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”A Model EMS
System”
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
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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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