Jefferson County Ems/Ema

08/07/2025

JCEMS is honored to introduce our newest paramedic, Alex Jones. Alex is not new to JCEMS, but we are very proud of him for completing his paramedic education and graduating today from Walters State Community College. Alex has already completed all his national and state testing, and has been issued his paramedic license. Congratulations, Alex!!

08/01/2025

Jefferson County EMS was honored to be invited to speak at the Tennessee EMS Education Association (TEMSEA) Pediatric Conference held in Murfreesboro on August 1. Along with our colleague from Oak Ridge Fire Department, we presented on pediatric hazmat events. Our other presentations included pediatric mass casualty incidents, seizures, drug awareness education, and establishing good patient care practice habits. We are grateful to TEMSEA for the opportunity and to those who participated in this educational event.

07/30/2025

Jefferson County EMS would like to congratulate Johnnie Lauderdale, who was the 2025 recipient of the Region 2 EMS Directors Association Paramedic Scholarship. Johnnie currently works as an Advanced EMT at Jefferson County EMS and will begin her paramedic education at Walters State Community College next month. The Region 2 EMS Directors Association/Angela Reams Memorial Scholarship is offered each year to a student from Walters State Community College and/or Roane State Community College. Pictured here with Region 2 president Rick Valentine.

07/23/2025

It is with profound sadness that we share the tragic loss of one of our own, Paramedic Cody Satterfield. Cody began his EMS career here at JCEMS where he is literally family. Over the years, Cody went on to serve multiple communities across East Tennessee with dedication and compassion, most recently at Hancock County EMS and Sullivan County EMS. Cody wasn’t just a skilled and caring paramedic—he was also a teacher and mentor who poured his knowledge and heart into educating the next generation of EMS providers. Our deepest condolences go out to Cody’s family, friends, and our fellow EMS agencies and team members who had the honor of working alongside him. Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers during this incredibly difficult time. Rest easy, Cody. Your impact will not be forgotten.

07/18/2025

Jefferson County EMS was honored to be invited to participate in Carson Newman’s Nursing Camp 2025. We enjoyed educating the campers about mass casualty incidents, culminating in a pediatric MCI exercise. We were also excited to get to talk with them about prehospital emergency care and discuss the importance of building relationships between nursing and EMS to improve the care of all our patients. Thank you, Carson Newman, for the invitation!

07/18/2025

Congratulations to our JCEMS paramedics and to our fellow public safety colleagues who completed the Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) program this week, hosted at the JCEMS training center. CIT is a community-based approach to improve the outcomes of those in crisis. It creates collaborative connections between emergency services, law-enforcement, and mental health providers to identify mental health resources and increase community safety.

07/10/2025

Hello All,
It’s almost time for the 31st annual Region II EMS Directors conference. The conference registration and hotel reservations are now open. You can scan the QR code below for conference registration options. Hotel reservations can be made at www.hilton.com or www.parkvista.com, under group code enter the discounted room code of EMS.
Come join us in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains for a wonderful EMS educational event.
We look forward to seeing all of our EMS friends and colleagues.

06/24/2025

Join us as We Honor Our Fallen Heroes

06/03/2025

Jefferson County EMS Training Center was honored to be a recent recipient of the Robert F. Lash, MD Emergency Medicine Fund Grant. The JCEMS TC will use these funds to purchase new CPR manikins that are more representative of our patient populations, as well as visual language pocket translators to use with those patients who have special communication needs. JCEMS paramedics Daniel Kinsler and Angie Bowen were on hand at UT Medical Center to receive the grant award. Many thanks to those who made this possible to better serve our community!

05/29/2025

05/23/2025

Thank You to UT Lifestar for feeding our crews today.

04/11/2025

Please help us congratulate the 2025 Jefferson County EMS EMT-Basic class. Congratulations to each of you! now on to the TN State Practical and the NREMT Cognitive exam.