Ongoing training ensures we’re ready when our community needs us most.

Thank you to our crews for their continued commitment to preparedness and public safety. 👏🚑🚒... (Full Story & Photos)

Taking a few steps ahead of time can help keep you and your family safe.

✔️ Before the Storm:
• Monitor official updates from the National Weather Service
• Charge cell phones and backup battery packs
• Stock up on essentials (food, water, medications — and yes, bread & milk 😉)
• Ensure you have flashlights, extra batteries, and a battery-powered radio
• Set thermostats appropriately and protect ... (Full Story & Photos)

Warming Center Locations & Hours:

📍 Charlestown Town Hall
🕗 Monday–Friday | 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM

📍 Charlestown Senior Community Center
🕗 Monday–Thursday | 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM
🕗 Friday | 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM

📍 Police Department – Community Room
4901 Old Post Road, Charlestown, RI 02813
🕖 Daily | 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM

If assistance is needed outside of these hours, please contact the Charlestown Emergency ... (Full Story & Photos)

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We’re proud to congratulate Joe Daley on passing the NREMT certification exam! 👏🚑

Joe’s success marks the 6th member of our December EMT class to pass the NREMT on their first attempt, giving this class an outstanding 6-for-6 first-attempt pass rate. An incredible achievement and a testament to the hard work and dedication of our students and instructors.

Well done, Joe—we’re proud of you ... (Full Story & Photos)

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Congratulations to Ethan Hood on passing the NREMT certification exam!

That now makes 5 of 7 students from our December EMT program who have tested, and all five have passed on their first attempt, maintaining a 100% first-attempt pass rate so far.

Outstanding work, Ethan. We’re proud of the hard work and dedication shown by all of our students and look forward to celebrating the remaining ... (Full Story & Photos)

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Congratulations to Katie Lee and Parker Slaugenhaupt on passing the NREMT certification exam!

So far, 4 of our 7 students who completed the program in December have tested, and all four have passed on their first attempt, giving this class a 100% first-time pass rate to date.

Excellent work by these students. We’re proud of the effort, commitment, and professionalism they’ve shown, and we’re ... (Full Story & Photos)

Special thanks to Cristal from Verathon for leading the training. This project was made possible by the Ocean State Charities Trust, and we are immensely grateful for their support. The GlideScope replaces our CoPilot VL and advances the technology available to assist with intubation while enhancing quality assurance review of airway management cases. #charlestownrescue #oceanstatecharitiestrust... (Full Story & Photos)

2025 Highlights:
• 1,458 emergency responses serving our community, a 4.97% increase over last year, with an additional 61 responses covered by our mutual aid partners, representing a 4.02% mutual aid utilization rate
• 7 cardiac arrests with a 28.6% survival to hospital discharge, exceeding national out of hospital cardiac arrest benchmarks
• 185 Mobile Integrated Health and Community Paramedicine ... (Full Story & Photos)