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”A Model EMS
System”
EMS Crew At Grace Helispot
STAFF
Training/Operations Officer
BLS Coordinator
Sgt. Major Michael Brown
Medical Director
Seth C. Hawkins M.D.
Administrative Assistant
Linda Reel
A-Shift
Capt. Mark Barrier CCEMT-P
Lt. Jon Lowdermilk EMT-P
Sgt. Paul Cordell EMT-P
B-Shift
Capt. Jimmy Winters CCEMT-P
Lt. Scott Brasecker EMT-P
Sgt. Jeff Hibbard CCEMT-P
C-Shift
Capt. Brad Browning CCEMT-P
Lt. Joe Belanger EMT-P
Sgt. Randall Berry EMT-P
D-Shift
Capt. Tim Hubbard EMT-P
Lt. Jason Black CCEMT-P
Sgt. Dane Moore 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 511 square miles of the
county. Burke County Emergency Medical
Services currently has five (5) 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. Both Burke County Rescue and East Burke Rescue
support the QRV, for transport capabilities. Station 1 also houses a third EMS Unit Monday through Friday from the hours of
9:30 am to 6:30 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. The units are also staffed at the Paramedic level and are operated 24
hours a day / 7 days a week.
Station 4 is located in the town of Hildebran on Highway 70. The units are also staffed at
the Paramedic level and are 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 units is also 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.
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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