Nelson County EMS

Nelson County EMS Nelson County EMS is a County Government owned and operated Ambulance service.

The service provides Advanced Life Saving prehospital care and is an equal opportunity employer.

๐Ÿš‘ Nelson County EMS is at the Buttermilk Festival! ๐ŸŽ‰Weโ€™re proud to be providing medical coverage for the Buttermilk Fest...
08/28/2026

๐Ÿš‘ Nelson County EMS is at the Buttermilk Festival! ๐ŸŽ‰

Weโ€™re proud to be providing medical coverage for the Buttermilk Festival along side our friends with Bardstown Fire Department and Bardstown Police Department. Our crews are here and ready to help if you need us!

If you see our EMS crews out and about, stop and say hi! ๐Ÿ‘‹ We hope you never need us for an emergency, but itโ€™s comforting to know weโ€™re here if you do.

While youโ€™re enjoying the festival, remember to:
๐Ÿ’ง Stay hydrated
โ˜€๏ธ Take a break when you need one
๐Ÿงด Protect yourself from the heat
โค๏ธ And most importantlyโ€”have a great time!

From all of us at Nelson County EMS, have a safe and enjoyable Buttermilk Festival today and tomorrow! ๐Ÿฅ›๐ŸŽถ๐Ÿš‘

๐Ÿš‘ ๐—˜๐—ซ๐—–๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—ก๐—–๐—˜ ๐—œ๐—ก ๐—”๐—–๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก ๐˜Š๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฃ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ ๐˜•๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜บ ๐˜Œ๐˜”๐˜š ๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ญ. Nelson County EMS is proud to reco...
08/26/2026

๐Ÿš‘ ๐—˜๐—ซ๐—–๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—ก๐—–๐—˜ ๐—œ๐—ก ๐—”๐—–๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก
๐˜Š๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฃ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ ๐˜•๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜บ ๐˜Œ๐˜”๐˜š ๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ญ.

Nelson County EMS is proud to recognize ๐€๐ฌ๐ก๐ญ๐จ๐ง ๐“๐ฎ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ for passing the National Registry Paramedic Exam!

Becoming a paramedic is a significant accomplishment that requires dedication, perseverance, and countless hours of studying, clinicals, and hands-on experience. For Ashton, the journey was about more than earning another certificationโ€”it was an opportunity to grow as a provider and strengthen his knowledge on his path to becoming a Physicianโ€™s Assistant.

Ashton has been with Nelson County EMS since January of 2026, working part time as he continued to attend college at Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond Kentucky.

Ashtonโ€™s path began with an early interest in medicine and practicing medicine. During high school, he had the opportunity through a premed program to participate in hospital clinicals. He spoke about how spending time in the Emergency Room stuck with him most, adding that the high intensity environment was part of what he enjoyed about it. He watched first responders bring in patients who were treated in the field. " ๐‘‡โ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘š๐‘œ๐‘š๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก ๐ผ ๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘–๐‘ง๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐ผ ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘™๐‘‘ ๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘๐‘’ ๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘ก๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘‘๐‘’ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ โ„Ž๐‘œ๐‘ ๐‘๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘™, ๐ผ ๐‘ค๐‘Ž๐‘  ๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘™ ๐‘–๐‘›."

As part of his degree program at EKU, Ashton knew that he had to go through the paramedic program. When asked about his time during the program, one of the things he found most interesting was meeting his classmates. He spoke about how it can be hard to explain what the job consists of for those who are outside the world of EMS. Having classmates who were also experiencing a sense of isolation from other aspects of college allowed Ashton to see how they could come together and bounce ideas and concerns off of because they were all going through the same program. Of course, still, the journey wasnโ€™t without its challenges. Ashton described that trusting his training was the hardest part. During the paramedic program, there are many new skills introduced and an immense amount of knowledge taught in the classroom. When it was time to put what he had learned in the classroom into practice through ride time and hospital clinicals, he found himself surrounded by people who had been practicing medicine for years. At times, he struggled to trust his own training and knowledge, feeling as though he didnโ€™t know as much as those around him. "๐‘€๐‘ฆ ๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘™๐‘–๐‘’๐‘“ ๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘š๐‘’ ๐‘ค๐‘–๐‘กโ„Ž ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘–๐‘ง๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘› ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘ก ๐‘Ž๐‘ก ๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘’ ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘ก ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’๐‘ฆ ๐‘ค๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘’ ๐‘–๐‘› ๐‘š๐‘ฆ ๐‘ โ„Ž๐‘œ๐‘’๐‘ , ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘ก ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘คโ„Ž๐‘œ๐‘™๐‘’ ๐‘๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘ ๐‘’ ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐‘ ๐‘โ„Ž๐‘œ๐‘œ๐‘™ ๐‘ค๐‘Ž๐‘  ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘™๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘›."

