Guardian Flight - Escanaba, MI

02/09/2026

✈️ 🤝 Inspiring the Next Generation of Flight Medicine Professionals! 🤝 ✈️

Friday, our Guardian Flight - Iron Mountain, MI (IMT) and Hancock (CMX) sister bases had a great time participating in the Dickinson County Area Health Care Career Day at Bay College West Campus. They spent the day with 10th graders from Kingsford, Iron Mountain, Niagara, Florence, and North Dickinson, sharing insight into careers in air medical transport.

Students took part in a mock MCI/Triage scenario and watched demonstrations of critical skills including tourniquet application, IO access, and intubation. They also talked about the education, experience, and teamwork required to become a Flight Nurse, Flight Paramedic, or Medevac Pilot.

💫It was an awesome opportunity to work together and help inspire the next generation of healthcare and aviation professionals. Thanks to everyone who helped make the day a success!

📸 Pictured (left to right):
Trent Tell – Pilot (IMT)
Chelsea Thake – Flight Nurse (IMT)
Missi Todd- Flight Nurse (CMX)
Ben McClellan – Flight Paramedic (IMT)

02/06/2026

PUBLIC NOTICE The Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems will conduct an accreditation site visit of: Guardian Flight (Great Lakes Region - Iron Mountain, Escanaba, Houghton, Ga***rd) on March 9-10, 2026. The purpose of the site visit will be to evaluate the program’s compliance with nationally established medical transport standards. The site visit results will be used to determine whether, and the conditions under which accreditation should be awarded to the program. CAMTS accreditation standards deal with issues of patient care and safety of the transport environment. Anyone believing that he or she has pertinent or valid information about such matters may request a public information interview with the CAMTS site surveyors at the time of the site visit. Information presented at the interview will be carefully evaluated for relevance to the accreditation process. Requests for public information interviews must be made in writing and sent to CAMTS no later than 10 business days before the site survey begins. The request should also indicate the nature of the information to be provided during the interview. Such request should be addressed to: ADMIN@CAMTS.ORG The Commission will acknowledge such written requests in writing or by telephone and will inform the program of the request for an interview. The Commission will, in turn, notify the interviewee of the date, time and place of the meeting. This notice is posted in accordance with CAMTS requirements and shall not be removed until the site visit is completed.

02/04/2026

🚁🎉 HUGE congratulations to our flight nurse Brittany on earning her CFRN! 🎉🚁

This is a nationally recognized certification that represents advanced expertise in flight and critical care nursing and Brittany absolutely crushed it.

We’re incredibly proud of her hard work, dedication, and commitment to excellence in the air and on the ground. Way to raise the bar and keep soaring, Brittany! 💪🩺✨

01/29/2026

Great job everyone! 👏

01/19/2026

Delta County is looking for a full time 911 Dispatcher!

01/19/2026

👏 👏 Couldn’t do it without them! Always thankful for our partners!

01/16/2026

🌟 🚁 🩺 Flight Crew Friday: New Crew Alert 🚨 ‼️

Jason Babcock MSN, ENP, RN, EMTP-LP, CFRN

Jason brings a deep well of experience to our organization, with 30 years as a paramedic, 8 years as a flight nurse, and 20 years as a trauma nurse practitioner. He’s married with two grown boys and recently made the move to Michigan, where he’s been enjoying the outdoors and especially time in the UP! When he’s not working, you’ll find Jason woodworking, tackling house projects, working out and doing CrossFit, hiking, snow skiing, or getting outside whenever he can.

Jason says it best:
“For me, prehospital medicine has always been more than a job, it’s a passion. Being there when people need help the most, working alongside others who care just as deeply, and knowing we’re making a real impact is what drives me. The relationships built along the way mean everything to me. At the end of the day, it’s about all of us showing up as the best versions of ourselves and making a difference together.”

🎉 Welcome to the team Jason! We are glad you’re here!!

01/14/2026

We had the pleasure of welcoming Bay College EMT and Paramedic students to the Guardian Flight hangar! 🚁

Students got hands-on with airway skills, practiced intubations, explored our aircraft, and learned what goes into critical care transport. They even had the chance to experience night vision goggles (NVGs) and see how we operate in low-light environments.

🌟 Always proud to support the next generation of EMS professionals!

01/12/2026

01/01/2026

✨ As the New Year begins, we’re thankful for the community that supports us and the privilege of serving you, with a little golden joy along the way 🐶 Wishing everyone a peaceful, healthy, and safe year ahead! ✨

12/30/2025

We hope everyone is staying safe and warm as we all work our way out from under all of this snow! ❄️ ⛄️ If you don’t need to be out, embrace the snowed-in life and forced slowdown after a busy holiday season. If you must go out, travel safely and remember to keep it slow on ice and snow.

12/17/2025

Prepared. Checked. Ready. 🚁

Each shift begins with our medical crew completing detailed bag, aircraft, and equipment checks. Every piece of equipment is physically touched and inspected to ensure it’s ready, charged, and functioning properly. This process ensures we’re prepared to respond when our community needs us, no matter what the day brings!