Durham County Emergency Medical Services

10/19/2026

10/19/2026

Today is Save Sunday, where we recognize the medics, AEMTs and EMTs who were involved in cardiac arrests with sustained ROSC (return of spontaneous circulation) during the previous week. Great job everyone!

10/16/2026

Tomorrow evening, we will be lighting our fire stations in red to honor Firefighter Andrew Brokes.

The DBAP, ATC, City Hall, and many other businesses and communities have agreed to join us in this effort.

If you have the ability, we are asking all of Durham to please show some red in honor of Andrew - and to tag the photos with

10/15/2026

Did you know this week is Emergency Nurses Week? Join us in thanking, and celebrating, emergency nurses around the world.

10/14/2026

Today is Well Done Wednesday, where we spotlight exceptional work by our paramedics, AEMTs and EMTs. This week’s honorees are the crews who responded to the early morning structure fire on Marly Drive which tragically claimed the life of Durham Fire Department Firefighter Andrew Brokes and injured two other firefighters, as well as the crews who remained on scene into the next day to assist DFD.

10/13/2026

Thanks to Emergency Chaplains for the food!

10/12/2026

Durham County EMS was honored to transport fallen Durham Fire Department Firefighter Andrew Brokes from the NC Medical Examiner's Office in Raleigh to Lowe Funeral Home in Burlington. Paramedic Drake Cogley, AEMT Jacob Byrd, Paramedic Hayleigh Whipp, Paramedic Cydni Powell, and Paramedic Cherrelle Thornton staffed the two Durham ambulances in the procession.

10/11/2026

Today is Save Sunday, where we recognize the medics, AEMTs and EMTs who were involved in cardiac arrests with sustained ROSC (return of spontaneous circulation) during the previous week. Great job everyone!

A special shout out to the staff at IBM, who used bystander CPR and an AED to successfully resuscitate a coworker before help even arrived.

10/09/2026