CCMSD to build entry level first responder program

Sundance’s ambulance service has acquired a state-of-the-art ambulance with improved equipment and has full-time paramedics working for Crook County Medical Services District (CCMSD), says EMS Coordinator Anthony Vopat. However, there’s a final missing piece in the quest to upgrade the service: a driver/operator program.

Vopat is hoping that members of the community will be interested in stepping into this new role, which is part of a volunteer program to ensure the ambulance service is ready to respond at all times. The goal, he says, is both success and sustainability.

“There’s a chance here...