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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.
Aurora Volunteer Fire and Rescue members Tanner Greenough (third from right) and Chris Hyde (far right) were among 343 firefighters who participated in the 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb. They participated in a team with Grand Island Fire.

Aurora Volunteer Fire and Rescue members Tanner Greenough (third from right) and Chris Hyde (far right) were among 343 firefighters who participated in the 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb. They participated in a team with Grand Island Fire.

Aurora first responders climb in memory of 911 heroes

Cheyenne Rowe
Tuesday, September 20, 2022
There are a number of documentaries and television specials about Sept. 11, 2001, and there is scarcely a person over a certain age that doesn’t know about it at all.  Perspectives are often shared and people remember, some in different ways than others.
The Aurora City Council authorized the lease/purchase of a new ambulance unit and reviewed a rough draft of a 28-page report outlining a plan to enhance the downtown area during its July 12 meeting.

The Aurora City Council authorized the lease/purchase of a new ambulance unit and reviewed a rough draft of a 28-page report outlining a plan to enhance the downtown area during its July 12 meeting.

City orders new ambulance unit

Kurt Johnson
Tuesday, July 19, 2022
The Aurora City Council authorized the lease/purchase of a new ambulance unit and reviewed a rough draft of a 28-page report outlining a plan to enhance the downtown area during its July 12 meeting.
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.
The Aurora City Council approved a $16.03 million budget last week, outlining a fiscal plan which decreases spending by a projected $230,000 though the overall budget is up 6 percent, due in large part to an influx of COVID relief funding.

The Aurora City Council approved a $16.03 million budget last week, outlining a fiscal plan which decreases spending by a projected $230,000 though the overall budget is up 6 percent, due in large part to an influx of COVID relief funding.

Projects boost city’s budget

Kurt Johnson
Tuesday, September 21, 2021
The Aurora City Council approved a $16.03 million budget last week, outlining a fiscal plan which decreases spending by a projected $230,000 though the overall budget is up 6 percent, due in large part to an influx of COVID relief funding.
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.