This morning at 3 AM, my husband started having chest pains and I called 911. I've never done this before; we've had emergency trips to the ER before (he's had several bad bouts with kidney stones), but I've always been able to drive him there myself. The girl at WP Police Dept who got my call was an angel, the first of many I'd meet through all this. Her calm voice kept ME calm as she walked me through things to check for in my husband's condition. She stayed on the line with me until two PD of...

Chris’s truck became hopelessly trapped in a desolate wilderness area. Dependent on supplemental oxygen Chris’s condition became desperate as his oxygen ran out. Rescuers arrived just in the nick of time providing him with oxygen and other lifesaving treatment, while safely evacuating him from the muddy, dark forest. “UPRAD Paramedics responded quickly and kept me alive. It is the second time the crew from UPRAD has saved my life, our family is so indebted to them”.

While visiting Colorado Lisa had a long fall from a rock face, causing injuries so severe that she could not walk or be carried out. Stuck several miles from a road Lisa was dependent on the UPRAD paramedic crew making it to her. The crew did make it and provided lifesaving care while transporting her out of the area and to the hospital. “You guys at UPRAD saved my life. I can’t believe the crew was so skilled they could safely drive up a Jeep 4X4 road in an ambulance and back down with a pat...

While his wife was visiting her sister in rural Teller County, Sue began to show signs of a stroke. The family called 911 right away and an UPRAD ambulance arrived within a few minutes. The UPRAD paramedic identified a life-threatening stroke and ordered a helicopter. While transporting Sue to the landing zone, the UPRAD paramedic provided care to the patient. “If it was not for the ambulance paramedics, she would be dead. My wife was in a very dark place before they arrived”.