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02/19/2026

We are deeply saddened to share that our Lifetime Achievement Award recipient and longtime Northeast Colorado EMT-Intermediate, Jerry Morris, has passed away after a courageous fight with cancer.

Jerry’s name became synonymous with dedication in rural EMS.

He earned his EMT-Intermediate in 2002 through Morgan Community College and never stopped learning. He attended conferences, continuing education, and regional trainings whenever possible, remaining committed to clinical excellence throughout his career.

From his home in Last Chance, Colorado, Jerry provided ALS care to a region that might otherwise wait 45 minutes or more for an ALS ambulance from Akron or Brush. He answered a remarkable percentage of calls in his area and continued responding to his community’s needs until he physically could not.

Patients and colleagues described him as kind, steady, and reassuring. His clinical skills remained sharp, and his judgment was sound. He recognized when a higher level of care was needed and acted decisively, always placing patients first.

Jerry also served as an unpaid board member for NCRETAC for many years, where he provided a steady and authentic voice for rural volunteer providers dedicated to serving their communities. He understood the realities of frontier EMS and ensured those perspectives were represented in regional conversations.

Even after his diagnosis of pancreatic cancer, Jerry remained devoted to EMS. He mentored newer EMTs and firefighters, supported training efforts, and stayed engaged in service for as long as he was able.

Jerry demonstrated a heart of dedication and clinical excellence that surpassed most providers in our area. His commitment set a standard that will not be easily matched.

Northeast Colorado is better because Jerry served here.

We extend our deepest condolences to his family, his department - Washington County Ambulance Service, and the many colleagues and patients whose lives he touched. His legacy lives on in the providers he taught and the communities he protected.

Congratulations to all of the award winners and a special thank you to NCRETAC for honoring Jerry Morris.
02/19/2026

Congratulations to all of the award winners and a special thank you to NCRETAC for honoring Jerry Morris.

𝑾𝒆 π’”π’‚π’š π’ˆπ’π’π’…π’ƒπ’šπ’† 𝒕𝒐 𝒐𝒖𝒓 π’‡π’“π’Šπ’†π’π’… 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’‡π’†π’π’π’π’˜ 𝒃𝒓𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 π’Šπ’ π’”π’†π’“π’—π’Šπ’„π’†, π‘±π’†π’“π’“π’š π‘΄π’π’“π’“π’Šπ’”. π‘±π’†π’“π’“π’š π’…π’†π’…π’Šπ’„π’‚π’•π’†π’… 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒂𝒔𝒕 30 π’šπ’†π’‚π’“π’” 𝒐𝒇 π’‰π’Šπ’” π’π’Šπ’‡π’†...
02/16/2026

