With the week dipping below zero everyday we want to share some important reminders with to help everyone stay safe.
❄️ Frostbite: In temperatures like these, frostbite can begin in as little as 10 minutes. If you need to go outdoors, please cover as much exposed skin as possible and limit time outside.
🚗 Travel Preparedness: If you are traveling, we recommend keeping emergency supplies in your vehicle, including warm blankets, boots, water, and a jacket, in case of unexpected delays. Keeping your gas tank full is also strongly advised.
🏠 Loved Ones: Please take a moment to check on friends, neighbors, and family members to ensure they are staying warm. Furnaces and heating systems are more likely to fail during extreme cold.
🥗 Food and Water: Even though we may not be sweating, staying hydrated and eating regular, nutritious meals remains very important. If you or someone you know needs assistance, please reach out to the wonderful resources available in our community.
Can you see your house numbers from the street? Often after it snows, after shoveling, after snow blowing, your house numbers are covered. First Responders need to be able to find you when you call! Take a quick look…are your numbers visible?
After a life-or-death incident, biology student Anthony Lange set out to pursue a career in emergency medicine.
01/09/2026
Its Law Enforcement Appreciation Day!
Thank you Cross Plains Police Department, Dane County Sherrifs Office and all other law enforcement for all you do and being wonderful partners in serving our communities
01/07/2026
Cross Plains 33 is now in service!!
01/03/2026
What’s going on in Cross Plains, WI
01/03/2026
Once again for 2026, CPEMS will offer CPR classes! We teach BLS, Heartsaver and Hands only CPR. We teach individuals, groups, schools, churches and businesses. You can go to our website and sign up. Questions? Email us.
New this year, we are reaching out to farms and businesses to teach First Aid and Stop the bleed! Email us at chief@crossplainsems.com
01/01/2026
Happy New Year! We are hear for you 24/7/365!!
12/29/2025
Resolve to be ready to perform CPR in 2026. If you have not learned this life-saving skill, check for classes offered in your area. Then download the PulsePoint app on your cell phone, which can notify you about nearby sudden cardiac arrests.
12/17/2025
Happy Holidays from our party to yours! Stay safe, Be Kind, and stay healthy!
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“Neighbors helping Neighbors” was the theme back in 1977 when Emergency Medical Services (EMS) districts were established. Local residents enjoyed giving back to the community by volunteering to be trained and volunteer in the EMS (ambulance) service. Prior to 1977, transports to the hospital for medical emergencies (whether due to an illness, injury, or accident) were performed by the local police or the Dane County Traffic police in the back of a station wagon. There were no additional medically trained personal to ride with the patient, provide patient care, or even contact the hospital with a report on the patient prior to arrival at the emergency department.
A lot has changed in the past 36 years: patient care is now provided by licensed Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) who operate under a physician license with a minimum of two (2) attendants to treat and monitor the patient during transport. Additionally, Cross Plains Area EMS provides a higher level of care than the Basic EMT level. Cross Plains Area EMS is licensed at the Advanced EMT level which allows the members to start IVs in the field and administer additional medication than the basic level of care. Cross Plains Area EMS is required to submit a State of Wisconsin-approved operational plan, along with approved patient care protocols as part of our service. Volunteer EMT’s licenses are valid only for two years, after which they are required to have completed over 50 hours of refresher training and certification through our local medical director and Madison College (MATC).
Cross Plains EMS is in need of additional volunteers to staff the ambulance, for both weekday and weekend coverage. We understand that EMT training is time-consuming and demanding, especially for people who are already very busy with work, their personal lives, and additional activities outside the home; however, as part of our operational plan required by the State of Wisconsin, we are required to provide emergency medical services 24-hours a day, 365 days a year. Medical emergencies happen at any time: day or night, holidays, weekends, and during birthday parties. A minimum of two (2) licensed crew members are required to respond to treat and transport the patient. We prefer to have three (3) members on a call so two (2) can treat the patient and one can drive the ambulance.
Currently about 62% of the members of the Cross Plains Area EMS do not live in the village of Cross Plains or even in the geographical area we serve. These members come from all over: Plain, Barneveld, Madison, Middleton, Mount Horeb and beyond and usually work a 12-hour shift providing coverage to the residents of the district. In addition, several members live in the district but are required to stay at the station for appropriate response times. We need to have additional local residents become trained and help with daytime and weekend coverage.
