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Hickman County EMS provides ALS/BLS 911 response throughout Hickman County, Tenn.

Our main station is in Centerville near the hospital and our East Station is located on HWY 7 in the Lyles area.

10/01/2026

Month of September in Review

Calls for Service = 266

Our crews this month have met the challenges of staffing units due to one of our shifts being 3 persons short due to medical leave. Hopefully those individuals are making full recoveries and will rejoin us soon.

In additional to regular staffing this month we have covered 6 High School Football Games, completed on shift training, and have mandatory training scheduled in October and November with our Medical Director.
Crews are required 40 hours p/year to be eligible for state stipend.

We have hired 7 new PRN crew members who are currently doing their mandatory service orientation rides before they will be released to pick-up shifts. Hopefully these 7 new PRN employees will be able to assist our full-time crews in taking the time off needed and reduce our over-time.

NEW TRUCK that is part of State issued funding has arrived and will be undergoing a few required modifications prior to it being put into service later this month.

Staff is assisting with Emergency Medical Responder Class that is ongoing through the end of October.

Administrative Staff has attended several events, county meetings, and those for future planning with EMA and State Agencies. Those meetings included Kinder Morgan Briefing, Touch A Truck @ Centerville Day School, LEPC Mtg, Halloween Parade Briefing and Planning Session, the South Central EMS Directors Association Mtg, Relations Mtg with Ascension St Thomas Hickman, the South Central Region HealthCare Coalition Mtg, Grinders Switch Rodeo Planning Mtg, and County Court Mtg.

In the month of October our crews will be providing on-site medical staff for:
National Banana Pudding Festival - October 3 & 4
HS Football Games - Friday Nights,
Annual Halloween Parade - October 24
Trunk or Treat @ Cross Roads Cowboy Church - October 29
Trick or Treat with Community @ Station 1 - October 31.

Thank you to EVERYONE who supports us, We LOVE our Community!

09/15/2026

As of today there have been 127 calls for service.

The service began State Inspections this month with our state consultant. Those are going well and we expect to have them completed soon.

We have officially received and put our remount unit into service this past week and got to inspect our new unit that was paid for by a grant. The new unit is at factory getting graphics and having a few things done that were found during inspections that needed to be done for us. The new unit will hopefully be placed in service by the end of October.

Administrative Staff has attended planning meetings with Kinder Morgan Gas hosted by Kinder Morgan and then the LEPC hosted by EMA this month. These planning sessions are essential to keeping us up to date on ongoing processes that happen daily within our county. These sessions allow us to learn what resources are available as well as prepare our teams for emergency responses when they do occur.

Director Woodall attended the Emergency Responder Day at Centerville CofC Day School! Not sure who had more fun though, I’ll let y’all decide!

This month brought about remembrance also, On September 11, 2001 worlds changed forever and we are thankful for Cash Advance for their continued support. They brought cupcakes by the station for all of us and a Thank You card that had been signed by community members and businesses. Without the support of our community our jobs would not be what they are, thank you to each person who took their time to sign the card.

09/03/2026

In the month of August our department responded to 269 calls for service.

This month for us has been challenging as a department, but with that being said we have the absolute BEST TEAM and they have risen to meet the demands. There could never be enough thanks for each and every one of them.

This past week we received our remount back from Select Tech and it will be placed into service hopefully this next week once it has been state inspected. We were also given confirmation that our grant was approved which means that we have a brand new ambulance that will arrive very soon. The best news is that the new ambulance came to the county via grant money from Medicare settlements and didn't cost the county for the purchase.

Two team members attended the TASA Annual Billing Re-imbursement Conference in Gatlinburg. This conference provides information about new billing practices and changes that are upcoming. It allows us to learn about documentation trends and problems that maybe trending.

The last week of August our Director, Allen Livengood retired from our department. With his departure Jessie Woodall has been appointed as the Interim Director. We want to wish Allen well with his retirement.

We want to remind everyone to have a safe Labor Day Weekend.
Stay hydrated during this heat. Our crews are seeing a lot of dehydration related cases.

08/25/2026

SPREAD THE WORD: We are looking for PRN Team Members.

