WILLIAMS, Ore. – Firefighters and a library supervisor saved a man’s life after he went into cardiac arrest during a community town hall Oct. 14 at the Williams Grange.
The Williams Citizens Advisory Committee and Community Council hosted the meeting to discuss the Williams Fire Department levy. A local man collapsed during public comment. Firefighters attending the meeting immediately began CPR but didn’t have emergency medical equipment with them because they had arrived in personal vehicles.
Josephine Community Library Williams Branch Supervisor Amber Guient retrieved an automated external defibrillator from the Williams branch library next door. Fire Chief Chris Wolfard administered lifesaving treatment…