11/15/2025
This has been a difficult day for emergency responders across law enforcement, EMS, and the fire service in Osage County.
Osage County EMS extends our heartfelt thoughts and prayers to our law enforcement colleagues and the families of the officers wounded in the line of duty today.
We stand together as one family in service, and we ask our community to keep all responders—and their loved ones—in your thoughts as they continue to serve and protect.
We would also like to express how proud we are of our staff for their professional response to today’s events. Osage County EMS deployed three paramedic ambulances and received mutual aid of six additional ambulances from our sister service at TECHS and from AMR-Topeka. Their dedication does not go unnoticed as they responded to this critical incident.
A special thank you to Franklin County EMS for assisting in providing 9-1-1 coverage of the county for while this incident unfolded.
We would also like to thank the numerous people from across Kansas EMS who reached out to offer their support and check on the mental health of our staff. Our service Chaplain is standing by to assist, along with our Peer Support program, to ensure our team has the resources they need during this difficult time.