Coverage Area

District One EMS serves approximately 6,000 residents within the Village of Mazomanie, Village of Black Earth, Town of Mazomanie, Town of Black Earth, and portions of the Town of Berry and Town of Vermont, covering nearly 86 square miles in northwestern Dane County.

Additionally, District One EMS responds as mutual aid into other parts of Dane County (Cross Plains, Mount Horeb, Roxbury) and Iowa and Sauk County, and can be requested throughout the state and across state lines as a member of MABAS (Mutual Aid Box Alarm System) Division 115.

Staffing

District One EMS staffs a combination agency consisting of paid and volunteer members. District One provides care at the EMT level on a 24/7 basis, while also being able to flex our licensure to the Advance EMT scope when staffing permits.

Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) can provide a multitude of evaluations and treatments, such as:

  • Basic Medications (breathing treatments, OTC pain management, fever reduction, opioid antagonists, anaphylaxis treatments, hypoglycemia treatments, etc)

  • Basic and Advanced Airways (OPAs, NPAs, i-Gel)

  • 4 & 12-lead acquisition (Cardiac Monitor)

  • Vitals Assessment

  • Trauma Care (Splinting, spinal immobilization, etc)

  • Labor & Delivery

Advanced Emergency Medical Technicians (AEMT) can provide additional procedures and medications, such as:

  • Intravenous (IV) & Intraosseous (IO) access

  • Advanced Medications (intravenous fluids, IV NSAIDs, anti-nausea treatment, etc)

Training

EMS providers first complete an Emergency Medical Technician course consisting of lectures, hands-on skills, clinical contacts, and state/national testing requirements before being able to operate as a patient care provider in the back of an ambulance. After completing the initial course, many hours of continuing education are required for providers to maintain their licensure.

Members wishing to advance their education and abilities have gone on to complete the Advanced Emergency Medical Technician course, which largely mirrors the EMT curriculum with special emphasis on the additional procedures and treatments available at this level, while also exploring the pathophysiology behind many injuries and illnesses in greater depth. The AEMT course also requires a increased number of clinicals hours where students are able to assess and treat actual patients in emergency departments or as a student provider on an ambulance. Like EMTs, AEMTs are also required to obtained a set number of continuing educational credits in order to maintain licensure.

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