Trowbridge Dispatch

A story from the world of Little Ambulance War of Winchester County Boston-born first-responder Alex Flynn is back with wry wit and still chasing emergencies in rural Vermont in this tale involving a gas line, a chainsaw, and other things that might or might not go boom and that might or might not go horrible wrong. Eavesdrop on emergency personnel as they attempt to diffuse a dicey situation in this, the first in the Trowbridge Dispatch collection of short stories. Trowbridge Dispatch is part of the Trowbridge, Vermont series of novels and stories, wherein I.M. Aiken draws on her roots in public safety to narrate tales of the everyday heroes that every community depends on.

Boston-born first-responder Alex Flynn gets called into the principal's office in this short story set in rural Vermont, where poor roads and under-funded public services form a comfortable and familiar background. Explore the hidden links and community found in an ordinary New England town when local first responders might or might not have to engage with an active school shooter. Trowbridge Dispatch is part of the Trowbridge, Vermont series of novels and stories, wherein I.M. Aiken draws on her roots in public safety to narrate tales of the everyday heroes that every community depends on.

A story from the world of The Little Ambulance War of Winchester County Part of the Trowbridge Dispatch Series. At midnight on New Year's Eve, Trowbridge Vermont EMT Brighid Doran delivers the region's ambulance to a three-alarm house fire. Afterward, she sits in a warm truck with her girlfriend Sam, a US Army officer fresh from the battlefields of Iraq, as they watch a local volunteer firefighter battle the blast in subzero weather. The story was written by I.M. Aiken just prior to the 21st Anniversary of 9/11. The reader may be reminded that the spirit of that day lives in the everyday heroes found in every community.Trowbridge Dispatch is part of the Trowbridge, Vermont series of novels and stories, wherein I.M. Aiken draws on her roots in public safety to narrate tales of the everyday heroes that every community depends on.

A story from the world of The Little Ambulance War of Winchester County Part of the Trowbridge Dispatch Series. Al of Trowbridge Rescue works a shift on a commercial ambulance on the day that Vermont experiences the first ears of sweet corn. One medic says: "I gwanna eat so much corn, I'll shit kernals 'til Thursday." He partner replies, "The butter and salt will drip down my chin". The crew of two ambulances celebrate an ersatz holiday. The fifth installment in the Trowbridge Dispatch collection of short stories. Trowbridge Dispatch is part of the Trowbridge, Vermont series of novels and stories, wherein I.M. Aiken draws on her roots in public safety to narrate tales of the everyday heroes that every community depends on.

A story from the world of The Little Ambulance War of Winchester County Part of the Trowbridge Dispatch Series. Brighid Flynn of Trowbridge Rescue, travels to Alaska with her boss for a work assignment. The story carries the reader of a knife-edged mountain ridge in Kodiak, to a landslide in Juneau while Brighid observes her boss' inability to see the beauty and truth that surrounds him. Trowbridge Dispatch is part of the Trowbridge, Vermont series of novels and stories, wherein I.M. Aiken draws on her roots in public safety to narrate tales of the everyday heroes that every community depends on.

A story from the world of The Little Ambulance War of Winchester County Part of the Trowbridge Dispatch Series. Alex Flynn, chief of Trowbridge Rescue, recollects poignant elements of a friendship during Alex's days in government service. The story remembers love, fear, and sadness released when hearing The Steve Miller Band's song "The Joker". Trowbridge Dispatch is part of the Trowbridge, Vermont series of novels and stories, wherein I.M. Aiken draws on her roots in public safety to narrate tales of the everyday heroes that every community depends on.