{"id":64,"date":"2018-12-19T23:05:41","date_gmt":"2018-12-19T23:05:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fdl.wi.gov\/fire\/?page_id=64"},"modified":"2025-02-27T07:36:58","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T13:36:58","slug":"ems","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fdl.wi.gov\/fire\/ems\/","title":{"rendered":"EMS Operations"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:50%;width:calc(50% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.5 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-person person fusion-person-left fusion-person-1 fusion-person-icon-top\" style=\"--awb-pic-style-color:#000000;--awb-pic-borderradius:0px;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-right:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-left:0px;--awb-social-box-border-top:0px;--awb-social-box-border-right:0px;--awb-social-box-border-bottom:0px;--awb-social-box-border-left:0px;\"><div class=\"person-shortcode-image-wrapper\"><div class=\"person-image-container hover-type-none\" style=\"border:0px solid #f6f6f6;-webkit-border-radius:0px;-moz-border-radius:0px;border-radius:0px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"person-img img-responsive wp-image-816\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fdl.wi.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/02\/Andy-Aird-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"Andrew Aird\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fdl.wi.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/02\/Andy-Aird-200x280.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.fdl.wi.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/02\/Andy-Aird-400x560.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.fdl.wi.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/02\/Andy-Aird-600x840.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.fdl.wi.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/02\/Andy-Aird-800x1120.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.fdl.wi.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/02\/Andy-Aird-1200x1680.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.fdl.wi.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/02\/Andy-Aird-scaled.jpg 1828w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person-desc\"><div class=\"person-author\"><div class=\"person-author-wrapper\"><span class=\"person-name\">Andrew Aird<\/span><span class=\"person-title\">Assistant Chief of EMS<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person-content fusion-clearfix\">Contact Information:<br \/>\n&#97;&#x61;&#x69;r&#100;&#x40;f&#100;&#x6c;&#x2e;w&#105;&#x2e;g&#111;&#x76;<br \/>\nOffice: (920) 322-3839<br \/>\nCell: (920) 579-8523<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:50%;width:calc(50% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.5 ) );\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\" style=\"--awb-text-transform:none;\"><p>Under the direction of the Medical Director and the Assistant Chief of EMS, Fond du Lac Fire Rescue provides advanced life support (ALS) emergency medical care to the community and surrounding area. Daily staffing includes four primary ambulances with two firefighter\/paramedics, two reserve ambulances and three paramedic engines. The paramedic engines provide first responder medical care until an ambulance arrives or for support with critical patients. Three EMS lieutenants ensure the daily continuity of emergency medical operations, while the battalion chief continuously monitors call volumes to ensure resources are available at all times.<\/p>\n<p>All shift personnel are trained EMS providers and are required to maintain State of Wisconsin certification at the EMT-paramedic level. This certification is maintained by participation in monthly EMS training. EMT-Ps are required to maintain a minimum level of continuing education hours and certifications including at least 60 hours along with Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) every three years.<\/p>\n<p>Medical direction is provided by SSM St. Agnes emergency physicians and detailed in protocols that provide our personnel guidelines and approval to perform specific procedures and administer medications.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-64","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - 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