EASTERN WAKE EMS (INCLUDING Knightdale, Rolesville, Wendell and Zebulon) is raising funds in the amount of $40.00 per family. This money will be used to help cover daily operating expenses.
***THIS IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE $60.00
WAKE COUNTY MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM***
Each family who participates will receive one (1) complimentary 10 X 30 Color Family Portrait.
This portrait, a $109.00 value, will be taken at the appropriate EMS facility by a definite appointment. These portraits will be taken by Summit Productions and additional portraits will be available within three weeks. Summit can be reached at 919-734-6140 or 800-247-9538.
We thank you for your past support and appreciate your continued assistance with our fund-raising efforts. If there are any questions, please feel free to contact Director Garland Tant at 365-1616.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
File of Life
When you are sick and you call 911 you will get a series of questions which prompts 911 to dispatch EMS very fast or normal speed. They also give us information to let us know what is going on with you. When you are sick you do not feel like answering a lot of questions so we have created a form for you to fill out and place on your refrigerator. This form will speak for you and speed up time. It is, however, very important that you keep this form updated at all times. To receive a copy of the form click here.
History of Eastern Wake EMS
Eastern Wake EMS, formerly Knightdale, Wendell, and Zebulon EMS, was formed in July 2005 . The three departments began discussing a merger after the three departments received budget cuts in 2004-05.
After numerous meetings with the three Boards, each agency voted to move forward with the merger. A steering committee consisting of three members of each agency and the County Manager were put together to spearhead these efforts. They were tasked to write policy and procedures, bylaws, personnel policies and to put together a budget on behalf of all three departments. The name of Eastern Wake Emergency Medical Service, Inc. (EWEMS)was chosen by a vote of the memberships of each agency.
Wendell EMS was formulated as the first EMS agency in Wake County in 1962 and they were chosen to be the surviving agency. Wendell officially became Eastern Wake EMS on May 1, 2005. Knightdale and Zebulon folded into Eastern Wake EMS on July 1, 2005. During this process we worked closely with Dr. Myers, our system Medical Director, and Ryan Lewis, the system QA Coordinator, for the Wake County EMS System on how many ambulances are needed in Eastern Wake County to provide the service and where those ambulances need to be positioned in order to improve response times. We took an EMS System approach instead of a territorial approach as we made these decisions.
The members and the administrative staff are excited about the future of Eastern Wake EMS.
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