Howard County Ambulance Service

11/20/2017

Our thoughts and prayers are with the families, friends, and ems family of the Pafford Air One Bravo crew members that earned their ultimate wings.

10/31/2017

Bring your kids by the ambulance service tonight for trick or treating!

08/08/2017

School is starting soon please watch out for busses and kids waiting on the side of the roads. Have a safe and fun school year.

It's that time again where the kiddos go back to school! In honor (celebration?) of school almost in session, we are covering School Bus questions! Here are a few of the common questions that we receive:

1) 4 lane highways with a middle turning lane (5 lanes)... if we are going the opposite direction of the school bus do we have to stop...YES!!!! If you read below, the law states you must stop unless there is a median or dividing strip that is 20 feet of larger. On the highways with large grassy medians, you do not have to stop, but proceed slowly with caution.
2) I can clearly see that there are no children on my side of the road, why do I have to stop? Just because you can not see children on the side of the roadway, does not mean you can break the law. Children can quickly run into the road, and they deserve to be protected!!

27-51-1004. Passing when stopped prohibited.

(a) When a school bus vehicle stops and displays its alternating red warning lights for the purpose of loading or unloading passengers, every operator of a motor vehicle or motorcycle meeting or overtaking the school bus from any direction shall bring the motor vehicle or motorcycle to a complete stop before reaching the school bus.

(b) The operator of the motor vehicle or motorcycle shall not start up or attempt to pass in any direction until the school bus vehicle has finished receiving or discharging its passengers and is in motion again.

27-51-1005. Operation on multiple lane or divided highways.

(a) For the purpose of this section, "multiple lane highway" means a road with four (4) or more traffic lanes and with no fewer than two (2) traffic lanes for traveling in each direction.

(b) If the school bus is operated on a multiple lane highway divided by a parkway or dividing strip of twenty feet (20') or more in width and if the school bus is on the opposite side of the parkway or dividing strip, then the driver of the approaching vehicle need not stop but shall proceed with due caution for the safety of the children.

07/13/2017

Everyone please stay safe out in the heat. Here are some signs and symptoms of heat related emergencys. Thank you Texarkana FYI. For the article.

Stay hydrated and do your best to keep cool.

05/12/2017

When your crew is working the Peach Blossom Festival and get handed and alligator by the game and fish booth Of course you get a picture with it. Plus you always have to inspire new medical people.

04/19/2017

HCAS would like the citizens of Howard County to know that we will continue to provide the same high level of PARAMEDIC service throughout the county. We have and always will be dedicated to Howard County, its citizens and communities. We will work with Guardian EMS to provide PARAMEDIC intercept on the patients that their BASIC ambulance picks up and transports to Howard Memorial Hospital ensuring that residents of northen Howard County still receive the same Advanced level of care they have become accustomed to receiving.

03/28/2017

HCAS would like to remind everyone to have a plan in place for severe weather. Have numerous methods of getting up to date weather information and always rely on trusted weather sources. Do not depend on tornado sirens to alert you to impending tornadoes. Have a noaa weather radio at your home, and sign up for the code red warning system through the county. Be prepared, not scared.

03/26/2017

Please help us help you. Please have your address on your house or on the road way by your driveway. Here's is some information that will help. Thank you.

03/05/2017

HCAS would like to thank all of our employees for the dedication and professionalism over the past 2 weeks covering the regional and state basketball games. We proved once again we are prepared to handle anything with a level of dedication and service that goes above and beyond.

02/22/2017

HCAS is providing stand by coverage for the 4A regional and State Basketball tournament. Good luck to all teams playing in the tournaments and hope you enjoy your time in Nashville.

10/21/2016

Thank you to Nashville ABC School and Head Start for letting us come and show the ambulances and the equipment.