11/01/2026
As we head into our fundraiser week,
I’d like to tell you a little about Yorktown EMS and what we are asking you to support. We are a non-profit EMS agency providing emergency medical services to the western portion of DeWitt County. As a non-profit agency, we do not collect funding from taxes. We are partially funded by payments made by the insurance companies for services, some self payments and primarily by donations from our generous community members.
We currently have 4 paramedics, 2 advanced EMT’s, and 9 EMT’s. We have 2 of our providers currently in school to upgrade their certification. We do not have any full time positions within the department and run solely on PRN providers who give their time when they are willing and able. In most cases, these are your neighbors responding on days/nights they are off their regular jobs. We started as a volunteer agency and our beliefs remain rooted in serving our community to the best of our ability.
Each year we continue to grow our abilities and try to enhance our services to the community. Since January 1, 2026, we have ran 595 calls including more than 30 mutual aid for surrounding areas. Our education program has issued 36 CPR cards free of charge, 32 people trained in stop the bleeding, 14 trained in the use of narcan and we participated in the diabetes awareness training at a local school. We have staffed each of the high school football home games and provided standby services for May Feast plus a first aid tent and coverage for Western Days. We also participate in the Back to School Bash and Halloween Trunk or Treat each year.
One of the big goals we accomplished this year was upgrading our service level from BLS to BLS with MICU capabilities. This means we are now capable of providing higher level services during an emergency when ALS providers are available. We are not staffed at all times with advanced providers but we are working towards it. Our goals for the next few years are to increase our provider certification level, replace an outdated ambulance, provide more education programs for our community and continue to provide quality emergency medical services to our community.
Our generous donors allow us to continue to operate and enhance our services. We are grateful that you continue to support us and we THANK YOU for allowing us to do this for the community.
