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Monday, June 09, 2003

Ambulance Volunteer Mike Feigin Retires

Ambulance Volunteer Mike Feigin Retires After 30 Years
Westport sees many retirements in its volunteer ranks each year, but that of Mike Feigin is special.



For almost 25 years the 74-year-old Feigin has tended to Westporters in need as a member of the Westport Volunteer Emergency Medical Service (WVEMS).

But he worked on the ambulance here and in Norwalk even before WVEMS was founded in 1979 and has 30 years of EMS work behind him.

The insurance executive was the first regional coordinator for EMS in 1975 and helped push for legislation requiring an upgrading of equipment and staffing on all Connecticut ambulances.

In 1979, he was playing tennis at an indoor court in Westport and saw a fellow tennis player go down. Along with two police officers, Feigin performed CPR on the man for almost 30 minutes. He survived and went on to play tennis for 12 more years.

Fellow volunteers honored Feigin with a retirement celebration tonight —the time for his usual Monday night shift that he has led for many years as a crew chief.

While he wont be doing regular duty any more, Feigin is not turning in his uniform and pager just yet. He says heҒll be available in emergencies.

ItӒs time, he said. ԓYou want to go out before you do any damage to your patients, your crew or yourself.

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I really would like to thank all people like Mike for what they are doing. They help to make our world better! Thank you.

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