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When the Killingworth Ambulance Association broke down its 2025 responses, two familiar subjects headed the list — accidental falls and sickness. Both have been the two leading causes of calls since the KAA began tabulating them, and they were again last year. But with one notable difference. Where falls historically run first and sickness second, the two switched places in 2025. There were 130 ambulance calls for sick individuals … or 23.4 percent of the total … and 115 for

If Killingworth residents don’t know what an AED is, they should know where to find one. That’s because AEDs — otherwise known as Automatic External Defibrillators — aren’t exactly hard to find in their town. They’re everywhere. Public Parks? Check. They’re visible at Sheldon, Rocco Real Field and Eric Auer Park. Town Library? Bingo. Look behind the circulation desk. Town Hall? Walk through the front door, take a left and you’ll find one next to the black water dispenser. AEDs

When Jenn and Brian Carroll took over as co-directors of Deer Lake last summer, someone suggested they look into becoming EMTs. That someone was outgoing director Patty Clifton, who, along with husband Mark, had overseen Deer Lake the previous four decades and who, like Mark, had been an EMT with the Killingworth Ambulance Association. “It wasn’t part of the job description,” Patty said. “It was just a personal requirement of Mark and me.” That was less than a year ago.