Milan & Dummer EMS

04/02/2026

APRIL FOOLS

With our 911 coverage area being so vast, Milan & Dummer EMS is deploying our autonomous drone program.

First response drones will enable us to get critical care to patients who need it quickly.

Drones will be able to deliver hemorrhage control supplies such as tourniquets, and automatic external defibrillators ahead of a responding ambulance.

03/30/2026

Yesterday evening, Milan & Dummer EMS along with our partners at Milan Fire Department and Berlin NH Police Department were dispatched for a Motor Vehicle Accident with injury.

Due to the nature of the incident, our primary 911 Advanced Life Support Ambulance responded along with off-duty members including a paramedic.

First responding members in conjunction with Milan Fire Command determined that the patient's injuries warranted the activation of the DHART medevac helicopter.

EMS members along with Milan Fire Department personnel extricated the patient to the waiting ambulance where they were emergently transported to the AVH helipad.

We wish to thank all of our mutual aid partners including Milan Fire, Berlin PD, along with DHART for their assistance on this response and a positive patient care outcome.

A special word of recognition to our partners at Milan Fire who provided two additional EMS providers along with our crew for the transport to the medevac helicopter. Without their assistance this call may have had a very different outcome.

03/25/2026

Milan & Dummer EMS is currently looking for EMS providers interested in working for a progressive rural service.

Following town meeting, we have adopted higher wages effective April 5, 2026.

We staff with an on call stipend of $60 for 8 hour shifts.

On the 911 side employees must live within a 10-15 minute radius of our station. Employees are paid a 2 hour minimum on top of the on call stipend when they come in for a call.

On the interfacility transfer side, employees must be within 60 minutes of the station. 2 Hour minimums are paid for all calls and a crew meal is covered for all out of town transfers.

Our hourly wages effective 4/5 are as follows:

EMR: $20 / hour
EMT: $23 / hour
AEMT: $26 / hour
Paramedic: $31 / hour

For those interested in these roles but not currently licensed, we will be holding an EMR class starting 5/13 in Berlin, NH.

If you are interested in learning more, please email admin@mdamb.com.

03/23/2026

Meet us Mondays

For this Meet us Mondays we would like to introduce you to Carrie Wentworth. Carrie was a student in our most recent Emergency Medical Responder class, and is currently enrolled in an EMT class with another one of our members.

Carrie started her career in Medicine in 2007 when she graduated from the WMCC Medical Assistant program.

Carrie currently works at the Stark Village School. Carrie truly enjoys serving her community and does so from many perspectives from her work as a first responder educator, foster parent and community volunteer.

Carrie's husband Colin is also a member of M&D and we couldn't be happier to have another dynamic duo on our roster.

Please join us in thanking Carrie for everything she does to support our communities.

03/17/2026

Milan & Dummer EMS is celebrating its 2nd year on Facebook. Thank you to our community for your continued support, none of this is possible without you.

A big thank you to our members who show up every day to make our communities a safer place.

03/16/2026

Meet us Mondays

For this weeks Meet us Monday's we're introducing the community to Erica Buteau. Erica is a recent graduate of our Emergency Medical Responder class last fall.

Erica recently moved back to her hometown of Milan, where she and her husband run their growing homestead, Legacy Acres at Stearns Brook Farm, with the help of their kids and grandkids. She is proud to now serve the same community where she grew up hearing the nightly radio tests during dinner with a dad who has been a Milan firefighter for longer than she’s been alive.

Today, Erica serves as an Emergency Medical Responder, helping provide care throughout Milan, Dummer, and our surrounding communities.

Outside of EMS, Erica is passionate about health, the environment, and community wellbeing. She is currently pursuing a Master’s in Public Health at AMU, while also earning degrees in Environmental Science and Conservation Law Enforcement at WMCC. She is also a Certified Forest Therapy Practitioner and Master Grief Coach, and enjoys helping people reconnect with nature and find support through difficult times.

Erica believes that in small towns, EMS is truly about neighbors
helping neighbors, and she’s proud to serve alongside the dedicated team at Milan & Dummer Ambulance.

