South Orange Dispatch, Town Square

South Orange (NC) Rescue Squad is run by volunteers like TRT Assistant Chief Scott Laster, and this month’s South Orange Dispatch features a formal introduction to what SORS and the TRT does!

The South Orange Dispatch: Summer Heat Safety for Older Adults

Posted by South Orange Rescue Squad | Jun 30, 2026 | South Orange Dispatch, Town Square

As we’re pulling this together, Orange County is experiencing its fourth straight day under an extreme heat advisory and most of the land area is officially in an exceptional drought, the highest possible rating.

The South Orange Dispatch: Learn How To Stop the Bleed

Posted by South Orange Rescue Squad | May 26, 2026 | South Orange Dispatch, Town Square

Be a lifesaver! Know how to control bleeding. Follow along with this month’s column from SORS for advice to help a bleeding person until EMS arrives.

The South Orange Dispatch: How To Help Someone Who’s Overdosing

Posted by South Orange Rescue Squad | Apr 28, 2026 | South Orange Dispatch, Town Square

What if I told you there’s an easy way to save someone who’s overdosing? It’s true! Quickly giving naloxone can reverse symptoms and buy time until EMS arrives.

The South Orange Dispatch: Your 911 Questions Answered!

Posted by South Orange Rescue Squad | Mar 31, 2026 | Columns, South Orange Dispatch, Town Square

Folks have a lot of questions about how emergency medical response works, so we decided to try to answer them!

The South Orange Dispatch: What Motivates People To Volunteer With SORS?

Posted by Staff | Feb 24, 2026 | Columns, South Orange Dispatch, Town Square

Did you know SORS is completely staffed by volunteers? It’s true! In this issue, we highlight some of our EMS Division members and learn what motivates them to take volunteer shifts on top of their work and school obligations.

The South Orange Dispatch: How To Lower Your Risk of Falling

Posted by South Orange Rescue Squad | Jan 20, 2026 | Columns, South Orange Dispatch, Town Square

It’s one of those texts you don’t want to get, and I got three of them in just over a month’s time. Somebody fell. Not your casual pop right back up kind of tumble, but the serious kind. The sort that can be, and in one case was, fatal.