Of course, earning a paramedic license can sometimes truly test a person. Adding school to an already busy life presented its own set of challenges. Ashton found that the hardest part was understanding that school required 90% of his attention. Meaning he had to make a lot of sacrifices including time he could be spending with friends or family so he could focus on learning. He knew it was important to remember that he is still his own person and existed outside of the classroom. Whenever he started to feel overwhelmed or burnt out, he remembered that growth, in regards to learning, requires a step back and giving yourself a break to truly understand the topics.

Despite all the challenges, Ashton leaned into his faith. He dealt with times where his confidence felt lacking, leaving him in a state where he struggled to keep going. But he gave himself a daily reminder that being granted the opportunity to attend paramedic school was Godโ€™s will. That this was the path the Lord had destined for him, and that he would persevere through the trials along the way.

Looking back, he has some advice for the person he was on the first day of paramedic school:

๐‘‡๐‘Ž๐‘˜๐‘’ ๐‘ฆ๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ ๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘š๐‘’! ๐‘†๐‘œ ๐‘œ๐‘“๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘› ๐ผ ๐‘“๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘š๐‘ฆ๐‘ ๐‘’๐‘™๐‘“ ๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘ค๐‘Ž๐‘ฆ๐‘  ๐‘“๐‘’๐‘’๐‘™๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘Ÿ๐‘ข๐‘ โ„Ž๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐‘Ž๐‘  ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘’ ๐‘ค๐‘Ž๐‘  ๐‘ ๐‘ข๐‘โ„Ž ๐‘Ž๐‘› ๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘ข๐‘›๐‘‘๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘๐‘’ ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐‘˜๐‘›๐‘œ๐‘ค๐‘™๐‘’๐‘‘๐‘”๐‘’ ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘™๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘›. ๐‘†๐‘๐‘’๐‘›๐‘‘๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘š๐‘’ ๐‘ค๐‘–๐‘กโ„Ž ๐‘š๐‘ฆ ๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘๐‘’๐‘๐‘ก๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘  ๐‘š๐‘Ž๐‘‘๐‘’ ๐‘š๐‘’ ๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘–๐‘ง๐‘’ โ„Ž๐‘œ๐‘ค ๐‘š๐‘ข๐‘โ„Ž ๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘ข๐‘“๐‘“ ๐ผ ๐‘‘๐‘–๐‘‘ ๐‘›๐‘œ๐‘ก ๐‘˜๐‘›๐‘œ๐‘ค, ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘ก ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘š๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘œ๐‘› ๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘™๐‘ฆ ๐‘˜๐‘–๐‘™๐‘™๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐‘š๐‘ฆ โ„Ž๐‘œ๐‘๐‘’ ๐‘Ž๐‘ก ๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘š๐‘’๐‘ . ๐ต๐‘ข๐‘ก ๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘–๐‘ง๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’๐‘ฆ ๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘œ๐‘œ๐‘‘ ๐‘–๐‘› ๐‘š๐‘ฆ ๐‘ โ„Ž๐‘œ๐‘’๐‘  ๐‘Ž๐‘ก ๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘’ ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘ก ๐‘–๐‘› ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’๐‘–๐‘Ÿ ๐‘™๐‘–๐‘“๐‘’ ๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘™๐‘ฆ โ„Ž๐‘’๐‘™๐‘๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐‘š๐‘’ ๐‘ข๐‘›๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘ก ๐‘™๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘›๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘–๐‘  ๐‘Ž๐‘› ๐‘’๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘›๐‘Ž๐‘™ ๐‘—๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ๐‘›๐‘’๐‘ฆ, ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘ก ๐‘Ž ๐‘™๐‘œ๐‘ก ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐‘š๐‘ฆ ๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘๐‘’๐‘๐‘ก๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘  โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘ฃ๐‘’ ๐‘๐‘’๐‘’๐‘› ๐‘–๐‘› ๐ธ๐‘€๐‘† ๐‘™๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘”๐‘’๐‘Ÿ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘› ๐ผ โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘ฃ๐‘’ ๐‘๐‘’๐‘’๐‘› ๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘–๐‘ฃ๐‘’, ๐‘ ๐‘œ ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ๐‘ ๐‘’ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’๐‘ฆ ๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐‘Ž ๐‘™๐‘œ๐‘ก ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐‘ค๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘‘๐‘œ๐‘š ๐ผ โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘ฃ๐‘’ ๐‘ฆ๐‘’๐‘ก ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘’๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘› ๐‘’๐‘ฅ๐‘๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘’๐‘›๐‘๐‘’.

