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EMT, 83, is only full-time EMT in Maine territory

Volunteer EMT Betty Reckards is often first on the scene, and was recognized with the Maine EMS Lifetime Achievement Award

CentralMaine.com

ROCKWOOD, Maine — Betty Reckards is always on call. She never takes a vacation and she has a pager that she carries in her pocket 24/7.

As the only full-time licensed EMT in Somerset County’s unorganized territory, she is often the first person to respond to medical calls in a roughly 2,700-square-mile area.

She’s also 83 years old.

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