The Emmons County ALS Ambulance was established in 1971. The first ambulance was a 1970 Suburban with ambulance package. The service replaced the 1970 suburban with a 1978 E350 Type II Collins ambulance. This ambulance remained in service until 1991 when an E350 Type II Collins ambulance was purchased. The service then kept both ambulances in service. In 1998 we purchased a 1998 E350 Type III Braun and sold the 1978 ambulance. In 2003 we purchased an E450 Ford Type III McCoy Miller ambulance and sold off the 1991 Type II. In 2007 we remounted the 1998 Braun onto a 2007 Chevy Kodiak C4500 chassis. In 2012 we purchased a 2012 International Terra Star with a Braun Type I Box. In we added a 2016 Osage Super Warrior mounted on a 2016 Chevy Chassis with a custom designed box that is totally different from a standard ambulance layout (Current 6175). The 2007 Kodiak C4500 had been donated to the Strasburg Quick Response Unit. In 2020 we had the box from the International Terra Star mounted on a 2020 Chevy Silverado 4500 Medium Duty Chassis (Current 6176).
The service has evolved over the years and on August 1st, 1994 we became a licensed advanced life support ambulance service. We provide a minimum of one paramedic and one EMT on every ambulance run.
We average approximately 365 calls per year. Of those 365 calls, an average of 125 calls are transfers to either Sanford or St. Alexius Hospitals in Bismarck, ND. The rest of the calls are made up of 911 emergencies, standbys, refusals, and transfers to other hospitals.
The service has added numerous pieces of equipment so that we can provide the best care possible to our patients. We currently have:
The service is one of the most advanced services in North Dakota and has very liberal standing orders.
In 1999 we were the first service in the state of North Dakota to have laptop computers in each of our ambulances. We utilize the North Dakota CAD System.
We work closely with the Strasburg Quick Response Unit. We also work with the Linton Fire & Rescue Department which provides extrication and rescue services throughout Emmons County and Strasburg Fire & Rescue Department, which provides extrication services in the southern part of Emmons County.
We average approximately 365 calls per year. Of those 365 calls, an average of 125 calls are transfers to either Sanford or St. Alexius Hospitals in Bismarck, ND. The rest of the calls are made up of 911 emergencies, standbys, refusals, and transfers to other hospitals.
The service has added numerous pieces of equipment so that we can provide the best care possible to our patients. We currently have:
- Life Pak 15 Cardiac Monitors with End Tidal Co2 monitoring and 12 lead EKG capabilities.
- Auto Vent 3000 & Astral 150 Ventilators - Adult and Pediatric capabilities.
- EZ IO units - for adult and pediatric.
- Advanced Airway equipment.
- Stryker Power Pro Cots and Power load system.
- Rapid Sequence Intubation
- King Vision Video Laryngoscope.
- Lucas CPR Device.
- Carbon Monoxide detection
- Nitronox Administration
- Infectious Disease Containment transport unit made by Quantum EMS. We are one of only 5 ambulance services in North Dakota to provide this.
The service is one of the most advanced services in North Dakota and has very liberal standing orders.
In 1999 we were the first service in the state of North Dakota to have laptop computers in each of our ambulances. We utilize the North Dakota CAD System.
We work closely with the Strasburg Quick Response Unit. We also work with the Linton Fire & Rescue Department which provides extrication and rescue services throughout Emmons County and Strasburg Fire & Rescue Department, which provides extrication services in the southern part of Emmons County.