Michigan Area Ambulance Service

 

Regularly Scheduled Meeting Date/Time:

First Wednesday of each month starting at 7:00 p.m. Training sessions are held at each meeting, followed by a business meeting.

 

 

Description of Primary Response Area:

Service area includes the northeast part of Nelson County, including the cities of Michigan, Petersburg, Dahlen, & Whitman. Also, part of rural Fordville & Lankin in southwest part of Walsh County.

 

History:

The Michigan Area Ambulance Service is a split paid/volunteer service, providing service 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It is licensed with the State of ND as a Basic Life Support service.

 

Michigan Area Ambulance Service was organized in 1972. With 50 percent matching federal funds and donations, the first ambulance was purchased in January 1974. Dr. N. Boyd Hagen taught Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) classes and trained 25 volunteers. In July 1977 we purchased a pager system with a base station located at the Memorial Rest Home.

 

Today we are dispatched by the Lake Region 911 Center in Devils Lake and calls come across pagers and cell phones carried by all active members. Call schedules (rosters) are set up with 2 or 3 person crews, with each member on call one to two nights a week and one weekend a month. We receive approximately 60-90 calls per year.

 

We are very fortunate to have a supportive community who generously gives donations and memorials. We are always in need of more volunteers. Anyone wishing to give some of their time should contact any of our current members. We are proud to serve as the Michigan Area Ambulance Service!

 

Current Personnel:

Sarah Vaith, Paramedic (Operations Manager)

Megan Hanssen, Paramedic Dan Reineke, AEMT

Wendy Bjorlie, EMT Jim Miles, EMT

Sam Emory, RN Carol Miles, EMR

Jacob Brend, EMR Allison Reese, EMR

Dalton Anderson, Driver Mass Pedersen, Driver

Jeremy Emory, Driver Jeremiah Sherland, Driver

John Emory, Driver Colleen Weller, Driver

 

Operations Board:

Luke Lillehaugen – President Colleen Anderson – Secretary/Treasurer

Kevin Sundre – Vice President Melissa Anderson

Beth Donaghy

 

Tax District Board:

Maria Vasichek – President Cindy Gardner – Secretary/Treasurer

Jake Karas – Vice President Lori Ternquist

Cassie Geston Kevin McPherson

Donna Georgeson

 

Michigan Area Ambulance Service

117 Broadway N

P.O. Box 17

Michigan, ND 58259

701-259-2299

mavas@polarcomm.com