Connect With Your Community!
Connect With Your Community!
October 2024 brought 28 calls for Three Forks Ambulance. It was a month focused on training and developing our new team members and striving to serve our community.
We are excited to say we've continued adding EMTs and Drivers to our roster, with a total crew size of 23 personnel at present. There continues to be a strong need for local drivers that can operate the ambulance for our EMTs. We will train from zero experience and drivers must be 18 years of age or older. See our website, 3faa.org for more information or to fill out the interest form.
Our October calls included:
• 10 transports to the hospital with 1 paramedic intercept for pain medications
• 7 calls where AMR came from Bozeman to provide needed back-up because our volunteer crew were unable to respond, including 1 where our available crew were already on a call
o 1 transport by relatives of the patient that met AMR mid-way
• 3 refusals where the patient declined transport
• 2 calls canceled before we responded
• 4 stand-by events as medical staff at Three Forks High School for HS Football and HS Volleyball games. We're excited to continue serving as medical crew for the upcoming basketball season.
• 1 call where no patient was found
• 1 call where our EMT was a solo responder and stabilized the patient until AMR could arrive for transportation to Bozeman Deaconess.
Our crew recently attended refresher training on ambulance operations, equipment usage, airway management for tracheotomy patients, and documentation related to calls and training.
We are tentatively planning to offer an EMT class in the Feb/Mar timeframe, and scholarships may be available. More details coming soon on our website.
As a non-profit organization, Three Forks Area Ambulance operates without tax levies.
Our service is supported solely through insurance billing, donations, and some grants.
Over the past five years, we have averaged over 320 calls annually, and we will surpass that number this year. As of October 31, 2024, we have responded to almost 300 calls. Our dedicated volunteer EMTs and drivers continue to work tirelessly to meet our community's emergency medical needs. We appreciate your ongoing support. Please see our website, 3faa.org, if you are interested in supporting our mission financially.
Thank you!
