Increased EMS Training 01 Feb 12

More EMT’s are turning out across the region, and many of them are being trained by the Stevens County Ambulance Service. Director of the ambulance services, Joshua Fischer, recently released final counts for 2011. In the last year, the group trained 1700 in Emergency Medical Services (EMS) classes, up about 30% from 2009 and 2010. In 2012, they expect to train 2,000 people, another 15% increase. The ambulance service just started their largest EMT class in several years, with a group in Morris and Ortonville for a total of 23 students. Fischer says,

“As we see increasing difficulty among rural volunteer ambulance services and first responder squads, being able to continue offering high quality EMS education to that many people is very important to the success of the EMS system here in Stevens County and Western MN.”

If you are interested in emergency training classes, including EMT, CPR, AED, and first aid, contact the Stevens County Ambulance Service at (320) 589-7421.

  • Josh Fischer

    I just need to make a clarification on my statement. I meant to say ‘As we see increasing difficulty WITH RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION among rural volunteer ambulance services and first responder squads….” Our area first responder teams and ambulance services retain very dedicated core groups of people that are competent and committed to providing outstanding patient care to the residents of their communities. Thank you to all those that carry a pager and are ready to respond at anytime, day or night! Your service is greatly appreciated! Josh Fischer, Stevens County EMS

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