Cheyenne County Ambulance

02/11/2026

🚑🇺🇸 EMS Day at the Colorado State Capitol 🇺🇸🚑

Kenny and Theresa Echols proudly represented Cheyenne County EMS Services at EMS Day at the Capitol, standing alongside fellow EMS leaders and providers from across Colorado to advocate for Emergency Medical Services—especially the critical needs of rural communities.

Throughout the day, we met with legislators, attended sessions, and shared the real-life challenges and victories that come with delivering emergency care in rural Colorado. From extended response times to staffing shortages and limited resources, rural EMS faces unique obstacles—and it’s essential that those realities are heard at the state level.

Events like this remind us that when rural agencies speak together, our voice carries further. We are honored to represent Cheyenne County, our patients, and the dedicated EMS professionals who answer the call—day or night, no matter the distance.

Thank you to everyone who continues to support rural EMS and the communities we serve.

01/13/2026

It seems a LOT of people don’t actually know what EMTs & Paramedics do…

🚑 If you call an ambulance, please know these things:

1️⃣ We don’t run.
No, we’re not lazy. No, we don’t “not care.”
“Slow is smooth, smooth is fast” isn’t a catchphrase — it’s how we don’t kill people by accident. The faster we move, the sloppier things get. Calm, controlled, and calculated = better care. Panic helps no one (especially the patient).

2️⃣ We don’t just “scoop and run” anymore.
Dragging a critically sick person to the hospital ASAP is actually wrong most of the time.
Ambulances carry meds and equipment ERs use, and our job is to stabilize before we move. Moving a super unstable patient too fast = worse outcomes.
Fun fact: many agencies don’t even transport cardiac arrests until pulses come back.

3️⃣ We’re basically a rolling ER with cup holders.
We carry meds that raise BP, lower BP, speed up hearts, slow down hearts, open lungs, stop seizures, reverse overdoses, sedate, paralyze, relieve pain, stop vomiting, and fix some truly wild physiology.
We interpret EKGs, start IVs & IOs (yes, the bone drill 😬), intubate, cardiovert, defibrillate, pace hearts, run CPAP/BiPAP, give blood, and perform emergency surgical procedures like chest decompressions and crics.

And we do all this:
• in the dark
• in tiny bathrooms
• in hoarder houses
• on highways
• in the rain, heat, snow
• surrounded by phones recording us
• in a moving metal box doing 60+ mph

We’re part nurse, part doctor, part respiratory therapist, part MacGyver.

4️⃣ Our safety comes first. Always.
If a call sounds sketchy, we stage.
If someone gets hostile, we drop our gear and leave — even mid-care.
We don’t carry guns, and we’re not becoming patients ourselves. One injured medic turns one patient into three real fast.

So yeah… EMTs and Paramedics are NOT the red-headed step-child of healthcare or first response.
We are healthcare providers who specialize in ✨️Pre-Hospital Emergency Medicine✨️.

Also… Chicago Fire, 911 Lone Star, and TV EMS in general?
🎬 Not even close to real life.

Please be patient, trust the process, and let us do our jobs.
If you’re confused — ask. There’s usually a very good reason why we’re doing what we’re doing.

~ credit: Matthew Dearmore~

12/05/2025

We had a great night training. Extrication is something we perform often with vehicle accidents, however it takes hours of training to make sure everyone is trained and ready when those skills are called on. Everyone from Fire, EMS and Law work together to train our new crew members and refresh skills for everyone else.
Thank you to Cheyenne Wells Fire, Kit Carson Fire and Cheyenne County Sheriffs Office for all making this a great night with us!

10/28/2025

To all of the first responders, thank you!

09/05/2025

We are looking for 4 flatscreen TVs for the Ambulance Dept ( 2 for each station) We need 2 that are larger for classroom training at each station and 2 could be smaller, like 40” that will be mounted in each station to show information about calls to our EMTs when they are responding to the station. If you have a TV that you are no longer using and willing to donate please contact one of us or message us on Facebook. Thank you!

08/18/2025

Your county needs you! Please consider joining the Cheyenne County Ambulance Service as an EMT. Class starts this Fall and there will be an introductory evening in September for you to explore what it’s like and ask questions. Please click the link or scan the code for more information at NO obligation.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1KpLISqok-mJBa5A_vz5oXH-4z4Xb5Y3Bi-tAMuzsoZ0/edit?usp=drivesdk

06/30/2025

06/11/2025

Thank you to the amazing crews of Air Life, Hugo Ambulance, Kit Carson Fire and Cheyenne Sheriffs Office who provided critical care, support and trafic control on our call yesterday! We appreciate your partnership as we all work together to care for our citizens.

05/22/2025

If you see an EMT or driver in the community, besure to thank them for their service!