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2025 Incidents
EMS MIH
Jan 130 25
Feb 105 24
Mar 106 26
Apr 86 21
May 102 16
Jun 137 11
Jul 147 13
Aug 155 8
Sep 134 6
Oct 100 5
Nov 112 13
Dec 133 17
Total 1447 185

2024 Incidents
EMS MIH
Jan 101 19
Feb 101 29
Mar 101 25
Apr 121 34
May 109 26
Jun 127 21
Jul 139 43
Aug 150 39
Sept 104 21
Oct 141 24
Nov 96 25
Dec 99 35
Total 1389 341

2023 Incidents
Jan 89
Feb 89
Mar 86
Apr 86
May 97
Jun 111
Jul 167
Aug 171
Sep 124
Oct 112
Nov 107
Dec 106
Total 1345

Year End Total
2024 1389
2023 1345
2022 1522
2021 1364
2020 1085
2019 1331
2018 1074
2017 996
2016 1108
2015 940

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Charlestown Rescue is a non-profit, community based public health service that efficiently provides and manages the integrated pre-hospital care system for the Town of Charlestown, Rhode Island. Our emphasis is excellence in patient care, personnel development and cultural diversity.

We are proud to provide basic and advanced life support ambulance transportation, medical incident command, community education, technical rescue services, and special event coverage.

 

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🎉 Congratulations, Joe Daley!

Charlestown Ambulance Rescue Service, January 12

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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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No Caption 🎉 Even more great news from our EMT program!

Charlestown Ambulance Rescue Service, January 09

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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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🎉 More great news from our EMT program!

Charlestown Ambulance Rescue Service, January 08

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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)

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No Caption Today our team completed in service training on our new GlideScope GO 2

Charlestown Ambulance Rescue Service, January 07

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)

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As we ring in the New Year, we are proud to reflect on what our team accomplished in 2025 and share where we are headed in 2026

Charlestown Ambulance Rescue Service, January 02

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)

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No Caption Thank you to everyone who donated at our recent blood drive

Charlestown Ambulance Rescue Service, December 30

Because of you, 11 donations were collected and up to 33 lives may be saved.

Please save the date for our next blood drive: Friday, March 6, 2026 from 1–5 pm.

We are grateful for your continued support in helping save lives.... (Full Story & Photos)

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Congratulations to Aydan Selvidio!

Charlestown Ambulance Rescue Service, December 29

Aydan is the newest student from our EMT class, which finished on the 13th, to sit for and successfully pass the NREMT certification exam.

This is a major milestone and a testament to their hard work, dedication, and commitment to the profession. We’re proud of you and excited to see what’s ahead as you begin your EMS career. 🚑... (Full Story & Photos)

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No Caption 🎄🚑 Our Holiday Graphics Are Here 🚑🎄

Charlestown Ambulance Rescue Service, December 20

We’re having a little fun this season with some festive holiday graphics. While this isn’t a real wrap, this image lets us imagine what one of our ambulances might look like dressed up for the holidays.

No matter the decorations, our crews remain ready 24/7 to serve the Charlestown community throughout the season. Wishing everyone a safe, happy, and healthy holiday!

🎅❤️... (Full Story & Photos)

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