Hamilton County Ambulance

Hamilton County Ambulance Service provides advanced and basic life support emergency and non-emergency transport to all of Hamilton County, hospital to hospital transport and nursing home transfers as well as tiered response to other basic life support services. Hamilton County Ambulance Service also offers advanced life support services to surrounding counties.

Hamilton County Ambulance Service covers a population of over 9,400 and an area of 543 square miles which includes 24 miles of Internet 80 and averages more than 770 calls a year. First responders in the county provide emergency services in five fire districts: Giltner, Hampton, Hordville, Marquette, and Phillips. Hamilton County has a rescue truck that houses the Jaws of Life and rope rescue equipment. The Aurora Volunteer Fire Department mans this truck and responds to all motor vehicle accidents and other rescue calls.

The Hamilton County Ambulance Service staff mans three ambulances with a call schedule that provides at least one Paramedic per ambulance. We have a great working relationship with the businesses and industries in Aurora who allow their employees to leave their regular jobs at a moment's notice to go on ambulance calls. Ambulance response time averages three minutes during daytime hours and five minutes at night.

Director Kirt Smith and Assistant Director Cathy Sigler head up the ambulance staff that includes eight Paramedics, one EMT-I, three EMT-B's, five First Responders, and one EMT Student. All procedures are under strict protocols that are controlled by direction from Hamilton County Ambulance Service Medical Director Dr. Mark Jobman, a physician at Memorial Hospital in Aurora.

The ambulances are dispatched by Enhanced 911 through the Hamilton County Sheriff's Department located in Aurora. The Hamilton County Ambulance Service station is located at 916 13th St. in Aurora. The service is governed by the Hamilton County Board of Commissioners.

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