Drop a comment below to welcome Erica to the team or share a hello if you’ve known her from around town!

If you would like to help serve your community, and help your neighbors like Erica, we are currently accepting applications for a 100% paid Emergency Medical Responder class that kicks off in May. Interested parties should email a resume and cover letter to admin@mdamb.com.

03/10/2026

Ahead of town meetings in Milan and Dummer this week, we wanted to share some important data. The budget ask at town meeting this year for both of our member towns is flat.

Despite significant increases in our costs and even declining 911 insurance reimbursement rates we were able to maintain a flat budget. Our call volume has significantly increased over last year at nearly 96% more calls than the prior year. This year's call volume is on pace to nearly double last year's call volume.

A big thanks to the boards of selectmen in both towns and the voters for supporting us at both town meetings last year. Your support allowed us to place a second ambulance in service which is what has allowed us to maintain a flat budget.

03/09/2026

Meet Us Mondays
For this week’s Meet Us Monday, we are proud to introduce one of our dedicated members, Eric Cripe.

Eric has been a vital part of the Milan & Dummer Ambulance team on and off for five years, bringing a total of 11 years of EMS experience to our service. As a PIFT-certified Paramedic, Eric Cripe is a cornerstone of our long-distance Paramedic Interfacility Transfer program, ensuring our patients receive expert clinical care during critical hospital-to-hospital transfers.

When he isn’t providing life-saving care, Eric keeps our fleet mission-ready as our Vehicle Maintenance Officer. He applies the same "ground-up" mechanical expertise he uses in his home shop to ensure our ambulances are always in top running condition for the community.

Eric is currently working toward his EMS Instructor license to help mentor the next generation of providers.

Off-duty, he is a devoted husband and father to three children, and a compassionate foster parent to six children of various ages.

We are honored to have members like Eric Cripe serving our towns!

03/07/2026

Congrats to our colleagues at 45th Parallel Emergency Medical Services on a successful EMR class.

Congrats to the team at 45th Parallel EMS!! They passed their final exams tonight!
Onto the National Registry!!
The 45th and Pittsburg Fire EMS have such a great team, they worked together, studied together and they are all great friends!
Sooo proud of them!

03/06/2026

If you see a school bus yellow generic ambulance around town in the next week, that's not your eyes playing tricks on you.

Ambulance One, our oldest vehicle at 15 years is out of service receiving some much needed mechanical work. Our ambulance supplier, AutoTronics graciously provided a complimentary loaner truck while repairs are being performed.

Ambulances incur heavy idle hours, rough driving and breaking as well as austere weather conditions on a regular basis. A1 is no exception. As a result, ambulances require more intensive and frequent maintenance.

Our agency is currently working on securing grant funding to offset the cost of replacing this vehicle with a new one sometime in the next 12-18 months.

03/02/2026

Meet Us Mondays
Today's Meet Us Mondays Member is Alex Fuchs.

Alex is an Advanced EMT and joined Milan & Dummer EMS three years ago as the Assistant Director and became the Chief last year. With 18 years of experience in EMS across various cities and towns in New England, Alex is proud to call Milan home.

Alex worked hard to re-launch Milan & Dummer's hospital to hospital transfer capability and was instrumental in acquiring a second ambulance for our agency. As a result of the second ambulance and the transfer programs revenue, M&D has been able to self fund necessary equipment purchases, vehicle maintenance expenses, and even payroll costs while keeping the town budget appropriations flat.

Alex has also acquired north of $100,000 in grants since he joined our agency. These grants have covered important equipment items including radios, pagers, mechanical CPR devices for both ambulances, a cardiac monitor, and even a power stretcher.

Alex along with members Eric Cripe and Michelle Lennox are also all enrolled in the New Hampshire Fire Academy Instructor One program. This program will allow Milan & Dummer EMS to instruct EMR, EMT, and AEMT classes in house. Both Alex and Eric helped to co-instruct last year's hosted EMR class with seven students.

Pictured is Alex receiving an award for a CPR save of a resident a few years ago.