City’s EMS service in growth mode

Increasing call volume prompts move to 12-person crew, ABC shift rotation

  • Tanner Greenough was named captain of Aurora’s fire-based emergency medical service in October, taking over for his mentor, Brent Dethlefs, who remains on staff as a full-time paramedic.
    Tanner Greenough was named captain of Aurora’s fire-based emergency medical service in October, taking over for his mentor, Brent Dethlefs, who remains on staff as a full-time paramedic.
Two years after taking over what had been a county owned and operated ambulance service city leaders are reporting a continued learning curve, noting recent changes in staffing levels and shift schedules to better handle a surge in call totals. With the fiscal year for the city’s fire-based EMS service ending Sept. 30, 2021, City Administrator Rick Melcher noted that the number of calls for…

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