Austin County Emergency Medical Service

10/08/2025

🚨 Deadline Extended! 🚨

We’re still accepting applications for the Clinical Manager position at Austin County EMS!

This is your chance to step into a leadership role, drive excellence in EMS training, and shape the future of prehospital care in our rural community.

📅 Applications due: 10/17/2025 by 17:00

Scan the QR code and apply today, lead with purpose!

Learn more at (Job Description)

https://new.express.adobe.com/webpage/hWdTGaRIjwCU5

or you can visit our website at

www.AustinCountyEMS.com

10/02/2025

Prayers for our neighbors as they recover! Super thankful that everyone survived.

Just to educate everyone on the incident that took place Monday night. We had a unit returning back to Lee County from transporting a patient. They were traveling through Bastrop County when the driver had a medical emergency, causing the ambulance to exit the highway and strike a tree. The paramedic passenger was able to contact another one of our ambulances, that was just a few miles ahead of them. That ambulance responded to the scene and arrived in minutes all while the passenger started patient care on her partner. 911 was called and Rodney was contacted, who responded and arrived quickly. All 4 paramedics started patient care on the paramedic driver prior to anyone else arriving. Our driver had to be extricated, and both crew members were transported to Austin by Lee County EMS service. They will both be ok. The passenger was released early the next morning but driver's recovery will be more extensive. We are blessed and grateful that no lives were lost and no other people were involved. We are resilient; our EMS family always pulls together in times like these and we will continue patient care as usual. Thanks go out to Bastrop County Fire and Acadian for their help with this incident. Prayers are appreciated for everybody involved.

09/25/2025

🚨 We’re Hiring - Clinical Manager! 🚨

Austin County EMS is searching for our next Clinical Manager!

If you’re passionate about EMS, leadership, and advancing patient care in a rural setting, this is YOUR chance to make an impact.

Not for you? That's okay! Like and share to pass the word!

📅 Deadline: Applications & resumes due by 17:00 on 10/10/2025

Don’t miss your opportunity to step into a leadership role with one of the most forward-thinking rural EMS agencies in Texas.

👉 Apply today at www.austincountyems.com/careers
📞 Questions? Call us at (979) 865-6470 or DM us here!

09/24/2025

Austin County EMS Medic 1 with Paramedics Hoegemeyer and Brown assisted Cy-Fair Fire Department s part of a regional response at today’s Cardi B event in Cypress.

09/17/2025

******* Applications Closed ********

We’re looking for dedicated and skilled EMTs or Paramedics to join our fast-paced emergency medical services team. If you’re committed to saving lives and making a difference in our community, we want to hear from you.io

08/28/2025

🚨 Lengthy Read Alert 🚨

We want to take a moment to acknowledge the pause in our updates and posts over the last several weeks. During this time, our crews including myself were heavily engaged in the Kerr County deployment, and our focus was on providing care and support where it was needed most and recovery after returning home.

This deployment was one of the most challenging we’ve faced in recent years. The long hours and emotional toll reminded us of the very real effects of burnout in EMS. It also reinforced the strength and resilience that come from working together as a team. After returning home, some extra time with family was needed before resuming updates here.

While the experience was heartbreaking in many ways, it also highlighted the dedication of our personnel and the incredible support of the EMS community across Texas.

Here’s a quick summary of the deployment after our last update:

📅 On 7/30/2025, B Shift Captain Kalmbach and In-Charge Paramedic Hinds relieved Assistant Chief Rhonda Ritchey and myself on EMTF Unit 6-24 in Kerr County after 12 days of deployment.
🩺 Their assignments varied daily, from providing medical standby at staging areas to supporting dive teams and search and rescue operations.
🚑 EMTF Unit 6-24 was officially demobilized on 8/9/2025 to reduce the operational footprint, allowing Kalmbach and Hinds to return home after 10 days.

In total, Austin County EMS dedicated an ambulance to this tragic incident for 29 consecutive days (7/12 through 8/9), covered by three different crews.

Although this event was devastating, it was inspiring to see hope, prayer, resources, volunteers, and the people of Texas come together to help their neighbors in need. While our unit is no longer operating in Kerrville, our thoughts and prayers remain with the communities forever changed by this tragedy. 💙

🙏 We want to extend our sincere gratitude to all the volunteers, the countless donations, and to SETRAC and Texas Emergency Medical Task Force Region 6 for deploying us. Most of all, thank you to the Austin County community for supporting us and allowing our crews to serve our neighbors in their time of greatest need.

Together, we are

08/20/2025

The class is $45 a person.

Hey everyone. We would like to invite you to join our CPR class on September 20th. we had such a great turn out in July, we would like to break that record See the flyer for details and Call to reserve your spot before September 18Th. The cost of the class is $45 a person. Hope to see you there.

07/29/2025

🚨 Training Opportunity Alert! 🚨
Austin County EMS is proud to host the Tim Phalen 12/15 Lead ECG Class, and you’re invited!

This is your chance to learn from nationally recognized ECG & STEMI expert Tim Phalen in a high-impact, hands-on course covering:

✅ 12 & 15-lead ECG interpretation
✅ STEMI recognition and detection
✅ Capnography application in the field

🗓 Two Date Options (Choose One!):
📍 Monday, August 4th | 9 AM – 3 PM | 939 Tiger Ln, Sealy, TX 77474
📍 Tuesday, August 5th | 9 AM – 3 PM | 12440 Eagle Pointe Dr, Mont Belvieu, TX 77523

✨ CE credit opportunities available
✨ Lunch and refreshments provided
✨ Network with other EMS professionals from across the region

REGISTER NOW TO ATTEND! 💪
Scan the QR code on the flyer or reach out to your local Stryker representative to save your spot!

Special thanks to Mont Belvieu Fire Department and our very own Austin County EMS crews for making this possible. Let’s elevate our care together!

07/25/2025

It has come to our attention that Fort Bend County EMS has lost one of their own. Our thoughts and prayers are with Shawn and his family, and for Fort Bend EMS as they grieve this heavy loss. Rest easy Shawn.

Fort Bend County EMS is saddened to announce the death of Paramedic Shawn Wimmer in an off-duty traffic incident. We are in contact with Shawn’s family and our hearts grieve for them. We ask that you keep them in your thoughts and prayers in the coming days & weeks. Funeral arrangements are pending.

07/24/2025

🚨 Deployment Update - Day 11 and 12 (07/23/25-07/24/25)

ACEMS 6-24 with Texas Emergency Medical Task Force Region 6 is still on deployment. SAR and dive teams still work tirelessly to locate the remaining persons from this heartbreaking disaster.

Yesterday and today, ACEMS 6-24 is teamed up with Northwest Community Health to help provide medical support to the SAR and Dive teams in strategic locations.

07/22/2025

🚨 Deployment Update - Day 9 & 10 (07/21/25-07/22/25)

Austin County unit 6-24 of the Texas Emergency Medical Task Force Region 6 is still deployed in Kerr County. On Day 8 6-24 completed another day with College Station Fire Department, TIFMAS crew 1009 at Mountain Home to assist them with whatever they needed. Whether it be running calls, cleaning, or moving equipment it did not matter, we are here to serve.

Today 6-24 held at staging. This gave our crew the opportunity to do some house keeping on the truck and to ensure it was in tip top shape to continue the mission!