Service Spotlight Articles

Covering an 847-square-mile area, including 12 square miles of waterways such as the Missouri River and Little Dixie Lake, with a population of 44,283, CCAD responded to 5,653 calls in 2024.

Covering an 847-square-mile area, including 12 square miles of waterways such as the Missouri River and Little Dixie Lake, with a population of 44,283, CCAD responded to 5,653 calls in 2024.

Covering an 847-square-mile area, including 12 square miles of waterways such as the Missouri River and Little Dixie Lake, with a population of 44,283, CCAD responded to 5,653 calls in 2024.

Our service spotlight for this issue features Newton County Ambulance District, a county-based EMS agency located in southwest Missouri and includes south Joplin, Neosho, Seneca, Granby, Diamond, Fairview, Stella, and Wentworth.

Miller County Ambulance District covers about 550 square miles from densely populated areas around Lake of the Ozarks to spread out rural farmland and runs approximately 4,500 to 5,000 calls per year.

For this issue, we spotlight the Lee’s Summit Fire Department (LSFD), a fire-based EMS operation that is in Jackson County, Mo. and a suburb of Kansas City.

Our service spotlight for this edition of the Missouri EMS Connection features Osage Beach Ambulance Service. Osage Beach is in Camden County in the Lake of the Ozark region of the state along Highway 54; about 41 miles west of Jefferson City and 10 miles east of Camdenton.

This issue’s service spotlight article takes us deep into the heart of St. Louis County in a response area of high-rise commercial buildings, high-rise residential buildings, one family dwellings, the I-170 corridor, St. Louis County infrastructure and buildings, a commuter rail system, and three higher education colleges served by the Clayton Fire Department.

This issue’s service spotlight article takes us deep into the heart of St. Louis County in a response area of high-rise commercial buildings, high-rise residential buildings, one family dwellings, the I-170 corridor, St. Louis County infrastructure and buildings, a commuter rail system, and three higher education colleges served by the Clayton Fire Department.

North Scott County Ambulance District (NSCAD) Chief Larry Chasteen is justifiably proud of his team. “We’ve been here since 1987, after an approved property tax provided funding. Our community approved a sales tax in 2020 to expand support for our services, which helped tremendously. We’re here to take care of that community,” said Chasteen.

North Scott County Ambulance District (NSCAD) Chief Larry Chasteen is justifiably proud of his team. “We’ve been here since 1987, after an approved property tax provided funding. Our community approved a sales tax in 2020 to expand support for our services, which helped tremendously. We’re here to take care of that community,” said Chasteen.

Our service spotlight for this issue is Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare (GVMH) EMS. It is a hospital-based service that is centrally located in Henry County, which is an hour southeast of the Kansas City metro area. Henry County covers 697 square miles of land and 35 square miles of Truman Lake with a population of 22,000. The GVMH EMS provides emergent and non-emergent transport.

Mehlville Fire Protection District (MFPD) is an advanced life support (ALS) stand-alone fire protection and ambulance service located in south St. Louis County, Mo. MFPD is considered a political subdivision that provides fire, rescue, emergency medical, fire prevention, and inspection services for the cities of Sunset Hills, Green Park, Lakeshire, the townships of Oakville, Mattese, Concord Village, Sappington, and portions of the township of Lemay and unincorporated St. Louis County. Founded in 1953,

Mercer County Ambulance District (MCAD) is located in Princeton, Missouri at the junction of US Highway 65 and US Highway 136 in the northcentral portion of Missouri. The county seat is Princeton. While learning more about this ambulance district, I came up with a few words that are embodied by MCAD, including: service, longevity, community, and Calamity Jane. You will have to read on if you want to know more about that last one.