Mineral County Emergency Medical Services

09/16/2026

Reminder to sign up for M&M conference! Please fill out the QR code. Looking forward to seeing you there!

Mineral County EMS is excited to announce our first Mineral County M&M Conference!

This morbidity & mortality conference is designed to bring EMS professionals from across Mineral County and the surrounding region together for an open, educational, and collaborative review of patient care.

We will discuss:
• 🚑 Interesting and challenging cases from throughout Mineral County and the surrounding region
• 🩺 Patient care, clinical decision-making, and treatment considerations
• 📈 Opportunities for improvement and lessons learned
• ⭐ Successful cases and positive patient-care outcomes
• 💡 New and upcoming opportunities within our regional EMS system
• 🤝 Ways we can continue improving patient care through collaboration and education

The goal of the M&M Conference is education and improvement— not criticism. By reviewing both our challenges and our successes, we can learn from one another and continue strengthening the care we provide to our communities. All are welcome to attend.

🎓 Continuing Education Credits will be available for this event!!!

📅 Monday, September 21, 2026
🕠 5:30 PM
📍 The Plaza Board Room
147 Plaza Drive, Keyser, WV
Located between Behavioral Health and Specialty Services

09/11/2026

25 years later. We will never forget the sacrifices made by all fire, EMS, and law enforcement officers on this day. To those who ran towards danger to help others in need, we thank you. We remember you today and everyday 🇺🇸

09/02/2026

Mineral County EMS is excited to announce our first Mineral County M&M Conference!

This morbidity & mortality conference is designed to bring EMS professionals from across Mineral County and the surrounding region together for an open, educational, and collaborative review of patient care.

We will discuss:
• 🚑 Interesting and challenging cases from throughout Mineral County and the surrounding region
• 🩺 Patient care, clinical decision-making, and treatment considerations
• 📈 Opportunities for improvement and lessons learned
• ⭐ Successful cases and positive patient-care outcomes
• 💡 New and upcoming opportunities within our regional EMS system
• 🤝 Ways we can continue improving patient care through collaboration and education

The goal of the M&M Conference is education and improvement— not criticism. By reviewing both our challenges and our successes, we can learn from one another and continue strengthening the care we provide to our communities. All are welcome to attend.

🎓 Continuing Education Credits will be available for this event!!!

📅 Monday, September 21, 2026
🕠 5:30 PM
📍 The Plaza Board Room
147 Plaza Drive, Keyser, WV
Located between Behavioral Health and Specialty Services

08/27/2026

🌟Employee Spotlight!!🌟
A special shout out is deserved for Assistant Chief, Crag Cox. With over 30 years of fire, EMS and previous dispatch experience, Craig brings a wealth of knowledge to our department and the local Mineral County community. Craig is a C3 interfacility paramedic, state and local EMS instructor, and mentor to many prehospital providers. Within our agency, Craig handles training and maintaining certifications, as well as continues to instruct classes for MCEMS and local volunteer agency members. He is a proud lifetime member of New Creek Volunteer Fire Department, as well as a paramedic for Valley Medical Transport, Keyser Station. Additionally, Craig was recently re-elected as the WV State Fire Association 1st Vice President! Craig clearly has dedicated himself to his craft, serving not only our local community but our state as a whole for prehospital medicine and fire services.

In his free time, Craig has worked on writing and obtaining grant funding for our agency. In doing so, he has single handedly been able to secure thousands of dollars of funding for our ultrasound device, PPE and safety equipment, extrication wear, and other miscellaneous supplies. Thanks to Craig, our employees are working with the best quality and cutting edge equipment and gear!

When not riding along Response 1 to serve his community, Craig enjoys taking camping trips, rooting on the Mountaineers, and spending time with his family and dogs & ducks! Mineral County EMS is truly blessed to have Craig as a member for so many reasons. Thank you, Craig Cox, for all of the hard work you put into this agency. We see you and we appreciate you!

08/07/2026

The celebrations continue this week for Mineral County EMS. We are excited to announce that both Chief, Lauren Trenter, MCCP and Paramedic, Ray Wolfe, MCCP have successfully completed and graduated from HealthNet Aeromedical Services Flight Academy Class Uniform! This was an intensive three month training academy, focusing on mastering the art of critical care medicine and emphasizing the importance of flight safety. A special thank you to all of the instructors and leaders at HealthNet Aeromedical Services who work diligently to provide the highest level of training and education for these providers. We look forward to seeing their skills translate to caring for our patients in the community!

Congratulations, Ray Wolfe and Lauren Trenter!!! We are so proud of you both!

08/06/2026

🚑EMT CLASS OPPORTUNITY!!!🚑

DATE: September 10th start
TIME: Tuesday and Thursday evenings, 6pm-10pm
LOCATION: Fort Ashby Volunteer Fire Co.
INSTRUCTOR: Mike Lott

Mike Lott is a fantastic educator who brings out the best in students, supporting learners of all backgrounds. This is a great local opportunity to get involved in prehospital medicine and give back to your community! See flyer for registration details.

08/06/2026

Mineral County EMS wants to extend a big congrats to Jessica Liller for successfully passing the National Registry Paramedic Examination! Jess put in countless hours of studying and clinical experience time over the last several months to achieve this goal. She has been a wonderful student to have on Response 1 and we are so unbelievably proud of all she has accomplished. We look forward to watching her thrive as a Paramedic and cannot wait to see where this career takes her.

CONGRATULATIONS, JESS! WAY TO GO PARAMEDIC!!

07/04/2026

HAPPY 250th, AMERICA! We’re proud to serve this great country’s citizens. Have the best 4th of July, stay safe!

-MinCo EMS

06/25/2026

**TRAINING OPPORTUNITY**

AMLS Class Available

Dates: July 18 & July 19
Time: 8AM - 4PM
Location: Hampshire County ESA

Please see flyer for additional registration, cost and instructor details!

06/12/2026

IMPORTANT INFORMATION!!!

As we continue to work through outages in the area, if you cannot get through to 911 by calling on the phone, please know that you can TEXT 911 for emergency services!

Follow the Mineral County Emergency Management and 911 page for additional information!