Jefferson County Ems/Ema

12/05/2025

Congratulations to the Jefferson County EMS Training Center 2025 Advanced EMT Class. These 16 individuals successfully completed their final class exams Thursday night. We were honored to have students from Jefferson County EMS, Jefferson County E-911, Gatlinburg Fire Department, Morristown-Hamblen EMS, Nyrstar, Pigeon Forge Fire Department, Sevier County EMS, and White Pine Volunteer Fire Department. We’re so proud of all of you!

11/08/2025

Jefferson County EMS was honored to present the Pediatric Pre-Conference for the Region 2 EMS Directors Association 2025 Annual Conference in Gatlinburg this week. We are grateful to our colleagues from East Tennessee Children’s Hospital and the University of Tennessee Perinatal Outreach Team who helped make the day a success. We provided a full day of pediatric education for 89 emergency responders from throughout the region in order to better care for the smallest members of our communities.

11/07/2025

Jefferson County EMS paramedic Justin R***r was honored this week as the Region 2 EMS Directors Association Paramedic of the Year for 2025. Justin has been a dedicated JCEMS employee since 2002 and has served our community in the paramedic role since 2005. Justin is also a long-standing member of the Kansas-Talbott Volunteer Fire Department. We are honored to have Justin as a friend and co-worker. Please join us in congratulating him on this exceptional accomplishment!

10/23/2025

Our thoughts and prayers go out to our friends and colleagues.

We are heartbroken to share that Fred Kemp, an Advanced EMT and Rescue Technician with 28 years of service, died in the line of duty today during a training exercise. This is an extremely difficult time for our agency, and we are in close contact with the Kemp family.

More information will follow, but in the meantime, please keep the Kemp family and our team in your thoughts as we process this loss.

10/01/2025

Jefferson County EMS was honored to be invited by the Tennessee Association of Rescue Squads to present their 2025 Pediatric Pre-Conference in Pigeon Forge on September 30. We were grateful to be joined by our colleagues from East TennesseeChildren’s Hospital. Participants got hands-on practice with simulated trauma emergencies and pediatric mass casualty triage, as well as engaging in a case studies lecture. We are grateful for the invitation!

08/07/2025

JCEMS is honored to introduce our newest paramedic, Alex Jones. Alex is not new to JCEMS, but we are very proud of him for completing his paramedic education and graduating today from Walters State Community College. Alex has already completed all his national and state testing, and has been issued his paramedic license. Congratulations, Alex!!

08/01/2025

Jefferson County EMS was honored to be invited to speak at the Tennessee EMS Education Association (TEMSEA) Pediatric Conference held in Murfreesboro on August 1. Along with our colleague from Oak Ridge Fire Department, we presented on pediatric hazmat events. Our other presentations included pediatric mass casualty incidents, seizures, drug awareness education, and establishing good patient care practice habits. We are grateful to TEMSEA for the opportunity and to those who participated in this educational event.

07/30/2025

Jefferson County EMS would like to congratulate Johnnie Lauderdale, who was the 2025 recipient of the Region 2 EMS Directors Association Paramedic Scholarship. Johnnie currently works as an Advanced EMT at Jefferson County EMS and will begin her paramedic education at Walters State Community College next month. The Region 2 EMS Directors Association/Angela Reams Memorial Scholarship is offered each year to a student from Walters State Community College and/or Roane State Community College. Pictured here with Region 2 president Rick Valentine.

07/23/2025

It is with profound sadness that we share the tragic loss of one of our own, Paramedic Cody Satterfield. Cody began his EMS career here at JCEMS where he is literally family. Over the years, Cody went on to serve multiple communities across East Tennessee with dedication and compassion, most recently at Hancock County EMS and Sullivan County EMS. Cody wasn’t just a skilled and caring paramedic—he was also a teacher and mentor who poured his knowledge and heart into educating the next generation of EMS providers. Our deepest condolences go out to Cody’s family, friends, and our fellow EMS agencies and team members who had the honor of working alongside him. Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers during this incredibly difficult time. Rest easy, Cody. Your impact will not be forgotten.

07/18/2025

Jefferson County EMS was honored to be invited to participate in Carson Newman’s Nursing Camp 2025. We enjoyed educating the campers about mass casualty incidents, culminating in a pediatric MCI exercise. We were also excited to get to talk with them about prehospital emergency care and discuss the importance of building relationships between nursing and EMS to improve the care of all our patients. Thank you, Carson Newman, for the invitation!

07/18/2025

Congratulations to our JCEMS paramedics and to our fellow public safety colleagues who completed the Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) program this week, hosted at the JCEMS training center. CIT is a community-based approach to improve the outcomes of those in crisis. It creates collaborative connections between emergency services, law-enforcement, and mental health providers to identify mental health resources and increase community safety.

07/10/2025

Hello All,
It’s almost time for the 31st annual Region II EMS Directors conference. The conference registration and hotel reservations are now open. You can scan the QR code below for conference registration options. Hotel reservations can be made at www.hilton.com or www.parkvista.com, under group code enter the discounted room code of EMS.
Come join us in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains for a wonderful EMS educational event.
We look forward to seeing all of our EMS friends and colleagues.