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”A Model EMS
System”
EMS Crew At Grace Helispot
STAFF
EMS
Manager
Joe Belanger EMT-P
Training/Operations Officer
Vacant
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. Mark Barrier
CCEMT-P
Lt. Jason Black CCEMT-P
Sgt. Dean Harmon EMT-P
C-Shift
Capt.
Tim Hubbard EMT-P
Lt. Scott Brasecker EMT-P
Sgt. Libby Lineberger CCEMT-P
D-Shift
Capt.
Brad Browning CCEMT-P
Lt. Dane Moore EMT-P
Sgt. Paul Cordell EMT-P
Training
Calendar
Critical Care
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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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