08/11/2026

It's only the 11th of August and our crews have responded to 86 calls (26 of those were ran in one weekend), had 2 training days, and attended additional meetings.
Training this month has focused on pediatric patients and mental health. Our crews are required to obtain a minimum number of hours p/year of additional training, and depending on licensure level they are required to train additionally on medication administration and airway management.
Our department last month had two instructors that attended a three day conference in Murfreesboro to renew and update their skills and knowledge.
This month on the books we still have...
~ Training with our medical director on new ventilators.
~ PALS class with instructors from AirEvac
~ Mental Health Awareness Class with our State Consultant.
~ 2 Team Members attending the annual re-imbursement conference in Gatlinburg to gain knowledge on best billing practices and changes in federal and state laws that are upcoming. This conference is essential to the filing and re-imbursement of medical ambulance transports that happen.
This month also marks the beginning of Football Season for our Hickman County Bulldogs and East Hickman Eagles, which means you can find us on the premises for home games.

*** PICS are from PALS training that was provided by AirEvac on August 7.

08/02/2026

EMS Interim Director Woodall, Critical Care Paramedic Talley, and AEMTs Waller and Luna participated in the 2nd Annual Touch A Truck Event Today!
Thank you to everyone who stopped by!

07/31/2026

Today is July 31st and Hickman County ambulances have responded to 278 calls for service. Staff completed CEUs this month and did on shift training.
Two of our full time staff and three part time staff educators attended a three day conference hosted by TEMSEA in Murfreesboro. During the conference they learned about new Mental Health initiatives that will now be apart of our curriculum and continuing education each year. They also learned new ways to engage and educate using AI. These are crucial for our staff due to constant changes in medical care and treatments that we must stay current with.

In the month of August we already have things on the books:

August 1 - we will have staff at the 2nd annual Touch A Truck Event.

We have two Pediatric classes, two mental health classes, and a ventilator class for our critical care staff.

Hopefully in the near future we will begin to post things that are important for the community when calling 9-1-1 and what is needed to provide clarification about frequent misconceptions as well as to provide knowledge about things that most just don’t know.

07/17/2026

July has started off with a bang. As of today crews have responded to 145 9-1-1 calls, provided medical for Boom on the Duck, and attended training for CEU's. 145 calls may not seem like a significant amount to some by that's an average of 8.5 calls p/shift with 3 trucks.

Today I'll break down the average 9-1-1 call and the amount of time it takes to run that call.

You call 9-1-1 and Central Communications (who is our lifeline) takes down all the information they can in order to get us en-route to you. Depending on the set list of questions and answers provided determines who all is sent to your call. 9/10 a second dispatcher has already toned out the call and crews are preparing. This normally takes up 1-3 minutes (sometimes less, sometimes more)

Central Communications then dispatches or updates the information as we are responding. Our crews have 2 - 3 minutes from time of call to respond from station (time of response depends on time of day).

Average response time within the county is 12.5 minutes. (We are already 15 minutes from initial request for help)

Crews are trained to evaluate, make a treatment plan, treat the patient, and transport them to nearest appropriate facility for their care (not just the closest hospital, but most appropriate). Our crews are highly trained individuals who can administer life saving drugs and provide a wide range of treatments during your time with them. All crew members are able to initiate cardiac monitoring and consult with ER physicians as needed to prepare for your arrival at the ER. We operate off of standing orders from our medical director, but can call when the need arises to seek additional treatments and/or options to care for our patient.

Transports can take up to an hour before that unit can return to service. Depending on call, ER wait times, and other factors beyond our control.

Crews then must clean, restock, and write an ePCR for the call.

For every 9-1-1 call we run we are looking at a minimum of one hour just to get it done and it can be up to 3 hours p/call. A few calls run on longer and we must always be prepared for those.

Keep in mind this is just the tip of the iceberg and doesn't include all the fine details and/or factors that must be considered when the call ongoing. If you have questions please feel free to call or e-mail us.

06/27/2026

We are zeroing in on the last few days of June and boy has it been a busy month. This month alone we have responded to 243 calls. In just the last 7 days we ran 70 of those.
We deployed new cardiac monitors and have made a few adjustments to our staff schedules.
We took a unit out of service and shipped it off for the box to be remounted onto a new chassis.
Paperwork has been signed and submitted on a grant from the State of Tennessee. If awarded we it will provide just over $300,000 for the purchase of a brand new unit and the load system that is required on all new units!
Our department currently employees 30 full-time advanced level medical providers that I would allow to provide care to any family member of mine at any moment! We have some of the best!
With that being said we are preparing to welcome some additions to our large family in the next few weeks as two of our crew will become first time fathers!!!
Next week we will begin our new fiscal year and already have two trainings in place for continuing education. We are looking forward to what the rest of this year has in store.

06/21/2026

Happy Father’s Day to ALL the Dads out there today!!

Address

106 E Swan Street
Centerville, TN
37033

Website

http://hickmanco.com/

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