Dickinson Area Ambulance

08/03/2025

Good info from US Fire

During Dickinson Ambulance Service time serving the community our own statistics showed that we used Red Lights and Sirens 15-19% of our calls. Even less driving to the hospital as EMS are well trained to take care and treat patients.
Driving an ambulance is dangerous especially if you are not trained in emergency driving. One of our rules was you don’t turn a wheel until you know where you are going. These are good rules to follow as it doesn’t help to drive fast when you are lost.

New Guidance on Emergency Medical Services Use of Lights and Siren

Posted: Jan. 25, 2024
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The use of emergency vehicles’ lights and siren does not save clinically significant amounts of time, and it is associated with an increase in ambulance crashes.

These revelations are included in a January 2024 National EMS Quality Alliance (NEMSQA) report detailing the results, lessons learned and change strategies developed during the Lights and Siren Collaborative project. The focus of the Lights and Siren Collaborative is to reduce injuries, fatalities and property damage caused by emergency medical services (EMS) vehicle collisions.

The report, “Improving Safety in EMS: Reducing the Use of Lights and Siren,” provides guidance on:

Modifying response and transport processes.
Interpreting regulations relevant to the use of lights and siren.
Modifying EMS agency contracts as needed.
Making a persuasive case to EMS clinicians and to the community for reducing lights and siren use.
The report also includes case studies highlighting results from 4 out of the 50 EMS agencies that implemented improvements focused on NEMSQA’s quality measures related to use of lights and siren.

07/01/2025

Last picture of Dickinson Area Ambulance Service. 💕🚑💕🚑💕

07/01/2025

There’s something about friends getting together and saying “see ya later”. Never goodbye.

06/30/2025

Owners of Dickinson Ambulance. Barret and Harriet Wicklund.

06/30/2025

Last day for Dickinson Ambulance. Thank you Nicole Wandler for making the cakes. We will tell you later how good they taste.

06/25/2025

Holly has a new partner tonight

06/16/2025

Hope every Dad had a great day.

05/26/2025

05/23/2025

The Dickinson Area Ambulance Service was honored as North Dakota's top EMS provider for 2025, highlighting its role in care, outreach and emergency response.

05/23/2025

Memorial Day weekend. Take a moment to honor and remember.

05/23/2025

Dickinson Ambulance has been so lucky over all the years we’ve served this community. We all live by this.

05/18/2025

Borrowed this from BCEMS.

Today marks the start of EMS Week 2025. This year's theme is We Care. For Everyone.

But what happens when we can't?

Across our country, and right here in North Dakota, EMS is in crisis. Our services, built on a foundation of commitment, heart, and small-town volunteerism, are being stretched thin. Fewer volunteers are stepping up, paid staffing is hard to sustain, and some of our smallest communities are facing the hard question: what happens next?

As someone who's been involved in EMS for quite a while now, both professionally and personally, it's something that weighs heavy. Not just because I'm an EMS Director, but because I’ve got family living in these rural towns. Towns where the ambulance may not always be available in the future unless something changes. Many of these services see fewer than 50 calls a year. Without volunteers, keeping the lights on 24/7 with paid staff alone just isn’t realistic.

So yes, let’s take this week to thank our paramedics, EMTs, and first responders. They deserve every bit of recognition and more. But let’s also use it as a time to start the real conversations. EMS Week should be more than just positive outreach and themed days. It should be a wake-up call.

We need to talk to our neighbors, our leaders, and our legislators. We need to advocate for support, for funding, for solutions. Because the reality is without action, some communities may soon face the day where this year's theme of We Care. For Everyone, becomes No One's Left to Care For Anyone.

Thank you to all the EMS professionals out there, volunteer and paid, for what you do, and what you continue to give. You are the heartbeat of our communities.