Scotland County EMS

01/31/2026

PSA from Laurinburg Fire Department and all first responders.

🚨 Laurinburg Fire Fun PSA 🚨

If you’re out living your best life on four-wheelers, sleds, or anything that slides for fun (again… not your car 😅):

📱 Newer iPhones think every hard wipeout is a Hollywood-level crash and will call 911.
📍 Life360 likes to snitch too.

If your phone starts screaming:
👉 Check it
👉 Cancel it if you’re okay
👉 ANSWER when 911 calls back

Otherwise, we’ll be hauling across the county trying to rescue… your phone.

Have fun, be safe, and help us save the lights and sirens for real emergencies 🚒🔥

01/31/2026

Winter Weather Info.

01/25/2026

Some Scotland County schools info.

Good afternoon, Scotland County Schools families-
Due to inclement weather and icy road conditions, tomorrow, Monday, January 26, will be a remote learning day for students and a remote workday for staff. District offices will also be closed and will operate on a remote work schedule as well. Students were sent home with assignments on Friday and are expected to complete that work tomorrow. In addition to a remote learning and work day tomorrow, Scotland County Schools will operate on a two-hour delay for students and staff on Tuesday, January 27. Thank you for your support, and please stay safe and warm!

01/25/2026

Some Scotland County info.

Two Hour Delay on January 26, 2026 for Scotland County Governmental Offices and the Scotland County Landfill.

01/25/2026

Winter Weather Update, per Meteorologist Ed Piotrowski. Unless you absolutely need to travel, PLEASE stay in place for the time being! Stay safe!!

01/23/2026

Scotland County winter storm shelter information.

SCOTLAND WINTER STORM SHELTER OPENING:
Based on inclement weather forecasting, Scotland County will open a shelter beginning 12:00 pm on Saturday, January 24, 2026.
The shelter will open at Scotland High School New Gym (1000 West Church Street, Laurinburg). Blankets and snacks will be provided, however, those coming to the shelter are encouraged to bring additional blankets and snacks. All will be required to stop at the registration desk before entering the shelter. Scotland County is not designated as a pet shelter and cannot provide shelter for non-service animals. For ongoing information on inclement weather and county operations, please continue listening to WLNC at 95.1 FM and following the Scotland County Facebook.

WEATHER ALERTS and SAFETY TIPS:

01/14/2026

At this time, large numbers of users across the United States are reporting major mobile service failures impacting AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, and other carriers. Calls are not going through, texts are failing, and many customers say they cannot connect with people on other networks.
Reports show the issue stretching across multiple states, with outage complaints rapidly piling up as the disruption continues.
Locally, Verizon seems to be impacted the most. We've tested some Verizon users whose service is interrupted, but they could still dial and reach 911. This is just information we wanted to share with the public at this time.

12/25/2025

Scotland County 911 Emergency Communications - NC received notification minutes ago from the North Pole that Santa was now in the Richmond/Scotland/Robeson County area! EMS along with City of Laurinburg Fire Department, Laurinburg Police Department, Scotland-County Rescue-Squad, Scotland County Sheriff's office and surrounding Fire Departments were notified to be on Standby in the event Santa needs a helping hand. All Scotland County Public Safety & Emergency Services Association staff are scanning the night sky as we speak!! Have a safe and Merry Christmas, everyone!!

12/25/2025

Earlier today, Scotland EMS had an unexpected visitor at the base. The elf "Jingle Bell!" He wanted a tour of an ambulance, and would have driven one if we'd have let him! Afterwards, he even volunteered to be a patient so our medics could get a little practice in! He reports back to The North Pole tonight, so we were glad we got to spend a little time with him before his trip back home!

10/14/2025

Recently, the Scotland County Public Safety & Emergency Services Association applied for a grant with the Scotland Memorial Foundation. We were fortunate to be approved, and as a result, we will be receiving a new LUCAS Device in the coming weeks. We would LOVE to have one for each duty truck, but you've got to start somewhere, and the devices are not cheap! The LUCAS is a device that provides mechanical chest compressions, which is used as an alternative to a human compressor. We know that high-quality CPR is the essential component influencing survival in cardiac arrest, and the AHA's five components of high-quality CPR are: minimizing interruptions, maintaining adequate rate, maintaining adequate depth, allowing adequate chest recoil, and ventilating appropriately. Take a look at this short, simulated video to get an idea of how advancing medical devices can assist us in giving the best care possible. Thank you, Scotland Memorial Foundation!

The LUCAS 3 Chest Compression System is a device that delivers automatic chest compression with minimal risk of interruptions during patient transport. This ...

09/24/2025

Thank you to SEarCH Beta Club for thinking of Scotland County EMS! They put together goody bags and delivered them in person to us today. We appreciate you doing this for us!!