Dekalb County EMS

04/05/2026

04/02/2026

DeKalb EMS would like to Thank Mr. Tony Bates of Bates Ford for the generous donation of TVs for our EMS station. These TVs are a tremendous asset to our operations at EMS. They are displayed in our Communication/Operation room for monitoring our crew safety, weather radar, and security at the station. We are truly thankful for the support we have to allow us to serve our community safely and with up to date technology! Thank you Mr. Bates!

Pictured: Veronica Russell AEMT, Director Houston Austin, Tony Bates owner of Bates Ford, and C-shift Supervisor Jon Jenkins EMT-P

04/01/2026

As we end March 2026, National Women’s History Month we would like to pay a special “Thanks” to the women who are an integral part of DeKalb EMS! Thank you for all you do! We appreciate you!

Full time staff pictures below with names and titles

Part time staff:

Aspen Flarity EMT-PCC I/C
Jordan Atnip EMT-P
Sage Pressley EMT-P
Hannah Hobbs AEMT
Jenna Hough AEMT
Jessica Wilson AEMT
Amanda George EMT-B
Leah Johnson EMT-B
Heather Lader EMT-B
Candy Quezada EMT-B
Cora Taylor EMT-B

03/30/2026

There are so many new things happening at DeKalb EMS recently! One of the newest achievements for our crews is "Employee of the Month". This highlights our Employees on a monthly basis for those who have gone above and beyond in their job with patient care and excelled in their job responsibilities. Employees are nominated by their coworkers and it is reviewed by our Leadership team. Recipients received a gift certificate from March's monthly Sponsor Twisted Oaks! The employees receiving the awards are Critical Care Paramedic Dennis Sherman and AEMT Veronica Russell. We are thankful to Twisted Oaks for their Sponsorship for March 2026!

03/08/2026

We can’t let the day go by without showing our appreciation to the women that work hard for their community at DeKalb EMS! Thank you!

02/10/2026

On February 9th 2026, Dekalb EMS responded to the scene of a missing person that had been located off an embankment in rough terrain. EMS assisted and transported subject for evaluation.

*photo courtesy of Trent Phipps

01/30/2026

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01/28/2026

We would like to thank Smithville-Dekalb Co. Rescue squad fo their help during this last weekend with the icy roads. They volunteered their time and kept their station manned 24 hours a day to run calls with EMS. This service made sure that our EMS personnel could safely access patients who needed medical care and EMS could not get the ambulances to some of these locations here in Dekalb Co. These men and women braved the ice, snow and cold so their community was taken care of. They even fed our EMS people! We are blessed to have some of the most dedicated people with a servant’s heart here in this county.

We would like to also thank ALL emergency services for their great work during this time as well. Every time we were out, along with us, Dekalb Sheriff’s deputies, Smithville Police, Alexandria Fire, Dekalb Fire and Smithville Fire either on scene, or ready to respond.

Lastly, this “Thank you” is not only for emergency services but thank you to City of Smithville workers out treating the streets, utilities having to respond, and hands down the best TDOT crews around. Thank you all for working tirelessly through the storm and also the preparations done before the storm that made it possible for everyone to navigate through our city and county during this time.

We would ask, if you see these men and women out, thank them for doing what they do best, and that is serving their County! They do not do this for the recognition, but they deserve it 100%!

12/25/2025

From our family to yours….

12/08/2025

11/27/2025

From all of us to all of you….have a blessed and safe holiday.