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Grand County EMS is an ALS ambulance service that serves Moab, Utah and the surrounding area.

09/02/2026

Thanks West Valley City Fire Department for giving us a shout out, and thanks for the help getting our program going!

08/30/2026

Today, we celebrate EMT Kaelynn Wareham! 🎉

Kaelynn was first introduced to Grand County EMS in 2025 as one of our high school interns. She went on to complete our winter EMT course, successfully pass the National Registry EMT exam, and become GCEMS’s first-ever paid intern this summer.

Now, Kaelynn is spreading her wings and heading off to college! Her curiosity, dedication, and wonderful sense of humor have carried her through each new challenge, and we have loved watching her skills and confidence grow along the way.

Kaelynn, we are incredibly proud of you and wish you all the best in this next adventure. Don’t forget to send us that postcard! 💙🚑

08/29/2026

Grand County EMS (GCEMS) and Moab Valley Fire Department (MVFD) are currently serving together as a Rapid Extraction Module Support (REMS) team at the Slough Fire in the Book Cliffs.

During operational downtime, team members are running field scenarios and practicing patient packaging and transport using their new UTV, which has been specially modified to carry a patient through remote and rugged terrain.

REMS teams are highly trained medical and rescue resources positioned on wildland fires to quickly reach, treat, and safely extract injured or ill firefighters from areas that may be difficult to access by ambulance.

This marks the first deployment for our joint REMS team. GCEMS and MVFD are proud to have the skilled personnel, specialized training, and equipment needed to support wildland firefighters wherever we are called to serve. And when not away from home, the REMS team can be deployed in Grand County when a call comes in.

08/28/2026

🔥 Another wildfire deployment is underway! 🚑

This week, AEMT Michael Allen and EMT Chad Heying were dispatched as medical resources to the Tom Creek Fire in Tooele County, Utah. The wildfire began Monday, August 24, and has grown to nearly 5,000 acres with 10% containment.

Throughout this active wildfire season, Grand County EMS crews have deployed to numerous fires across Utah. We are proud to have a strong team of EMS professionals with the specialized training and willingness to help our neighbors wherever they are needed.

Michael and Chad, thank you for putting your lives on hold to answer the call.

Godspeed—we’ll see you back home in two weeks! 👋

08/25/2026

Moab Valley REMS Team was deployed to the Slough Canyon fire located in a remote area in the NW corner of Grand County on Friday. REMS (Rapid Extraction Module Support team) is a specialized medical and rescue unit pre-staged at wildland fires. Their primary job is to safely rescue and extract injured, overheated, or sick firefighters from steep, remote, or dangerous fireline terrain where standard ambulances cannot reach.
Moab Valley REMS Team is a partnership between the Moab Valley Fire Department and Grand County EMS. All four team members are wildland fire and rope rescue qualified. The team also includes one paramedic and one advanced EMT. The team members are:

Team Lead - Captain Ryan Burrason MVFD
Paramedic - Division Chief Logan Brewer GCEMS
AEMT - Maggie Neilson GCEMS
Firefighter/Rescue Technician - Rick Hopkins MVFD

We wish the team well on their deployment

08/24/2026

🎉 Congratulations, Paramedic Dani Hill!

We’re excited to congratulate Dani on accepting a full-time position with the Palisade Fire Department - a well-earned opportunity that brings her work a little closer to home.

Dani has been a familiar face at Grand County EMS since taking her EMT Basic course with us back in 2015. Over the years, she has grown from EMT student to paramedic, serving the citizens and visitors of Grand County with curiosity, confidence, and dedication - all while making the drive back and forth from Grand Junction to do it.

And don’t worry - we’re not saying goodbye! Dani will remain part of the GCEMS team as a PRN (pro re nata, or “as needed”) paramedic, continuing to work with us each month while beginning this next chapter of her career.

From EMT student to 2023 GCEMS Provider of the Year, we feel incredibly fortunate to have been part of Dani’s journey - and even more fortunate that her journey with us isn’t over yet.

Congratulations, Dani! We’re proud of you and excited to see what comes next. 🚑❤️

08/18/2026

🎉 Today, we celebrate Laurel Mecham and Ryland Boretti, who successfully graduated from Paramedic School at Utah Valley University (UVU)!

It takes a village to raise a couple of paramedics! EMS Chief Smith, Division Chief Brewer, and Captain Plesner made the trek up to UVU to celebrate with Laurel and Ryland. Former GCEMS employees Josh and Hannah also joined the crew for the big day.

Paramedic school is no small undertaking—more than 1,600 hours of demanding classroom instruction, testing, skills training, and clinical rotations. Reaching graduation takes an incredible amount of time, hard work, and dedication.

Ryland and Laurel, we couldn’t be prouder of you or more excited to welcome you back to GCEMS as full-time paramedics!

Congratulations on this tremendous accomplishment! 🚑🎓👏

08/17/2026

Congratulations to EMT Mike Meenahan, who has officially completed his training period and successfully passed his final scenarios before an evaluation panel that included our Medical Director, Dr. Flanagan! 🚑👏

Before entering the regular shift rotation, newly hired GCEMS providers complete two to three months of rigorous training - from reinforcing medical knowledge and demonstrating hands-on skills to learning our extensive service area.

The whole way the crews were there to cheer him on and help him become fully acquainted - or perhaps one - with the ambulance.

Mike, we salute your hard work, dedication, and willingness to serve the people of Grand County. Congratulations, and welcome to the rotation! 🎉

Register today at www.grandcountyemsutah.gov/education!

08/11/2026

08/08/2026

🚑🩸 Grand County EMS Administers First Prehospital Blood Transfusion 🩸🚑

On July 19, Grand County EMS administered its first prehospital blood transfusion since launching our field blood program on July 1.

Our crew responded to a motor vehicle crash involving a patient with significant blood loss. During transport, paramedics administered a unit of plasma, allowing treatment to begin before the patient arrived at the hospital.

While this was the first time blood products were administered to a patient, our blood cooler has already been deployed on seven incidents since the program began, reinforcing the value of having this capability available when it is needed.

Early blood transfusion has become an important part of trauma care for patients with severe bleeding. Bringing this treatment into the prehospital setting allows our paramedics to begin that care sooner, helping bridge the gap between the scene and the hospital.

We'd like to thank Moab Valley Fire Department, the Grand County Sheriff's Office , the Utah Highway Patrol, our flight crews, and the trauma team at Moab Regional Hospital for their teamwork and professionalism during this incident.

We are proud to provide this level of care to the residents and visitors of Grand County and appreciate the continued support of our community as we expand the services we are able to offer.

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520 East 100 North
Moab, UT
84532

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http://grandcountyemsutah.gov/

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