Crawford County Kansas EMS

04/11/2026

Sorry for the delay on the March monthly recap folks, we have been a little busy but the numbers are ready. Our March recap looks like this with a total of 428 calls for ambulance services. The Breakdown of these calls is 228 calls for some type of medical assistance. 84 calls that are deemed trauma of some sort. 36 that we consider "Other" or "helping another agency" and a whooping 80 transfers to interfacility hospitals for services not provided or available at the time by our local hospitals. The transfers consist of 49 to Joplin area, 13 the Kansas City Area, 4 to Springfield and the remaining 14 are considered "in county". We had a busy month which seems to have rolled right on into this month. We have been getting in lots of hands on training and class time to be the best prepared to serve our community. As always be appreciate the support and wish you all a happy and safe April.

03/25/2026

Today we assist in the training of an MCI for the nursing students of PSU, with the assistance of Crawford County Emergency Management, campus PD, Pittsburg fire department and health star med flight. It was a great training with lots of chaotic learning and laughter. Things like this are what help all of our local responders work so well together. Thank you PSU nursing for the long standing collaboration and invitation.

PITTSBURG, Kan. - (KOAM) - Pittsburg State University nursing students gained real-world emergency response experience during a mock disaster training exercise that brought together future healthcare professionals and seasoned first

03/21/2026

After 32 years of Emergency Services and 21 years at Crawford County EMS we are honored to announce the well earned retirement of our current director Randy Sandberg. From everyone at CCEMS thanks for all you have done for us and we hope to see you around. We hope you catch as many fish as the number of lives you have helped. Congratulations on being O-Fish-Ally Retired.

03/13/2026

Photo credit to one of our EMT Jasper Atchison. He snapped this picture from the door while working at the wrestling meet.

03/13/2026

We will be hosting a PHTLS class on 4/15-4/16 to sign up for this class follow the link below. Cost of this class is $200 per student. We hope to see you there.

Students can search for NAEMT courses by location or zip code below. Further refine your search by choosing specific criteria in the table at the bottom of the page (e.g. choose a program or course type, coordinator name, start or end date, etc.) before clicking the search button.

03/06/2026

03/04/2026

CPR classes are back up and running through Crawford County EMS. Check online at https://cpr.heart.org/en/ for available dates under find a class. Location Crawford County KS. Thanks and we hope to see you soon.

First Aid, CPR & Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC). Learn more about resuscitation science, training in your community or organization, and other CPR programs.

03/04/2026

🌪️Tornado Safety Day🌪️

Know your safe place! When a tornado warning is issued, don’t wait. Take shelter immediately.
If sheltering at home is not an option, here are Public Storm Shelters in Crawford County:
📍 Girard: R.V. Haderlein Elementary School
📍 Arma: Northeast High School
📍 Cherokee: Northwest corner of Vine & Cedar
📍 Farlington Lake: East side of the lake
Make sure you know:
Where your nearest shelter is located
The quickest route to get there
How long it will take you to arrive

Planning ahead can save lives. Your safety is the priority.

03/02/2026

🚑 Now Accepting Applications: Ambulance Director

Crawford County is seeking a full-time Ambulance Director to lead our progressive Type I EMS service. Candidates must have strong leadership experience, EMS operational knowledge, current Kansas paramedic certification, and a valid Kansas driver’s license.

For application information:
📧 evediz@crawfordcountykansas.org
📞 620-724-6117

Apply by March 16, 2026 at 4:00 p.m.

Crawford County is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

03/01/2026

February recap, it was another busy month at CCEMS. A total of 398 calls for emergency services, with a total of 247 calls for medical assistance. 65 calls considered trauma. 57 interfacility transfers from the local hospitals to a higher level of care for services not provided in Crawford County. The transfer consisted of 32 going to Joplin area hospitals, 11 to the KC area, 6 the Springfield area, 8 in county transfers. We where unfortunately unable to take 5 transfers do to crew saftey or crews already being on another transfer. We also ran 29 calls "other" which would be assisting other agencies, fire standby, Leo Request ect.. We have been doing continued training and working with other departments toward the best care we can give. Thank you to our community and local businesses for the continued support. Have a great and safe March.

02/03/2026

We had a busy start to the year here at CCEMS with a total of 412 calls in January. If we break the calls into categories, it would be 239 medical calls, 63 calls considered trauma, 62 Transfers from our local hospitals to high level for care or services not provided in Crawford County. 12 of the transfers went to the Kansas City Area Hospitals, 8 to Springfield and 1 to Rogers, Arkansas. Leaving 41 transfers going to the Joplin, MO area. Finished off with 48 calls we would consider other, these would be assisting other agencies, fire standby, cancelations (Dry Run) etc.. Thank you to the community for the continued support, have a safe and warm February.

01/29/2026

We had a great time at lunch with Northeast USD 246 elementary and Jr. High today. Thank you for the invite and lunch.