And for those who may be considering EMS as a career, his advice is simple:

๐ผ๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘ฆ. ๐ด ๐‘™๐‘œ๐‘ก ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐‘๐‘’๐‘œ๐‘๐‘™๐‘’ ๐ผ ๐‘“๐‘’๐‘’๐‘™ ๐‘”๐‘œ ๐‘–๐‘› ๐‘๐‘’๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘ข๐‘ ๐‘’ ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘™๐‘’, ๐‘๐‘ข๐‘ก ๐‘Ž ๐‘™๐‘œ๐‘ก ๐‘“๐‘Ž๐‘–๐‘™ ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘–๐‘ง๐‘’ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘ก ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘’ ๐‘–๐‘  ๐‘š๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘’ ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘–๐‘ก ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘› ๐‘Ž ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘œ๐‘™ ๐‘›๐‘Ž๐‘š๐‘’ ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘โ„Ž. ๐ด๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘๐‘’๐‘œ๐‘๐‘™๐‘’ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘ก ๐‘ค๐‘’ ๐‘’๐‘›๐‘๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘Ÿ ๐‘œ๐‘› ๐‘Ž ๐‘‘๐‘Ž๐‘–๐‘™๐‘ฆ ๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘  ๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘› ๐‘š๐‘Ž๐‘˜๐‘’ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘–๐‘  ๐‘Ž ๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘™๐‘ฆ โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘‘ ๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘’๐‘Ÿ ๐‘“๐‘–๐‘’๐‘™๐‘‘, ๐‘๐‘ข๐‘ก โ„Ž๐‘œ๐‘ค ๐‘ฆ๐‘œ๐‘ข ๐‘โ„Ž๐‘œ๐‘œ๐‘ ๐‘’ ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘Ž๐‘โ„Ž ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘‘๐‘Ž๐‘ฆ, ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘’๐‘Ÿ, ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘™๐‘ฆ โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘ฃ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘š๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘ฆ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘ก ๐‘ฆ๐‘œ๐‘ข ๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘’ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘’ ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘๐‘’ ๐‘Ž ๐‘™๐‘–๐‘”โ„Ž๐‘ก ๐‘Ž๐‘ก ๐‘ ๐‘œ๐‘š๐‘’๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘’'๐‘  ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘ ๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘๐‘™๐‘ฆ ๐‘ค๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘ ๐‘ก ๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘š๐‘’ ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’๐‘–๐‘Ÿ ๐‘™๐‘–๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘  ๐‘–๐‘  ๐‘คโ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘ก ๐‘˜๐‘’๐‘’๐‘๐‘  ๐‘š๐‘’ ๐‘”๐‘œ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘”.

Now that he has earned his paramedic license, the journey doesnโ€™t end there. Looking ahead, Ashton says his goals are to continue practicing and learning! He has two years remaining in college and once he graduates, he will commission into the Army as an officer and will then attend Physician Assistant school through the Army. Ashton intends to retain his paramedic license so he can continue to work in the prehospital setting.

Nelson County EMS is proud to recognize Ashton for this accomplishment and the dedication it represents. His achievement is a reflection of the commitment, perseverance, and continued growth that make our providers Excellence in Action. ๐Ÿš‘

๐Ÿ“ Written By: Lauren Walker-Millard

Captain Chris Claytor and EMT (now Medic) Paige Beavers were recognized recently by ZOLL for a Clinical Save. After wor...
08/26/2026

Captain Chris Claytor and EMT (now Medic) Paige Beavers were recognized recently by ZOLL for a Clinical Save. After working an incident in which a patient was in V-Fib. The patient made a full recovery and is doing much better.

