Medical calls are a large majority of what we run.

Ambulance 7-1 was built on a 2012 Chevy Silverado 3500 Duramax HD Chasis with an Allison transmission. It was put into service in May 2012 and has since responded to over 1,100 calls. It was the primary ambulance for over 6 years but now rotates as the primary ambulance with its brother “Ambulance 7-2.” It is an “ALS” (Advanced Life Support) ambulance equipped with 2 “Jump” bags and a Lifepak 15 Cardiac monitor stored on the cot for rapid deployment along with multiple other tools stored on the apparatus for medical and fire response.

Ambulance 7-2 is a 2018 Chevy 3500 HD Duramax with an Allison transmission. It was purchased early this year using a 90% grant, meaning that West Routt only paid for 10% of the total cost of the ambulance. It has replaced our older ambulance which was a 2001 and often did not start when it was needed. It is also an ALS ambulance and along with its medical equipment and supplies, which mimic ambulance 7-1, carries air packs in the event that it is deployed to a fire. It is equipped with an auto loading cot which is becoming required in all ambulances and helps to save our EMTs and Firefighters from injuring themselves when lifting the patient into the back of the ambulance. We are very grateful for the local businesses that assisted us in acquiring the grant to obtain this ambulance that was truly needed.