Open House at new Emmet County EMS Mackinaw City station set for June 21, 2016

Public invited to program, tour facility

Emmet County EMS will be celebrating the opening of the second of three stations, this time in Mackinaw City.

An Open House at the Mackinaw City EMS building, Station #3, will take place from noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 21, 2016. At 1 p.m., a formal ceremony will take place dedicating the building, with featured speakers. The public is invited to attend the open house and the ceremony.

“We are excited to show our newest station to the public and introduce ourselves to the Mackinaw community,” said Larry Hansen, Emmet County EMS Director. “Like our open house last summer at the M-119 facility in Harbor Springs, we expect a great turnout and plenty of opportunities to interact with the public, provide tours of our rigs and let the public walk through the facility.”

Visitors can expect picnic-style refreshments, giveaways and the chance to talk with EMS staff and supervisors about the Assure membership program and about emergency medical response in Emmet County.

The new building is located at 201 W. Central Ave., Mackinaw City, just west of the I-75 overpass.

The first station to open in the network of ECEMS facilities was the M-119 location, in June 2015. The third station, Station #1, will be located off Eppler Road in Petoskey. Construction has not yet begun on that site.

The stations house ambulances, maintenance areas and staff quarters to accommodate 24-hour daily shifts by the EMS staff.

Emmet County began providing emergency medical services in Emmet County and portions of neighboring Cheboygan and Charlevoix counties on Jan. 1, 2015. At that time, it was determined that three stations would best serve the residents and visitors to the Emmet County region.

ECEMS has about 50 full- and part-time staff including Advanced EMTs, EMTs and paramedics. In 2015, ECEMS handled 4,400 runs. For information about the Assure membership program offered by EMS or more information about the operation, visit www.emmetcountyems.org.

 

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