The Upper Pine River Fire Protection District is sending two crew members and an ambulance to Florida to assist in emergency aid in anticipation of a hit from Hurricane Dorian.
As a network provider under American Medical Response’s contract with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Upper Pine is responding to the request to aid as the area prepares for the storm.
American Medical Response anticipates the Upper Pine crew will be in Florida seven to 14-days, but the duration of the stay might change as the situation evolves.
Crews will stay in the area as long as needed. When the crews arrive at their assigned area, they will be working under the guidance of FEMA, state and local EMS agencies.
“As part of the EMS family, we’re honored to be able to provide assistance when our communities need it most,” said Upper Pine’s Fire Chief Bruce Evans in a news release from AMR. “It is important to know that sending these resources does not affect our ability to provide timely medical response for all the communities we serve.”
AMR is FEMA’s primary emergency medical service response provider. AMR has a national agreement with FEMA to provide ground ambulance, air ambulance, paratransit services and non-ambulance EMS personnel to supplement the federal and military response to a disaster, an act of terrorism or other public health emergency.
AMR provides medical transportation services in 40 states and the District of Columbia. More than 28,000 AMR paramedics, emergency medical technicians, registered nurses and other professionals work together to transport more than 4.8 million patients nationwide each year in critical, emergency and nonemergency situations. For more information about AMR, visit www.amr.net.
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