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− | ==RUTHERFORD COUNTY EMS==
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− | RCEMS IS A TAX PAYER FUNDED THIRD SERVICE EMS AGENCY PROVIDING ALS 911 SERVICE WITHIN THE COUNTY PROPER AND ALL MUNICIPALITIES WITHIN ITS BORDERS. SERVICE IS PROVIDED BY 13 ALS EQUIPPED AMBULANCES AND 2 SUPERVISORS WHICH ARE STAFFED 24/7/365 AND IS SUPPLEMENTED BY 2 COUNTYWIDE ALS AMBULANCES DURING PEAK HOURS.
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− | ; SUPERVISOR UNITS : MEDIC 21 AND MEDIC 22 ARE THE ON SHIFT ASSISTANT DIRECTOR AND NORTH END SUPERVISOR, RESPECTIVELY. SUPERVISOR UNITS MAY BE AUTOMATICALLY DISPATCHED TO HIGH ACUITY CALLS (SHOOTING, STABBING, UNRESPONSIVE/MAN DOWN, CPR IN PROGRESS, CRITICAL MVA, ETC). M21 RESPONDS TO CALLS SOUTH OF I840 WHILE M22 RESPONDS TO CALLS NORTH OF I840.
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− | ; COUNTYWIDE UNITS : M13 AND M19 ARE THE COUNTYWIDE "FLOAT" UNITS. THESE UNITS ARE IN-SERVICE FROM 0800 - 2000 HRS AND ROAM TO DIFFERENT ZONES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY BASED ON CALL VOLUME AND UNIT AVAILABILITY. MEDIC 39 IS QUARTERED WITH MEDIC 1 AND ADDITIONALLY PROVIDES BACKUP 911 SERVICE WHEN MEDIC 1 IS UNAVAILABLE.
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− | ; INTERFACILITY TRANSPORT (IFT) UNIT : MEDIC 39 IS AN ALS STAFFED CRITICAL CARE AMBULANCE WHICH IS PRIMARILY TASKED WITH CONDUCTING INTERFACILITY TRANSFERS FROM SAINT THOMAS RUTHERFORD AND STONECREST HOSPITAL TO HOSPITAL FACILITIES IN NASHVILLE.
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− | ; ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF : ADMIN STAFF ARE ASSIGNED UNIT NUMBERS M23 - M35. THESE UNITS ARE FULLY STOCKED ALS SUVs AND MAY VOLUNTARILY RESPOND TO CALLS FROM TIME TO TIME. HOWEVER, THEY ARE NOT AUTOMATICALLY DISPATCHED TO CALLS BY THE COMMUNICATIONS CENTER.
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− | ===Number of response units===
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− | 12 Ambulance stations
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− | 17 ALS Ambulances
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− | 29 Ambulances
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− | 1 Tactical Response Unit
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− | 6 4x4 ALS First Response Units
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− | Rutherford County has 13 ambulances operating on a standard 24 hour on and 48 hour off shift and an additional 4 ambulances operating on an alternate 12 hour shift, and AmBuBus, a Mass Casualty Bus.
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− | ===STATIONS / UNIT NUMBERS===
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− | *STATION 1 / SALEM ROAD
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− | **MEDIC 1
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− | **MEDIC 21 (SUPERVISOR)
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− | **MEDIC 39 (PRIMARY IFT UNIT)
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− | *STATION 2 / BURTON STREET
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− | **MEDIC 2
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− | **MEDIC 15
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− | *STATION 3 / BLACKMAN
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− | **MEDIC 3
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− | *STATION 4 / MTSU
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− | **MEDIC 4
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− | *STATION 5 / CHRISTIANA
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− | ** MEDIC 5
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− | *STATION 6 / SMYRNA WEST
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− | **MEDIC 6
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− | *STATION 7 / SMYRNA CENTRAL
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− | ** MEDIC 7
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− | *STATION 8 / STONECREST
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− | **MEDIC 8
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− | **MEDIC 22 (SUPERVISOR)
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− | *STATION 9 / LAVERGNE
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− | **MEDIC 9
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− | *STATION 10 / EAGLEVILLE
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− | **MEDIC 10
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− | *STATION 11 / SIEGEL
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− | **MEDIC 11
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− | * STATION 12 / MANCHESTER
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− | **MEDIC 12
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− | *COUNTYWIDE
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− | **MEDIC 13
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− | **MEDIC 19
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| ==County Documentation and Notes== | | ==County Documentation and Notes== |
| * [http://firerescue.rutherfordcountytn.gov/| Rutherford County Fire Website] | | * [http://firerescue.rutherfordcountytn.gov/| Rutherford County Fire Website] |
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| * [http://rcgis.maps.arcgis.com/home/webmap/viewer.html?webmap=d54675ab0c5d4a999ff9de0b6a7b5d4a| Rutherford County Fire District Map] | | * [http://rcgis.maps.arcgis.com/home/webmap/viewer.html?webmap=d54675ab0c5d4a999ff9de0b6a7b5d4a| Rutherford County Fire District Map] |
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| ==Related Wiki Pages== | | ==Related Wiki Pages== |