AMR Demobilizes Emergency Medical Personnel from Eclipse Watch

(Portland, OR) American Medical Response's (AMR's) twenty three ambulances mobilized to provide advanced life support (ALS) medical coverage across the state during the total solar eclipse are heading home. Tuesday, August 22nd turned into a travel day for most of the forty six paramedics and EMTs (Emergency Medical Technicians) assigned to the Path of Totality. However, due to the wildfires in the Madras area, a few of AMR's crews have extended their stay there. 

Personnel participated from the following AMR Operations: 
Multnomah and Clackamas Counties, OR 
Josephine County, OR 
Pierce County, WA 
SW Washington (Clark and Cowlitz Counties, WA) 
Spokane County, WA 
Sonoma County, CA 

AMR provided ambulances and personnel for Jefferson, Suttle Lodge, Detroit Lake, Lake Billy Chinook, in addition to the following communities/locations below: 
Huntington Fire Department, Huntington, Oregon 
Unity Service Center, Unity Oregon 
Town of Mitchell, Mitchell, Oregon 
Town of Spray, Spray, Oregon 
Maupin Fire Department, Maupin, Oregon 
Cow Canyon Rest Area, South of Hwy 197 at Hwy 97 
Bear Springs, at Junction of Hwy 216 and Hwy 26 
Main Fire Station, Warm Springs- 3 ambulances 
Blue Mountain Hospital, John Day, Oregon 

Fortunately, months of planning for the event paid off. Oregon was able to get the word out: People arrived early, had very little trouble getting to their eclipse viewing spots -- and overall had an excellent experience. AMR worked with our county, state and federal partners to make sure communities had resources available. 


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American Medical Response, Inc., is America's leading provider of medical transportation, provides services in 40 states and the District of Columbia. More than 25,000 AMR paramedics, EMTs, and RNs work together to transport more than 4.4 million patients nationwide each year in critical, emergency and non-emergency situations. AMR, a subsidiary of Envision Healthcare Corporation, is headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colo. For more information about AMR, visit www.amr.net. Locally, AMR NW provides 9-1-1 ambulance services in Multnomah, Clackamas and Clark Counties and non-emergency medical transportation throughout the Portland Metro area. AMR and its predecessor companies have served Portland area communities since 1913. 
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