Vernal was the site for a real life superhero gathering last week at the Uintah Basin Emergency Care Conference held at the Uintah Conference Center. There were over 200 emergency response and care professionals in attendance, shared event committee member and Gold Cross Director Scott Adams. The two-day conference had an excellent lineup of speakers covering topics from hazmat to first responder mental health. The conference also kept the tradition of several competitions going. The undefeated Gold Cross Ambulance team won the Mega Code Challenge, keeping the traveling bed pan trophy within the Gold Cross family. Demonstrating excellent teamwork, Jensen Fire won the Fire Skills Challenge and the Law Enforcement Challenge was won by a mix-team from Ashley Regional Medical Center and Gold Cross. Also during the conference, the UBECC 2022 Kevin Orr Memorial Award was presented to Kevin Pummell. Attendees came from Uintah, Duchesne, Daggett, Salt Lake, and Grand Counties as well as from Colorado.
