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Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2178 Friday Harbor, WA 98250 Administrative Offices / Town Station: 1079 Spring Street Friday Harbor, WA 98250
Do You Know What To Do In An Emergency?
When you have an emergency, immediately call 9-1-1 and give the dispatcher the following information: Nature of the illness or accident Number of people involved Exact location including address, apartment number or block of the street Your name and call back number Anything else the dispatcher might ask DO NOT HANG UP UNTIL INSTRUCTED TO…
Every 15 Minutes
Every 3 years we offer an anti-drinking and driving program called “Every 15 Minutes” which is an experiential high-impact and community involving program aimed at helping high schoolers resist the pressures to drink and drive. Learn More About Every 15 Minutes >>
Life’s lessons are best learned through experience. Unfortunately, when the target audience is teens and the topic is drinking and driving, experience is not the teacher of choice.
Classroom Visits
We’ll bring the ambulance and age appropriate learning activities to your classroom that highlight the need for accident and injury prevention.
Free Safety Equipment
Through our Injury Prevention Program, we give away child bicycle helmets, infant and child car seats and toddler booster seats.
We have available:
- Infant car seats through booster seats.*
- Bicycle helmets from toddler to large child.*
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Non-Emergency Transport
We do have limited capability to provide some physician approved, non-emergency transportation to our District residents to and from the mainland and here on island as well. If you are non-ambulatory, bedridden, or require oxygen or medical attendants, you may qualify. Contact your on-island physician to access this service. Medicare will usually not pay for…
EMS Apparatus
M-37 Paramedic Quick Response Vehicle M-37 is our newest paramedic quick response vehicle. This vehicle was placed in service in 2007. Operated usually by Paramedic Weyshawn Koons, it is outfitted with cardiac monitoring, defibrillation capability, emergency airway equipment and trauma stabilizing equipment. It allows our paramedic to quickly arrive on scene to provide stabilization while…
AED Location Map
Our goal is to have an AED unit within 3 minutes of every resident of our EMS District. We currently have over 50 AED units deployed throughout the County in ambulances, EMTs cars, Deputy vehicles, fire engines, community buildings, resorts and in homes of citizens willing to respond to their neighbor’s cry for help.
Tips for a safer living space – Light it up!
Keep your home brightly lit to avoid tripping on objects that are hard to see. Also: Place night lights in your bedroom, bathroom and hallways. Place a lamp within reach of your bed for middle-of-the-night needs. Make clear paths to light switches that aren’t near room entrances. Consider trading traditional switches for glow-in-the-dark or illuminated…
New EMS Station Under Construction
The new Frank Wilson EMS Building is now under construction at the site of the new Peace Island Medical Center near the airport. The groundwork is almost complete and the foundation is going in next. Stay tunes for updates as the work progresses.