Spink County Ambulance Service

02/23/2026

It was a great weekend of continuing education with fellow EMTs from our area!

02/18/2026

🚨 NO TRAVEL ADVISED 🚨
Spink County Sheriff’s Office

Due to severe blizzard conditions, hazardous roadways, and extremely limited visibility, travel is strongly discouraged at this time.

For your safety and the safety of emergency responders, please remain at home unless travel is absolutely necessary. Emergency response times may be impacted due to weather conditions.

Updates will be provided as conditions improve.

Please stay safe.

02/17/2026

Going for gold 🥇

02/17/2026

🚨 ACT NOW: Support SB 211! 🚨
Ambulance services save lives every day, but many EMS providers struggle to cover costs due to low reimbursement from private insurance. SB 211 ensures fair payment, helping EMS agencies maintain equipment, staff, and 24/7 care—especially in rural communities.

📝 Take action: Contact your legislator today and ask them to vote YES on SB 211! Your voice matters!

Learn more and find your legislator 👉 https://sdlegislature.gov/

02/17/2026

02/14/2026

Congratulations Sheriff Appel! We are very lucky to have her in our community and part of our EMS crew as well! We know whenever she is on scene first the patients are in great hands!

Redfield BIO Girls mentor of 3 years Jenna Appel! 💕 Congratulations!

02/13/2026

Happy Valentine’s Day! 💘

02/10/2026

South Dakota is fourth in the nation with the percent of people who live in an ambulance desert, according to a 2023 study.

The study, completed in May 2023 by the Maine Rural Health Research Center and the Rural Health Research and Policy Centers, defines an ambulance desert as places and people that are more than 25 minutes from an ambulance.

The state has 15.2% of its population in areas underserved by ambulances -- behind Montana (27.8%), New Mexico (19.6%) and Utah (19.1%).

South Dakota is among eight states that have fewer than three ambulances per 1,000 square miles. While the state is toward the top with ambulance stations per 100,000 people, its geographic size and small population puts it toward the top for rural areas facing a lack of services.

South Dakota is among eight states that have fewer than three ambulances per 1,000 square miles.

02/05/2026

Luckily, we’re just as loud as the sirens

02/05/2026

We decided to hop on the ChatGPT trend with one of our ambulances!

We think it turned out pretty good!

01/22/2026

Some people will never understand this feeling