Parker Volunteer Ambulance Service

06/05/2026

Parker Ambulance and our community partners are planning a large scale training on Tuesday, June 30th. We are in need of victims/patients. We’d need your help from approximately 4pm to 8pm. Pizza and drinks will be provided! If you can assist with this, please message our page for more information!

We are greatly appreciative of your willingness to help us train, learn, and grow as public safety professionals! 🚒🚑🚓

05/25/2026

Today, we pause to remember and honor the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving our country. Memorial Day is more than a long weekend — it is a time to reflect on the courage, selflessness, and dedication of those who gave their lives to protect the freedoms we enjoy every day.

At Parker Ambulance, we are especially grateful for all who have answered the call to serve, both past and present. We remember the fallen, honor their legacy, and keep their families in our thoughts today and always.

Please take a moment today to remember those heroes who never made it home.

🇺🇸 From all of us at Parker Ambulance, thank you and God Bless the USA. 🇺🇸

05/21/2026

We found some goodies in the ambo bay at Sanford for EMS week! Thank you for the treats and the recognition, Sanford Health! 🥰🫶🏻

05/21/2026

What a cool shoutout! We have developed a great relationship with Lennox Ambulance and always appreciate ALS assistance from 449L and crew when needed! Thanks guys! Happy EMS week! 😎

🚑 EMS Week – Thursday Spotlight 🚒

Today, we’re proud to recognize the incredible partnerships we share with the fire and EMS agencies throughout Lincoln and Turner Counties. Working together, these teams provide rapid response, skilled care, and unwavering support to the communities we serve every day.

Whether responding to emergencies, assisting at scenes, or supporting one another behind the scenes, teamwork is what makes our system strong. We are grateful for the dedication, professionalism, and commitment of all our partner agencies.

Thank you for all you do to keep our communities safe.

Tea Volunteer Fire Department Lennox Volunteer Fire Department Chancellor Community Fire Department Worthing Community Fire and Rescue Canton-Inwood Ambulance Hurley Volunteer Fire/Ambulance Service Parker Volunteer Ambulance Service Marion Ambulance Centerville Ambulance

05/21/2026

Children are not just “small adults” — caring for pediatric patients requires specialized training, equipment, communication, and compassion. Today during EMS Week, we recognize the importance of EMS for Children (EMSC) and the providers who are prepared to care for our youngest patients during emergencies.
From calming frightened children and supporting anxious parents to delivering lifesaving care in critical moments, EMS professionals work hard to ensure children receive the best possible care when it matters most.
This is also a great reminder for families to:
✅ Teach children how and when to call 911
✅ Keep emergency contact information updated
✅ Use proper car seats and seat belts
✅ Learn CPR and basic first aid

Thank you to all EMS providers who care for children with skill, patience, and kindness every single day.

05/19/2026

During EMS Week, we honor the men and women who answer the call — no matter the hour, the weather, or the circumstances. EMS is more than a profession; it is a commitment to serve others with compassion, courage, and unwavering dedication.

Behind every siren is a team that has spent countless hours training, learning, and preparing for the moments when lives depend on them. The work demands sacrifice — missed holidays, interrupted family dinners, sleepless nights, and time away from loved ones — all in the name of serving our communities selflessly.

EMS professionals carry the weight of difficult calls, high-pressure decisions, and emotional moments, yet continue to show up each day with strength, professionalism, dignity, and heart.

This EMS Week, we thank all serving for their commitment, resilience, and compassion. Your service makes a difference in the lives of so many, and our communities are stronger and safer because of you.

Thank you for all you do. 🚑

05/17/2026

Happy EMS Week!

To every EMT, paramedic, dispatcher, firefighter-medic, flight crew member, ER tech, and the countless support staff who run toward the chaos when the rest of us run away—thank you. From the bottom of our hearts.

This week isn't just another checkbox on the calendar. It's a chance to pause and truly see you. The ones who crawl into mangled cars at 2 a.m. on rain-slick highways. The ones who hold a terrified child's hand while starting an IV. The ones who deliver the worst news a family will ever hear with gentleness and dignity. The ones who carry the weight of every call long after the shift ends.

You see people on their absolute worst days—broken, bleeding, panicked, grieving—and you meet them with steady hands, calm voices, and compassion that never seems to run out, even when your own tank is on empty. You miss birthdays, holidays, school plays, and anniversaries because someone else's emergency doesn't wait. You come home smelling like diesel, blood, and sweat, too wired to sleep, knowing tomorrow you'll do it all over again.

You've carried strangers who became some mother's son, someone's grandfather, a little girl's hero. You've brought people back from the brink when science said they shouldn't be here. You've held the line between life and death so many times that the rest of us almost take it for granted—until it's our loved one on the stretcher, and suddenly we understand what you really are: real-life guardian angels in turnout gear and tactical boots.

The job asks everything of you. It takes pieces of your heart, your sleep, your peace of mind. And still, you show up. Day after day. Night after night. In blizzards, heat waves, pandemics, and everything in between.

So during this EMS Week, we want you to feel seen. We want you to know that your exhaustion matters. Your sacrifices matter. The quiet moments when you cried in the ambulance bay after a pediatric arrest, or laughed with your crew at 4 a.m. just to stay sane—those moments matter. You matter.

To the rookies just getting started and the veterans with decades of scars and stories: thank you for answering the call when the world needed you most. Thank you for every life touched, every family comforted, every second chance you helped create. We couldn't do what you do. Most people can't. That's why you're extraordinary. Today and every day, we honor you, we appreciate you, and we pray for your safety. Keep fighting the good fight. We've got your back.

Happy EMS Week—with all the gratitude in the world.

----Team USFRA
https://www.usfra.org/public-safety-discussions/happy-ems-week-from-usfra

05/11/2026

It’s National Police Week!

This week we honor the courage, sacrifice, bravery, and commitment of the men and women in blue. We see you and we appreciate you!

Special thanks to Turner County Sheriff's Office, South Dakota. for all they do for us! We are so thankful for your service and your teamwork!

05/10/2026

The Parker Ambulance would like to wish all the Mom’s out there a HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!! Have a wonderful day!

05/10/2026

🚗💡 Did you know?
Wearing a seat belt reduces the risk of serious injury and saves lives—and it’s the law.

From May 11–31, 2026, the Turner County Sheriff’s Office will be participating in the Click It or Ticket High‑Visibility Enforcement Campaign. Deputies will be actively watching for seat belt use during both daytime and nighttime hours.
Here’s the simple breakdown:

✅ Seat belts protect you in a crash
✅ They protect everyone else in your vehicle
✅ They help you avoid an unnecessary ticket
Buckling up takes one second, but it can make a lifetime of difference.

Every seat. Every trip.

👉 Click it or ticket.