Erath County EMS

03/27/2026

🚑 Big news for Erath County!

As of Monday, every Erath County frontline ambulance now carries blood for emergency transfusions.

🚁 When minutes matter most, waiting isn’t an option. In our area, it can take up to 30 minutes for a medical helicopter to arrive—but some patients don’t have that kind of time. Now, lifesaving blood can be given immediately, right at the patient’s side and continued by air medical crews.

This expansion was made possible through our partnership with the American Red Cross and the incredible generosity of blood donors across the country. What was once available only on our CRP unit is now available on every frontline ambulance. All of our paramedics have undergone additional training to help make this goal a reality.

Pictured: EMT Madalyn and Paramedic Celina with a unit of packed red blood cells (PRBCs) newly placed on their ambulance.

❤️ Be on the lookout later this year for a blood drive hosted by us—come donate lifesaving blood, meet your local paramedics and EMTs, and see live demonstrations of how it’s used in the field to save lives.

Erath County EMS is proud to continue raising the standard of prehospital care for the community we serve.

12/24/2025

Reunions like this are rare in our profession. Yesterday, Erath County EMS and Fire crews had the privilege of reconnecting with Brityn Willingham, who was critically injured after being crushed beneath a hay stack on her family’s property.

Despite air medical transport being unavailable due to weather, the quick actions of Brityn’s father, personnel from Erath County Fire & EMS, Stephenville Fire Dept, Harbin VFD and the outstanding care provided by THR Stephenville and Cook Children’s Medical Center led to an excellent outcome.

Brityn is quite the talented pastry chef and artist! She came with her family, armed with treats and drawings for our crews. Brityn's story is a true Christmas Miracle.

From our family to yours, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

11/28/2025

Happy Thanksgiving from your Stephenville and Erath County First Responders!! Today C-Shift from ECVFD, SFD st 1 & 2, ECEMS st 1, st 2, and st 3, along with ECSO deputies gathered for our first area wide Thanksgiving celebration. We are thankful for our station family and friends.

10/23/2025

Strong work by everyone involved!

A Rogue Emu, a Life-Threatening Injury, and a Trauma System That Delivered 💪🚁

On the night of October 4th, Shawn Kelso was helping a neighbor corral a rogue emu when the bird turned aggressive, severing his femoral artery. With life hanging in the balance and 40 miles between him and the nearest trauma center, the system sprang into action.
Erath County EMS quickly recognized the severity and activated Air Evac 55 out of Mineral Wells, TX—one of the few air medical teams equipped with blood products (PRBCs). They initiated rapid transport to our Level 1 Trauma Center, where the trauma team was already standing by.
Shawn was rushed into emergency surgery and, thanks to the seamless coordination between EMS, air medical, and hospital teams, he is now recovering well.
Pictured: Shawn, his wife, and the responding flight crew. Not pictured but absolutely deserving of recognition: the outstanding team from Erath County EMS who made the first critical call.
This is trauma care at its finest—swift, collaborative, and life-saving. 💙

09/11/2025

While we reflect on the events of 9/11 we are so grateful for a community and local businesses that support our First Responders. Thank you HEB Stephenville for providing us with the ready to eat meals.

07/19/2025

This week, 💚green bows💚 have been added to our Emergency apparatus along with Erath County VFD as a visible show of solidarity and remembrance for the victims of the recent Texas Hill Country floods.

We thank our county officials for joining us in this tribute, helping to honor those who have lost their lives ,and for those who continue to search and recover in the aftermath.

These bows are a symbol of resilience, compassion, and unity in our Texas communities.

Please take a moment when you see them to reflect and remember. 💚


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06/27/2025

IT'S OFFICIAL! 🥵 Boston and New York City (JFK Airport) just had their hottest June temperature on record today, reaching a high of 102°. Baltimore Harbor reached 105° and Philly 101°, both 2nd hottest June temperatures for each city. Scorcher!

05/23/2025

Thank you THR Stephenville and Care Fight Granbury for the awesome gifts and meal for EMS week 2025. Thank you for all you do for our department and community. We appreciate all of you.

05/20/2025

Thank you Annie’s Therapeutic Companions for the Dublin Bottling Works Sodas in honor of EMS Week 2025! We appreciate all the love and support you give to our crews when they need it most !😇🐶🐾

05/20/2025

ECEMS would like to thank The Erath County Sheriff’s Department, Hard 8 BBQ, Air Evac Lifeteam 69 and Chicken Express for the delicious meal in honor of EMS week 2025. We appreciate all you do for our department and our community.

04/20/2025

It’s always a good day when we get to help a neighboring agency gets drugs and guns off the street.