Alumni Spotlight: Alex

Alumni Spotlight: Alex

Alex/Alejandro Casillas, CFD Former EMT/Paramedic for LifelineCFD: 1) Q: How has Lifeline impacted your life and/or career? A: Lifeline was a good starting point in my career. It set the foundation for the skills, ethics, and mental preparation to this field 2) Q:...
7 Things Every Rookie EMT Should Know!

7 Things Every Rookie EMT Should Know!

As you kick start your career as an EMT you will be faced with so many new challenging and sometimes frightening situations that your textbooks have not prepared you for. We took to inviting a few veterans to tell us what the one thing was they wish someone had told...
Flat Tires Never Felt So Good!

Flat Tires Never Felt So Good!

On Monday February 18, President’s Day, Terrence Stanford, one of Lifeline’s devoted Medicar drivers was feeling deflated to find a nail had punctured his car tire. Not wanting to miss work, on President’s Day nonetheless, he came in anyway, not a second late. When he...
A Lifeline Thanksgiving

A Lifeline Thanksgiving

At Lifeline, we are thankful for a lot of things. Our state-of-the-art ambulances, our outstanding partners and clients, and most certainly our employees, with whom we would be nowhere without. To show our thanks, we started something new this Thanksgiving. We...
Keeping Lollapalooza a Time of Fun, Not Fear:

Keeping Lollapalooza a Time of Fun, Not Fear:

Lollapalooza is a time of fun and fest every summer, but there are so many efforts people don’t even realize go into it. For example, EMS standby. Our dedicated crews at Lifeline Ambulance spend the weekend at Lolla every year, treating patients with care as early as...
Lifeline Sends Crews To Assist Hurricane Rescue Effort

Lifeline Sends Crews To Assist Hurricane Rescue Effort

This fall, the Carolinas were struck with a terrible storm. It was the wettest storm, coming from a strong tropical wave from the west coast of Africa, and it caused severe damage to the Carolinas. It was Hurricane Florence. Additionally, Florida was struck with...