Burke County Emergency Services
Emergency Medical Services Division

 


”A Model EMS System”

 

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EMS Crew At Grace Helispot

 

STAFF

EMS Manager

Greg Curry

Training/Operations
Major Jason Black

 

BLS Coordinator
Sgt. Major Michael Brown

Medical Director
Seth C. Hawkins M.D.


Administrative Assistant
Linda Reel

 

A-Shift
Capt. Jimmy Winters CCEMT-P
Lt. Jon Lowdermilk EMT-P
Sgt. Randall Berry EMT-P

 

B-Shift
Capt. Scott Brasecker CCEMT-P
Lt. Vacant
Sgt. Dean Harmon EMT-P


C-Shift
Capt. Tim Hubbard EMT-P
Lt. Vacant
Sgt. Libby Lineberger CCEMT-P

D-Shift
Capt. Brad Browning CCEMT-P
Lt. Dane Moore EMT-P
Sgt. Paul Cordell EMT-P

 

Training Calendar

 

 

 

 


Burke County Emergency Medical Services provides pre-hospital medical services to over 92, 000 citizens of Burke County and covers all of the 511 square miles of the county.  Burke County Emergency Medical Services currently has five (6) stations located across the county.

 

Station 1 is located behind Grace Hospital and houses two (2) EMS Units staffed with Paramedics and one (1) Quick Response Vehicle (QRV) which is staffed with a supervisor operating at the Paramedic level. The QRV is equipped with Paramedic equipment, support supplies, and technical rescue equipment. The QRV is responsible for management of resources and EMS Response overflow, when all EMS Units are on other calls. Burke County Rescue squad provides supports the QRV, for transport capabilities. Station 1 also houses a third EMS Unit Monday through Friday from the hours of 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. This unit is also staffed at the Paramedic level.

 

Station 2, which is located beside Valdese General Hospital on Malcolm Boulevard in Rutherford College. The EMS Unit is staffed at the Paramedic level 24 hours / 7 days a week.

 

Station 3 is located in the town of Glen Alpine on Catawba Street. This unit is also staffed at the Paramedic level and operated 24 hours a day / 7 days a week.

 

Station 4 is located in the town of Hildebran on Highway 70. This unit are also staffed at the Paramedic level and operated 24 hours a day / 7 days a week.

 

Station 5 is located in the Jonas Ridge Community in the northern tip of the county. The unit is staffed with one (1) Paramedic with the Jonas Ridge Volunteer Fire Department providing EMT level personnel for driving and assisting with patient care. This station is staffed 24 hours a day / 7 days a week.

 

Station 6 is co-located with the George Hildebran Ruritan Club. The unit is staffed with one (1) Paramedic with the George Hildebran, South Mountains, and Enola Volunteer Fire Departments providing EMT level personnel for driving and assisting with patient care. This station is staffed 12 hours a day / 7 days a week.

 

Burke County Emergency Medical Services offers numerous response services other than pre-hospital medicine and transports. EMS also operates a Special Operations Unit that responds to Wilderness Medical situations, and special situations with Law Enforcement and Fire Departments, specialized coverage for Mass Gatherings and Special Events, and Mass Decontamination along with the Burke County Hazardous Materials Team and State Medical Assistance Team. Four (4) Special Operations Team members serve as members of the NC Helicopter-Aquatic Rescue Team (HART) which serves as a Taskforce of NC National Guard Helicopters and specialty trained Paramedics and Firefighters in the field of Operation Level Helicopter Technicians. The Special Operations Team is made up of EMS Staff with specialized training and physical requirements. The team operates with an expanded version of protocols for patient treatment under the Medical Director for Special Operations Seth C. Hawkins MD.  Special Operations members are utilized on a call back format.

 

Pre-hospital Medicine has advanced tremendously in the past 35 years to an enhanced level of treatments and skills. Burke County Emergency Medical Services is on the cutting edge of pre-hospital care and continuing to strive for excellence in the field of Emergency Medicine.

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