05/29/2026
🚑 WHEN IT’S AN EMERGENCY, CALL 911 🚑
Not the station phone.
Not a friend.
Not Facebook.
Not the Tik Tok
Not “on the line.”
Not driving to our base (We aren’t always there).
Not “someone you know in EMS”
Here are FIVE important reasons why calling 911 immediately matters:
1️⃣ Fastest Response Possible
911 dispatchers alert the closest available ambulance right away — saving valuable minutes when seconds count.
2️⃣ Crews Get Critical Information En Route
Dispatchers gather details about the patient, location, hazards, and symptoms so paramedics arrive prepared.
3️⃣ You Receive Immediate Instructions
911 can provide lifesaving guidance before crews arrive — including CPR instructions, bleeding control, childbirth assistance, and more.
4️⃣ Multiple Resources Can Be Sent Simultaneously
If needed, dispatch can coordinate fire departments, law enforcement, helicopters, or additional ambulances instantly.
5️⃣ Calling the Office Delays Care
Administrative or station numbers are NOT monitored like 911 centers. Calling a nonemergency number can create dangerous delays in getting help started.
📞 If someone is having chest pain, difficulty breathing, stroke symptoms, severe bleeding, unconsciousness, serious injury, or any life-threatening emergency:
⚠️ ALSO IMPORTANT:
Please use ambulances for TRUE emergencies. When ambulances are tied up on non-urgent calls, they may be unavailable for heart attacks, strokes, severe trauma, breathing emergencies, and other life-threatening situations in our communities.
Our crews are always here to help — but using 911 appropriately helps ensure emergency resources remain available for those in critical need.
🚨 CALL 911 IMMEDIATELY 🚨
Your quick decision could save a life.
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Proudly serving our communities every day.
🚑 MIDMO Ambulance District
Morgan County 9-1-1 Moniteau County 911 & Emergency Management
