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Anderson County EMS sending ambulance, two employees to help with Hurricane Irma

Posted at 10:48 am September 8, 2017
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Anderson County EMS Paramedic Michael Rhinehart, left, and AEMT Justin Harmon left on Friday morning, Sept. 8, 2017, to help respond to Hurricane Irma in Florida. (Photo courtesy Nathan Sweet/Anderson County EMS)

Anderson County EMS Paramedic Michael Rhinehart, left, and AEMT Justin Harmon departed on Friday morning, Sept. 8, 2017, to help respond to Hurricane Irma in Florida. (Photo courtesy Nathan Sweet/Anderson County EMS)

 

An emergency medical services region in East Tennessee that includes Anderson County is sending a strike force of five ambulances and one command vehicle to Florida to help respond to Hurricane Irma.

The ambulances, crews, and command vehicle are from a 16-county region known as Region 2 in Tennessee, said Nathan Sweet, director of Anderson County EMS.

Anderson County EMS is sending one ambulance and two employees. The two employees are Paramedic Michael Rhinehart and AEMT Justin Harmon. (An AEMT is an advanced emergency medical technician.)

Rhinehart and Harmon left at 8:45 a.m. Friday, and they headed to Lenoir City to meet up with the strike force. From there, they are going to Chattanooga to meet up with a strike force from Region 1. It’s not clear yet where they will be deployed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Front Page News, Police and Fire, Top Stories, Weather Tagged With: Anderson County, Anderson County EMS, Danny McCreary, Hurricane Irma, Justin Harmon, Michael Rhinehart, Nathan Sweet

Anderson EMS honors paramedic, EMT, officer of the year; gives first ‘Director’s Award’

Posted at 2:38 pm May 24, 2013
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Anderson County Emergency Medical Service, or EMS, honored some of its own Wednesday afternoon with a luncheon and awards ceremony.

Whitney Ellis was recognized as Paramedic of the Year. EMS Director Nathan Sweet said Ellis has great compassion for her job “and her commitment to patient care exceeds all others. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Health, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County Emergency Medical Service, Anderson County EMS, Bobbi Jo Henderson, Danny McCreary, Director’s Award, EMS, EMT-IV of the Year, Nathan Sweet, National EMS week, Officer of the Year, Paramedic of the Year, Shane Sexton, UT Lifestar, Whitney Ellis

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