GUILFORD COUNTY, N.C. — North Carolina has received 25 new ambulances and crews due to the increase in service calls during the COVID-19 pandemic.
State leaders said the ambulances will each have a two-person crew of EMS providers.
“These ambulances and crews will provide necessary relief to our extremely busy EMS systems,” said North Carolina Emergency Management Director Will Ray. “While it’s not the full complement we requested, we know medical resources are extremely limited across the nation right now, and we are grateful for this assistance from our federal partners.”
The state submitted a request to FEMA for 40 Advanced Life Support and 10 Basic Life Support ambulances and crews.
Guilford County will receive three additional ambulance crews.
Here’s a list of other counties receiving additional ambulance crews:
- Brunswick County 2
- Franklin County 2
- Graham County 2
- Guilford County 3
- Macon County 2
- Mecklenburg County 5
- New Hanover County 4
- Pender County 2
- Robeson County
State leaders said ambulance crews will remain assigned to these counties for 10 days. After that, they will evaluate if changes are needed.