Thank you for your hard work and staying calm in a stressful situation, giving the patient the best care possible for the best outcome possible.

๐Ÿš‘ ๐—˜๐—ซ๐—–๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—ก๐—–๐—˜ ๐—œ๐—ก ๐—”๐—–๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก A new series celebrating the people who make Nelson County EMS exceptional.Nelson County EMS is p...
08/25/2026

๐Ÿš‘ ๐—˜๐—ซ๐—–๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—ก๐—–๐—˜ ๐—œ๐—ก ๐—”๐—–๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก
A new series celebrating the people who make Nelson County EMS exceptional.

Nelson County EMS is proud to recognize ๐—๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ for passing the National Registry Paramedic Exam!

Becoming a paramedic is a significant accomplishment that requires dedication, perseverance, and countless hours of studying, clinicals, and hands-on experience. For Jayden, who prefers to go by Paige, the journey was about more than earning another certificationโ€”it was an opportunity to grow as a provider and continue serving the community at a higher level.
Paige has been with Nelson County EMS since October of 2024, working both Full Time and Part Time while also working at Marion County EMS.

Paigeโ€™s path into EMS began as an unexpected journey during a difficult time in her life and quickly became something she loved. โ€œ๐ผ ๐‘“๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘ ๐‘’ ๐‘–๐‘› ๐‘๐‘’๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘™๐‘’ ๐‘ก๐‘œ โ„Ž๐‘’๐‘™๐‘ ๐‘๐‘’๐‘œ๐‘๐‘™๐‘’ ๐‘œ๐‘› ๐‘ ๐‘œ๐‘š๐‘’ ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’๐‘–๐‘Ÿ โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘ก ๐‘‘๐‘Ž๐‘ฆ[๐‘ ].โ€ Reflecting on what motivated her to continue her education and pursue paramedicine, she spoke about how she wanted to be able to do more for the patients she encountered. Taking the extra step to gain more knowledge and higher-level skills meant she could step up and have a larger impact during critical calls. When asked about her time in paramedic school, one of the things she found most interesting was โ€œ๐‘™๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘›๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘คโ„Ž๐‘ฆ ๐‘๐‘’โ„Ž๐‘–๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘คโ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘ก ๐‘ค๐‘’ ๐‘‘๐‘œ ๐‘–๐‘› ๐ธ๐‘€๐‘† ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘ ๐‘’๐‘’๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” โ„Ž๐‘œ๐‘ค ๐‘š๐‘ข๐‘โ„Ž ๐‘š๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘’ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘’ ๐‘ค๐‘Ž๐‘  ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก ๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘’ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘› ๐ผ ๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘–๐‘ง๐‘’๐‘‘.โ€ Of course, the journey wasnโ€™t without its challenges. Paige described that being patient with herself and understanding that knowledge takes time as the most difficult aspects of the program. When things became difficult, she learned that she had to trust the process and give herself grace to learn and grow throughout.

Of course, earning a paramedic license can sometimes truly test a person. Adding school to an already busy life presented its own set of challenges. Between work, family, and everyday responsibilities, she also had to balance in going to class, doing clinical time at the hospital, ride time on the ambulance to get hands-on experience at the paramedic level, find time to study, and take care of her own wellbeing through as normal of a personal life as possible. With all that, she sometimes asked herself if it was worth being exhausted and missing out on things. When the demands of paramedic school began to feel overwhelming, she focused on the bigger picture, reminding herself, โ€œ๐‘‡โ„Ž๐‘–๐‘  ๐‘ค๐‘Ž๐‘  ๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘™๐‘ฆ ๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘’ ๐‘ ๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘ ๐‘œ๐‘› ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐‘š๐‘ฆ ๐‘™๐‘–๐‘“๐‘’, ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘’๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘ข๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘™๐‘ฆ ๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘™ ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘™๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘‘๐‘Ž๐‘ฆ๐‘ , ๐‘ ๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘“๐‘–๐‘๐‘’๐‘ , ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘  ๐‘ค๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘™๐‘‘ ๐‘š๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘› ๐‘ ๐‘œ๐‘š๐‘’๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘–๐‘›๐‘”.โ€

Despite all the challenges, she found that her trust in God was her motivation to keep going. Paige knew that He wouldnโ€™t have set her on this path if she wasnโ€™t capable of making it through, so she prayed, trusted His plan, and kept going. Paige also accredited her success to the strong support system of family, friends, and coworkers who believed in her, encouraged her, and always reminded her what she was capable of when she struggled to see it herself.

