About our EMS Response
Our goal is to deliver to all who depend on our services a timely response with professional, highly skilled personnel to render effective Emergency Medical care. The department is staffed by fourteen full-time Firefighter/Paramedics and five part-time Firefighter/Paramedics, and 8 part-time Firefighter/EMTs who respond to emergencies. There are typically 4 to 7 personnel on duty at any given time. NCFD currently operates four ALS ambulances, two at Station 1 and two at Station 2.
Department Training Standards
As of 2015, in a continuing effort to maintain the highest standards of treatment and proficiency for our citizens, NCFD EMS partnered with Summa Center for EMS, of Akron. Monthly, our personnel participate in continuing education classes with Doctors and Instructors from Summa. Topics such as:
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support
- Basic Trauma Life Support
- Disaster Preparedness
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support
- Trauma Triage
- and many more topics of interest
Certified Education Center
NCFD EMS is a state-certified educational center for continuing education for all levels of pre-hospital providers. NCFD EMS provides speakers to organizations to raise public awareness of the opportunities available locally to aid in the pursuit of a healthy lifestyle and the services offered by the EMS.