𝑾𝒆 π’”π’‚π’š π’ˆπ’π’π’…π’ƒπ’šπ’† 𝒕𝒐 𝒐𝒖𝒓 π’‡π’“π’Šπ’†π’π’… 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’‡π’†π’π’π’π’˜ 𝒃𝒓𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 π’Šπ’ π’”π’†π’“π’—π’Šπ’„π’†, π‘±π’†π’“π’“π’š π‘΄π’π’“π’“π’Šπ’”. π‘±π’†π’“π’“π’š π’…π’†π’…π’Šπ’„π’‚π’•π’†π’… 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒂𝒔𝒕 30 π’šπ’†π’‚π’“π’” 𝒐𝒇 π’‰π’Šπ’” π’π’Šπ’‡π’† 𝒕𝒐 π’‘π’“π’π’—π’Šπ’…π’Šπ’π’ˆ π’–π’π’˜π’‚π’—π’†π’“π’Šπ’π’ˆ π’Žπ’†π’…π’Šπ’„π’‚π’ 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’“π’†π’”π’Šπ’…π’†π’π’•π’” 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’—π’Šπ’”π’Šπ’•π’π’“π’” 𝒐𝒇 π‘Ίπ’π’–π’•π’‰π’˜π’†π’”π’• π‘Ύπ’‚π’”π’‰π’Šπ’π’ˆπ’•π’π’ π‘ͺπ’π’–π’π’•π’š. 𝑯𝒆 π’π’Šπ’—π’†π’… π’˜π’Šπ’•π’‰ 𝒂 𝒑𝒖𝒓𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 π’‡π’†π’˜ 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒔𝒔—𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒆 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒔 π’˜π’Šπ’•π’‰π’π’–π’• π’‰π’†π’”π’Šπ’•π’‚π’•π’Šπ’π’. π‘±π’†π’“π’“π’š 𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 π’Šπ’ 𝒐𝒖𝒓 π’π’Šπ’π’† 𝒐𝒇 π’˜π’π’“π’Œ, π’˜π’† 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝒉𝒐𝒑𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 π’”π’π’Žπ’†π’π’π’† π’Šπ’ π’•π’‰π’†π’Šπ’“ π’…π’‚π’“π’Œπ’†π’”π’• 𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒓, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒆 π’Žπ’†π’• 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 π’“π’†π’”π’‘π’π’π’”π’Šπ’ƒπ’Šπ’π’Šπ’•π’š π’˜π’Šπ’•π’‰ π’Šπ’Žπ’Žπ’†π’π’”π’† π’ˆπ’“π’‚π’„π’† 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’Œπ’Šπ’π’…π’π’†π’”π’”.
𝑩𝒖𝒕 π’˜π’†β€™π’π’ π’“π’†π’Žπ’†π’Žπ’ƒπ’†π’“ π‘±π’†π’“π’“π’š 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’…π’†π’…π’Šπ’„π’‚π’•π’Šπ’π’ 𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒅 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑬𝑴𝑺, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒏 𝒉𝒆 π’˜π’‚π’”. 𝑯𝒆 𝒐𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒂 π’„π’‚π’π’Žπ’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆, 𝒂𝒏 𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝒇𝒐𝒓 π’π’Šπ’”π’•π’†π’π’Šπ’π’ˆ, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂 π’‰π’†π’π’‘π’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒇𝒐𝒓 π’‚π’π’šπ’π’π’† π’Šπ’ 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅.
π‘±π’†π’“π’“π’š, π’šπ’π’– 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒆𝒅 π’šπ’π’–r π’‡π’‚π’Žπ’Šπ’π’š, π’‡π’†π’π’π’π’˜ 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒇𝒇 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π‘Ύπ’‚π’”π’‰π’Šπ’π’ˆπ’•π’π’ π‘ͺπ’π’–π’π’•π’š π‘¨π’Žπ’ƒπ’–π’π’‚π’π’„π’†, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’„π’π’Žπ’Žπ’–π’π’Šπ’•π’š π’˜π’Šπ’•π’‰ 𝒉𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒓. 𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 π’‚π’π’”π’˜π’†π’“π’†π’… 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’‡π’Šπ’π’‚π’ 𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒍. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 π’π’†π’ˆπ’‚π’„π’š π’šπ’π’– 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒆 π’ƒπ’†π’‰π’Šπ’π’… π’Šπ’ 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’π’Šπ’—π’†π’” π’šπ’π’– 𝒕𝒐𝒖𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒅—𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’Šπ’ 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’π’Šπ’—π’†π’” 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒆 π’šπ’π’– π’˜π’π’“π’Œπ’†π’… π’˜π’Šπ’•π’‰β€”π’˜π’Šπ’π’ 𝒏𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒃𝒆 π’‡π’π’“π’ˆπ’π’•π’•π’†π’.

We are sending our deepest condolences to the family and friends of our fellow First responder, Allen Scholes, today. H...
12/23/2024

We are sending our deepest condolences to the family and friends of our fellow First responder, Allen Scholes, today. He was a pillar of this community and our first responder family. He will be extremely missed by all.

10/30/2024

We want to send a HUGE thank you to the Akron FFA chapter and Bank of Colorado for thinking of us on National First Responders Day! Donuts are always appreciated greatly and the gift certificates to Five Star will be very helpful on our busy days! We appreciate you all very much!

Please join us at the Washington County Fall Festival this year and come get some free chili!! Look forward to seeing yo...
09/23/2024

Please join us at the Washington County Fall Festival this year and come get some free chili!! Look forward to seeing you there!

08/31/2024
*Jared has been found. Please pray for his family in this time.*If anyone has seen anything or has any information, ple...
08/26/2024

*Jared has been found. Please pray for his family in this time.*

If anyone has seen anything or has any information, please contact the sheriff's office. This man is one of our community's first responders and needs our eyes and prayers right now. Please everyone share far and wide. Last seen in Akron, Colorado and could have been traveling in any direction.

*****NO LONGER VALID INFORMATION****

If you have any information on Jared Shook's whereabouts please contact us at 970-345-2244

Washington County Ambulance parade crew 2024! Hope everyone enjoyed ECR 2024!
07/28/2024

Washington County Ambulance parade crew 2024! Hope everyone enjoyed ECR 2024!

We want to give a huge THANK YOU to our WY Dispatchers for outstanding service and constant support of EMS, Fire Depart...
04/19/2024

We want to give a huge THANK YOU to our WY Dispatchers for outstanding service and constant support of EMS, Fire Departments and local Law Enforcement. This was the week to support you and all that you do! Thank you again from the Washington County Ambulance Service Administration and staff.

Washington County Ambulance Director Collin Patterson, EMT Intermediate Jerry Morris and First Responder Keith Wright pa...
03/03/2024

Washington County Ambulance Director Collin Patterson, EMT Intermediate Jerry Morris and First Responder Keith Wright participate in an Emergency Services show and tell for the Arickaree pre-school and first grade students.

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