Southeast Electric presents Ekalaka Ambulance with check for new computers

The Ekalaka Ambulance service is staffed by eleven volunteer EMTs. Two EMTs are on-call per shift. A shift runs from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. every day of the year.

The ambulance service area is approximately 3,300 square miles. They respond to calls 15 miles north of Ekalaka to the Wyoming border south of Ekalaka. The ambulance service takes patients to Baker, Miles City, Billings, Bowman, Spearfish, Sturgis, and Rapid City. The average number of calls per year is between 75 and 100. They consist of both medical and trauma.

To keep the ambulance licensed with the state, E-reports must be submitted to Montana Emergency Care Systems in Helena. Therefore, computers are required in each ambulance.

Southeast Electric recently delivered a check in the amount of $1998.00 in addition to matching funds of $1997.00 from Basin Electric Power Cooperative and Co-Bank. This totals $5992.00; the total cost for the computers needed.

Thank you to all those who volunteer for local EMS systems!