EMS

Volunteer Nolan Forbes puts on his bunker gear with the newly transferred self-contained breathing apparatus while EMS Supervisor Tanner Greenough looks on.

Volunteer Nolan Forbes puts on his bunker gear with the newly transferred self-contained breathing apparatus while EMS Supervisor Tanner Greenough looks on.

Local ambulances gain SCBA gear

Jacob Courtney
Tuesday, September 27, 2022
The Aurora Volunteer Fire Department personnel transferred two self-contained breathing apparatuses to the ambulances run by Emergency Medical Services volunteers housed at the EMS headquarters as of last week.
The city’s recently completed EMS living quarters was one of the highest spending items noted on the financial audit.

The city’s recently completed EMS living quarters was one of the highest spending items noted on the financial audit.

City financial audit outlines approval, recommendations

Jacob Courtney
Tuesday, March 29, 2022
The Aurora City Council approved an audit of last year’s fiscal statement March 22, which included recommendations based on comparisons to audits of 75 like-sized towns in Nebraska.  Michael Hoback, a partner with AMGI, P.C.
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.

City’s EMS service in growth mode

Kurt Johnson
Tuesday, December 7, 2021
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.
EMS Captain Brent Dethlefs, right, and crew member Chris Hyde stand in the doorway which connects the city’s new EMS living quarters to the ambulance bays.

EMS Captain Brent Dethlefs, right, and crew member Chris Hyde stand in the doorway which connects the city’s new EMS living quarters to the ambulance bays.

EMS crew transitions into new quarters

Kurt Johnson
Tuesday, August 31, 2021
Two years after launching a city-owned and operated fire-based EMS service local ambulance personnel have begun transitioning into new overnight living quarters with the completion of a 14th Street fire barn expansion project.
Work continues on the city’s EMS living quarters expansion, where a solid block structure was built near the center of the structure to serve as a storm shelter for emergency crews.

Work continues on the city’s EMS living quarters expansion, where a solid block structure was built near the center of the structure to serve as a storm shelter for emergency crews.

City moving forward with planned Madison Avenue extension project

Kurt Johnson
Tuesday, December 15, 2020
The Aurora City Council gave final approval for infrastructure improvements and an expansion on Madison Avenue and awarded bids on two projects during its final meeting of the year Dec. 8.
Aurora Fire Chief Tom Cox, left, and EMS Captain Brent Dethlefs stand by one of the city’s four ambulances, used as part of the new fire-based emergency medical service.

Aurora Fire Chief Tom Cox, left, and EMS Captain Brent Dethlefs stand by one of the city’s four ambulances, used as part of the new fire-based emergency medical service.

City reports 1st-year learning curve with fire-based EMS

Kurt Johnson
Tuesday, November 24, 2020
One year after taking over what had been a county owned and operated ambulance service, city leaders say it was the right decision to launch a fire-based EMS unit, though admitting that they faced an accelerated learning curve in the midst of a global pandemic.