Looking back, she has some advice for the person she was on the first day of paramedic school:
๐‘‡๐‘Ÿ๐‘ข๐‘ ๐‘ก ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘  ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘‘๐‘œ๐‘›'๐‘ก ๐‘™๐‘’๐‘ก ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘ ๐‘’๐‘ก๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘˜๐‘  ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘ฃ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘๐‘’ ๐‘ฆ๐‘œ๐‘ข ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘ก ๐‘ฆ๐‘œ๐‘ข ๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘›'๐‘ก ๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘™๐‘’. ๐‘ƒ๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘š๐‘’๐‘‘๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘ ๐‘โ„Ž๐‘œ๐‘œ๐‘™ ๐‘ค๐‘–๐‘™๐‘™ ๐‘โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘™๐‘’๐‘›๐‘”๐‘’ ๐‘ฆ๐‘œ๐‘ข ๐‘–๐‘› ๐‘ค๐‘Ž๐‘ฆ๐‘  ๐‘ฆ๐‘œ๐‘ข ๐‘›๐‘’๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘Ÿ ๐‘’๐‘ฅ๐‘๐‘’๐‘๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘‘, ๐‘๐‘ข๐‘ก ๐‘˜๐‘’๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘ โ„Ž๐‘œ๐‘ค๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘ข๐‘, ๐‘˜๐‘’๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘™๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘›๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘š๐‘’๐‘š๐‘๐‘’๐‘Ÿ ๐‘คโ„Ž๐‘ฆ ๐‘ฆ๐‘œ๐‘ข ๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘‘. ๐‘‡โ„Ž๐‘’ โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘‘ ๐‘‘๐‘Ž๐‘ฆ๐‘  ๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘’ ๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘š๐‘๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘ฆ, ๐‘๐‘ข๐‘ก ๐‘คโ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘ก ๐‘ฆ๐‘œ๐‘ข ๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘’ ๐‘๐‘’๐‘๐‘œ๐‘š๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘”โ„Ž ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’๐‘š ๐‘ค๐‘–๐‘™๐‘™ ๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘ฆ ๐‘ค๐‘–๐‘กโ„Ž ๐‘ฆ๐‘œ๐‘ข.

