Industrial Silo Fire and Explosion (Iredell County, Charlotte, NC - December 21, 1997) » Emergency Medical Services

Emergency medical service is provided by a network of fully paid advanced life support units and volunteer rescue squads which supply basic life support services. The volunteer rescue squads are either a part of the volunteer fire departments or operate as independent organizations. All emergency medical services, however, operate under the authority of the County Medical Director. The fully staffed advanced life support organization maintains a minimum of six fully staffed ALS units operating from four bases located in the county.

Aeromedical service is provided by eight medevac services responding from regional trauma centers. The three closest services to Iredell County operate three helicopters from Charlotte, two from Winston-Salem, and one from Durham.

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