Public Information regarding the Swine Flu
outbreak
West Harris County EMS in conjunction with
its fire and rescue partner, West I-10 Fire Department is closely monitoring the
current Swine Influenza outbreak. Both departments ask the community to do the
following:
Practice frequent hand washing or utilize alcohol based hand
sanitizer
When treating children with fever please remember not to use
aspirin for fever control
If you or your family develop flu like symptoms with fever,
please see your health care provider for treatment.
If you do have an emergency medical situation please call
911.
For any general questions you may have please contact the
Texas State Department of Health services at 888-777-5320.
Remember, following general good hygiene
practice is the number one way to prevent the spread of this disease.
Recently West Harris County Emergency Medical Service,
West I10-Fire Department, the Students and Staff of Pope John XXIII
High School, the Harris County Sheriff's Office, Mothers Against
Drunk Driving, Memorial Hermann Life Flight and the Texas
Department of Public Safety participated in a Shattered Dreams
program at Pope John XXIII High School.
WHCEMS would like to thank all those that worked so tirelessly on
this program for all that they accomplished and we hope that this Shattered
Dream never reaches reality....
If you would like information about volunteering with us please click on the
Application Form link in the left menu.
Volunteerism:
...Is the
willingness of people to work on behalf of others without the
expectation of pay or other tangible gain. Some go so far as to
dedicate much of their lives to voluntary service. So it is with
a goodly portion of our volunteer membership; many of whom have
been in some aspect of EMS for 10 or more years. Our organization is made up of a
combination of volunteers and part-time paid employees.
Our volunteers come from all walks of life and all share the
same passion: To be there for the members of our community
that need emergency medical assistance any time of day or night.
Benefits of Volunteering with West Harris County
EMS
First and foremost you have the opportunity to be an
important resource to the citizens of your community; to be
there for them in their hour of need.
Our service is a "911" service, therefore whenever
someone calls 911 for a medical emergency in our service
area we are called out to provide medical intervention and,
if needed, emergency transport to an area hospital. What
could be more fulfilling then to help a sick & helpless child.
What would you give if you were in a motor vehicle accident
and you were counting on someone to come and provide
emergency care and transport to the hospital quickly,
efficiently and professionally? What if you were an elderly
person, limited in your ability to get around, and you fell
and were not able to get up on your own? All this and much,
much more are what we as EMS volunteers do for our
community.
We also participate actively in all sorts of public
relation events that occur in our area. It could be
helping to train our community in Emergency Response during
a disaster or doing CPR training for the general public or
even participating in a parade over the 4th of July.
We also provide first aid support to various schools for
their football games.
We are highly trained, exceedingly dedicated members of the
community we serve. And we need people like YOU to
join our ranks so that we can continue to provide the same high
levels of service and commitment now and in the future.
Training - You don't have to already be a certified EMT in
order to volunteer. WHCEMS will provide that training to
you. Best of all it's FREE!!!
All you have to do is agree to spend some quality time with us
putting that training to good use. If you'd like to find
out more about what it takes to become a member of WHCEMS please
click here. (If you
don't believe EMS is your cup of tea why not consider being a
volunteer firefighter? West I-10 Fire Department and West Harris
County EMS work hand in hand to be there for the members of our
community. You can find out more about West I-10 FD by
clicking
here.)
Our members come from all walks of life. From students
to engineers; home owners to apartment dwellers; policemen to
firemen; business owners to real estate professionals and
everything in-between. We
all share the same sense of wanting to give back to our
community and to be there for you. One of us could be and
probably is your neighbor, either next door or maybe just up the street.
Our service includes, but is not limited to, areas West of Barker Cypress, East of
Grand Parkway (Highway 99), North of Buffalo Bayou, and South of Clay Road. This
area is about 60 square miles in size. Click here to
see a map of this response area.
West Harris County EMS maintains five stations/ambulances in our service
area. Stations 1, 2 and 3 are located south of I-10 and stations 4 and 5
are located north of I-10. At any given time, 24/7/365, there are two
ambulances on duty. One north of I-10 and one south of I-10. In the
event both active ambulances are on a call and another ambulance is needed a
radio call will go out to the volunteers detailing the nature of the incident
and requesting that another ambulance be manned for that call.
Please feel free to look around the website and please use any of the interactive
features to get any information you might be in need of.
West Harris County
EMS is accepting applications for part-time
paramedics with the following credentials: 1 year 911 experience, ACLS
certification, PALS Certification (if not current within 6 months of
employment), BTLS Certification (if not current within 6 months of employment).
We offer a starting salary of 14.00/hour, progressive protocols and equipment.
If an offer of employment is made a urine drug screen and criminal background
check will be required. Please email
jlow@whcems.org with any questions.
Some special pages worth noting:
There is a specific section for those interested in CPR training.
To provide the highest quality Emergency Medical (911) service to our service
area. These are our neighbors, and we will maintain the highest level of skill
training, equipment and attitude to insure that we can do everything that is possible when
they are in need of our help.
Vision Statement
To be one of the best EMS providers in the State of Texas.
