The Allenspark Fire Protection District (AFPD) invited the community to join them at its first community education event of 2025, on Thursday, January 16, from 6 to 7 p.m. The free one-hour-long event covered the basics of Cardiopulmonary...
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Practice makes perfect
Volunteer firefighters provide one-on-one compression lessons for Allenspark residents during the CPR and AED use education class.
Hands-on experience
Attendees find comfort in using an Automated External Defibrillator in small group lessons led by Assistant Chief Leo Touzjian.
Local heroes
Some of Allenspark Fire Protection District’s volunteers pose before the class begins, ready to help instill confidence in residents to help save a life.
ALLENSPARK - The Allenspark Fire Protection District (AFPD) invited the community to join them at its first community education event of 2025, on Thursday, January 16, from 6 to 7 p.m.
The free one-hour-long event covered the basics of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs).
Chief Mike Cousineau led the general class, followed by Paramedic Linda Alexander’s compression lesson. Assistant Chief Leo Touzjian taught AED use, after dividing the nearly 20 attendees into small groups.
The event did not provide CPR certification, but offered basic knowledge so residents know what to do after calling 911 for a cardiac arrest emergency.
The tips learned during the AFPD class can help save a life until emergency services arrive. According to the American Heart Association, only about 10% of adult patients with nontraumatic cardiac arrests who are treated by emergency medical services survive to hospital discharge.
The community gathered in the Allenspark Fire Station 1 community room, where they experienced hands-on compression practice with mannequins and AED equipment.
An AED is a medical device designed to analyze the heart rhythm, and, if indicated, deliver an electric shock to victims in cardiac arrest to restore the heart rhythm to normal.
Another important skill taught was abdominal thrusts for an adult who may be choking. Abdominal thrusts are quick, forceful, upward thrusts, repeated until the object is expelled from the airway or the person becomes unresponsive, in which case, a 911 call would be made and CPR would begin.
AED locations in Allenspark include Allenspark Fire Station 1 at 14861 Highway 7 (in the entrance vestibule), Allenspark Fire Station 5 at 32 Bunce School Road (in the front of the building), and Allenspark Community Church by the Post Office. They are also placed in several other churches and establishments.
If Allenspark residents are interested in receiving a CPR certification, AFPD recommends they visit the American Heart Association’s website, https://www.heart.org/, to locate a class. Residents can also obtain information about CPR certifications by calling Deb Francis of Estes Park Health at 970-577-4464.
Upcoming Educational Events at the Allenspark Fire Protection District include:
Stroke - February 2025
Wildfire Basics - March 2025
Basic First Aid - April 2025
Fire Extinguisher Use - May 2025
For information about Allenspark Fire and resources, or to sign up for their newsletter, visit https://www.allensparkfire.com/.
Allenspark Fire Protection District is located at 14861 Highway 7. You can find them on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/allensparkfire or call them at 303-747-2586.