And for those who may be considering EMS as a career, her advice is simple:
๐บ๐‘œ ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐ธ๐‘€๐‘† ๐‘๐‘’๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘ข๐‘ ๐‘’ ๐‘ฆ๐‘œ๐‘ข ๐‘”๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ข๐‘–๐‘›๐‘’๐‘™๐‘ฆ ๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘’ ๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘ก โ„Ž๐‘’๐‘™๐‘๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘๐‘’๐‘œ๐‘๐‘™๐‘’, ๐‘›๐‘œ๐‘ก ๐‘๐‘’๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘ข๐‘ ๐‘’ ๐‘ฆ๐‘œ๐‘ข ๐‘’๐‘ฅ๐‘๐‘’๐‘๐‘ก ๐‘–๐‘ก ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘๐‘’ ๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘ ๐‘ฆ. ๐‘Œ๐‘œ๐‘ขโ€™๐‘™๐‘™ ๐‘ ๐‘’๐‘’ ๐‘๐‘’๐‘œ๐‘๐‘™๐‘’ ๐‘œ๐‘› ๐‘ ๐‘œ๐‘š๐‘’ ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘ค๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘ ๐‘ก ๐‘‘๐‘Ž๐‘ฆ๐‘  ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’๐‘–๐‘Ÿ ๐‘™๐‘–๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘ , ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘ ๐‘œ๐‘š๐‘’๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘š๐‘’๐‘  ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘ ๐‘š๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘™๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘ก ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘–๐‘›๐‘”๐‘  ๐‘ฆ๐‘œ๐‘ข ๐‘‘๐‘œ ๐‘ค๐‘–๐‘™๐‘™ ๐‘š๐‘Ž๐‘˜๐‘’ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘๐‘–๐‘”๐‘”๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘ก ๐‘‘๐‘–๐‘“๐‘“๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘›๐‘๐‘’. ๐‘†๐‘œ๐‘š๐‘’๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘š๐‘’๐‘  ๐‘ ๐‘œ๐‘š๐‘’๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘’ ๐‘—๐‘ข๐‘ ๐‘ก ๐‘›๐‘’๐‘’๐‘‘๐‘  ๐‘ฆ๐‘œ๐‘ข ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘™๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘›, โ„Ž๐‘œ๐‘™๐‘‘ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’๐‘–๐‘Ÿ โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’๐‘š ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’๐‘–๐‘Ÿ ๐‘ก๐‘ฃ ๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘š๐‘œ๐‘ก๐‘’. ๐‘†๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘ฆ โ„Ž๐‘ข๐‘š๐‘๐‘™๐‘’, ๐‘˜๐‘’๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘™๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘›๐‘–๐‘›๐‘”, ๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘˜๐‘’ ๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘’ ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐‘ฆ๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ๐‘ ๐‘’๐‘™๐‘“, ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘‘๐‘œ๐‘›โ€™๐‘ก ๐‘™๐‘’๐‘ก ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘™๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘๐‘  ๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘‘ ๐‘‘๐‘Ž๐‘ฆ๐‘  ๐‘š๐‘Ž๐‘˜๐‘’ ๐‘ฆ๐‘œ๐‘ข ๐‘“๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘”๐‘’๐‘ก ๐‘คโ„Ž๐‘ฆ ๐‘ฆ๐‘œ๐‘ข ๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘‘. ๐ธ๐‘€๐‘† ๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘› ๐‘โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘™๐‘’๐‘›๐‘”๐‘’ ๐‘ฆ๐‘œ๐‘ข, ๐‘๐‘ข๐‘ก ๐‘–๐‘ก ๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘› ๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘ ๐‘œ ๐‘”๐‘–๐‘ฃ๐‘’ ๐‘ฆ๐‘œ๐‘ข ๐‘Ž ๐‘ ๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ ๐‘’ ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐‘๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘ ๐‘’ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘กโ€™๐‘  โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘‘ ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘“๐‘–๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘ฆ๐‘คโ„Ž๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘’ ๐‘’๐‘™๐‘ ๐‘’.

Now that she has earned her paramedic license, the journey doesnโ€™t end there. Looking ahead, Paige says her goals are to focus on gaining experience, become the best paramedic she can be, and to stay open to whatever opportunities the future holds.

Nelson County EMS is proud to recognize Paige for this accomplishment and the dedication it represents. Her achievement is a reflection of the commitment, perseverance, and continued growth that make our providers Excellence in Action. ๐Ÿš‘

๐Ÿ“Written by: Lauren Walker-Millard

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This year's stop recognized Paramedic Wesley "Wes" England, who passed away on June 2, 2025. Wes dedicated his life to serving others as both a Critical Care Paramedic and law enforcement officer, leaving a lasting impact on our community.

We were grateful to have Wes' family with us to witness the incredible show of support and remembrance. Thank you to the Kentucky Brotherhood Ride and everyone who came out to help honor Wes and celebrate a life dedicated to serving others. His legacy will continue to live on through the lives he touched and those who continue to serve in his memory.

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On July 25, the Kentucky Brotherhood Ride will be making a stop at Nelson County EMS Station One, 1301 Atkinson Hill Ave., Bardstown with arrival at approximately 4:00 - 4:30 p.m. as they honor the life and service of Paramedic Wesley England, who died in the line of duty 6/2/2025.

We encourage everyone who is able to come out and line the route or gather at the EMS station to help give these riders the welcome they deserve. Your presence is a meaningful way to show support for Wes, his family, and the first responder community.

For those unfamiliar with the Kentucky Brotherhood Ride, this incredible group of riders spends four days traveling nearly 400 miles across the Commonwealth, honoring first responders who have made the ultimate sacrifice. Each mile they ride is a tribute to those who dedicated their lives to serving others.

Letโ€™s come together as a community and show that Wesโ€™s service and sacrifice will never be forgotten.

Nelson County EMS Station 1
Saturday, July 25
Approximately 4:00โ€“4:30 p.m.

We hope to see you there.

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