Evergreen Fire Rescue is very proud of the services that we provide. Among these is our Emergency Medical Services (EMS) team. The staff is made up of paid EMT-Basics and EMT-Paramedics, all of whom receive certification from the state of Colorado.

By having a paid ambulance staff, we are available to respond to medical and/or traumatic emergencies 24 hours a day. In this way we can provide the best possible service to our community and its visitors. Evergreen Fire Rescue has state of the art equipment and training that prepare us for the wide range of challenges we face. Our calls range from routine injuries suffered by Evergreen’s weekend warriors to more life-threatening cardiac and respiratory conditions.

Currently we staff two stations on either side of the district: Station 2 is on Bergen Parkway and Station 4 is on Highway 73. In addition, we have mutual aid agreements with our neighboring communities so that we can provide additional coverage should the need arise.

Our staff meets, and in most cases exceeds, the standards set by the state of Colorado. They are trained in Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Pediatric ALS, and extensive basic rescue techniques. They are required to attend Continuing Education classes on a regular basis to keep current with the ever-changing field of pre-hospital medicine.

Annually, there are over 2 million deaths in the United States. The 5 leading causes are:

– Heart disease     696,947     32%;

– Cancer               557,271     23%;

– Stroke                162,672     7%;

– COPD                 124,816     6%;

– Accidents            106,742     5%

We look to expand our classes and have scheduled CPR classes on a monthly basis to make them more accessible to the public. In fact, those classes can be found under the Community Outreach link. Working with the other divisions, we'll continue offering informational and educational classes such as the proper treatment of head injuries in student athletes, which will mark the first of our efforts to educate the public on serious issues that can be sometimes neglected.

In addition, it is estimated that 6.3 million people have cardiovascular disease in the US. Many of these people either do not know they have this problem or do not properly treat themselves. Over 40,000 people die in motor vehicle accidents each year. Meanwhile, there are over 4.2 million Emergency Department visits for motor vehicle accident injuries.p>

So, what is an emergency? An emergency can not be clearly defined. The most commonly accepted definition is any situation that is or can be considered life-threatening. For example: chest pain, breathing problems, dizziness, injuries from falls etc.

So what should you do in an emergency? First, stay calm. You can’t help if you need help yourself. Make the patient as comfortable as possible, provided there is no chance of a spinal injury. And most importantly, call us using 911. If you can, send someone to meet the ambulance crew and show them the best entrance to the patient. You should also keep the phone line clear or remain on the line with our dispatch center until help arrives. This is important in case the wrong address or information is given or in case something important changes that could be relayed to the responders.