Rural carrier sees house fire, leaps into action
Rural Carrier Heather Fletcher was recently delivering mail in Hanoverton, OH, when she spotted a house on fire. Fletcher immediately stopped, called 911 and ran to the house to make sure residents got out of harm’s way. Firefighters soon arrived to battle the blaze. No injuries were reported ...
Rural carrier aids customer hurt in downhill fall
Rural Carrier Shelby Moats was delivering mail in Malvern, OH, one day in January when she spotted an older customer on the ground at the bottom of a hill near his residence. Moats rushed to check on the man, who had fallen and was shivering in frigid temperatures with multiple ...
Georgia rural carrier dies on the route from gunshot
The victim in the early morning shooting has succumbed to his injuries. The victim was a Rural Mail Carrier with the US Postal Service, out delivering mail. The victims name is being withheld at this time pending notification of next of kin. The Banks County Sheriff's Office is working diligently ...
Alert rural carrier saves 97-year-old customer’s life
Norman Bills, a rural carrier from Jamaica, VT, was recently making deliveries when he grew concerned about a 97-year-old customer whose mail was piling up. Seeing no sign of the man at home or in the immediate vicinity, Bills requested a wellness check. Responding police officers conducted a search and ...
Postal worker (RCA) from Georgetown killed in Libuse crash
RAPIDES PARISH, La. (KALB) - A postal worker from Georgetown has died following a two-vehicle crash on Philadelphia Road in Libuse on Thursday, August 5. According to Louisiana State Police, Tara Parker, 41, was driving her postal service truck south on Philadelphia Road with another vehicle behind her. That vehicle attempted ...
Rural carrier acts fast to protect customer
Rural Carrier Associate Joshua Murray was recently making deliveries in East Bernstadt, KY, when he saw an older customer chasing after her vehicle, which was rolling away from her. In the process, the woman fell under it. Murray sprang into action, safely got into the vehicle and brought it to ...
Customer falls, gets help from rural carrier
Rural Carrier Associate Michael Huling was making deliveries on a winter day in Baldwinsville, NY, when he saw a customer fall at a mailbox. Huling rushed to the woman’s aid, safely lifting her and helping her get inside the residence. The customer later penned a letter to Huling, explaining that ...
Rural carrier sees accident, saves 3 from burning car
Wallkill, NY, Rural Carrier Austin Heller was recently delivering mail when he witnessed a collision that left a vehicle in flames. While 911 was called, Heller — who is also a volunteer firefighter — stopped and rushed to aid the victims in the car on fire. The Postal Service employee ...
Buyback Legislation Introduced Again
Congressman Derek Kilmer (D-WA) and Congressman Tom Cole (R-OK) introduce partisan legislation to allow rural letter carriers the ability to buy back their time spent as an RCA. The legislation, H.R. 4268, is once again named the Federal Retirement Fairness Act. via NRLCA Text: H.R.4268 — 117th Congress (2021-2022)All Information (Except Text) As of 07/08/2021 ...
Customer takes spill, gets lift from a rural carrier
Rural Carrier Associate Kevin King was making deliveries shortly after Christmas in Ararat, VA, when he spotted an older customer waving for help as she lay on the ground outside her residence. King rushed to aid the woman, who had slipped on ice near her car. The Postal Service employee ...
Cases of COVID-19 Reported After Indiana Rural Letter Carriers’ State Convention
The NRLCA National Board was recently advised that at least five members who attended the Indiana State Convention have since tested positive for COVID-19 ...
Rural Carrier responds to customer’s collapse
Rural Carrier Jennifer Nieves was recently making deliveries in an Ocala, FL, neighborhood when she saw a customer fall to the ground as he was walking toward his mailbox. Nieves rushed to check on the man, who has cancer and a history of diabetes and strokes. Finding him unable to ...
Rural carrier catches distraught customer’s wave
Rural Carrier Associate Rhonda Krawetzke was making deliveries one morning in December when she spotted an older customer waving for help on the side of the road near his driveway. Krawetzke immediately pulled into the driveway to aid the man, who had been stranded for a half-hour after slipping on ...
July 4th, 2021 holiday for rural carriers
July 4th is on a Sunday, so Monday, July 5* will be observed by the USPS. If your regular day off is Monday, then Saturday becomes your holiday. The information below comes from the USPS ELM - Employee and Labor Relations Manual. Click here For Regular Carriers 518.2 Holidays on ...
Rural Carrier saves customer from danger near pond
Rural Carrier Steve Phifer was recently delivering mail in Ardmore, TN, when he spotted an older customer in trouble: The man had fallen out of his motorized wheelchair just a few feet away from a pond on his property. Phifer rushed to the customer’s aid, safely got him back into ...