Department Information

911 Emergency Response / Inter-Facility Transports / Special Event Standbys / Wildland Fire Medical Details / Bike Medic Patrol / Wilderness Medicine / Public Safety Education / EMT Classes / CPR Classes / EMS Continuing Education Classes / Bike Safety Classes / Childseat Safety Classes

Mission Statement

It is the mission of Glacier County Emergency Medical Services to provide pre-hospital care and medical transportation with the highest level of professionalism, the most advanced training and a deep sense of caring for our patient's and families. 

Consistent with a commitment to excellence, Glacier County Emergency Medical Services focuses a strong emphasis on quality care, treating all team members with dignity and respect, as well as the citizens we serve.

Glacier County Emergency Medical Service continually strives to maintain excellence by investing in training and technology that enhances our team member's ability to provide the highest quality of patient care, increase our community awareness and increase the value of our services.

Glacier County Emergency Medical Service is committed to the community today and into the next millennium.

General Information

Type of department:            Non-profit, county-government operated

Chief of department:          James T. Laidlaw

Type of staffing:                   Combination career/paid-on-call

Number of stations:             3

Population served:              13,247 (2000 census)

Area served:                        2,994 square miles

Operating budget:               $418,620 (2007 fiscal year)

Level of service:                   Licensed ALS (advanced life support) transport

Medical director:                 Karyn Thornton, PA-C, NREMT-P

Call Volume (by fiscal year)

1999 -       296

2000 -       345

2001 -       464

2002 -       702

2003 -       699

2004 -       658

2005 -       675

2006 -       707

2007 -       757

Response Fleet

2001 Chevy Tahoe Command Vehicle (Command-1)

2001 Chevy 2500 Pickup (Special Ops-1)

1999 Type 2 Med-Tec 4x4 Ambulance (A4), special event and incident ambulance.

2008 Type 1 Med-Tec Ambulance (A3), 1st-out ALS truck.

2005 Type 3 Med-Tec Mini-Mod Ambulance (A2), 2nd-out ALS truck.

2003 Type 3 Med-Tec Mini-Mod Ambulance (A1), 1st-out BLS truck.

1998 Type 1 Wheeled Coach Ambulance (A5), 1st out BLS truck at station #2.

2000 Type 3 Med-Tec Mini-Mod Ambulance (A6), 2nd-out BLS truck at station #2.

2005 Schwin SX2000 Mountain Bike (Bike-1), special operations division.

Personnel (Active Members / Includes Stations 1, 2, and 3)

Total full-time staff:                6

Paid-on-call staff:                  15

Paramedics:                          1

Critical Care Paramedics:   5

EMT/Basics:                          10

First Responders                  5

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