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Ambulance Service

Location

812 Cyclone Ave.
Harlan, IA 51537
Driving Directions

Contact Information

712-733-8053
712-733-8054 (Fax)
jthoreson@shelbycounty.iowa.gov

Hours

24/7
Holiday Closures

Our Team

Kenny Hansen
Service Director
Jenny Thoreson
Assistant Service Director, Critical Care Paramedic
Dave Keane
Critical Care Paramedic
Julie Kline
Critical Care Paramedic
Trevor Shaw
Critical Care Paramedic
Mary Yates
Critical Care Paramedic
Adam McCall
Paramedic
Austin Tompkins
Paramedic
Dan Harding
EMT
Eric Heidenescher
EMT
Karen Schlueter
EMT
Andrea Syrstad
Part Time Critical Care Paramedic
Venus Dreyer
Part Time Advanced EMT
Frannie Delauter
Part Time Advanced EMT
Charli Goff
Part Time EMT
The Shelby County Ambulance Service provides emergency medical coverage to all 598 square miles of Shelby County. We are a county owned service that provides county wide 911 service and interfacility transfers. We run Paramedic and EMT crews 24/7/365. We have the most up to date equipment and vehicles.

Shelby County also has volunteer ambulances owned and operated by fire departments or other rescue organizations in towns throughout the County. Volunteer ambulances are located in: 

  • Shelby
  • Elk Horn 
  • Portsmouth
  • Earling
  • Defiance
  • Irwin
  • Harlan

Volunteer fire departments also assist the ambulance service by having first responder crews that can provide care until an ambulance arrives. These fire departments include: 

  • Panama
  • Westphalia

Register for the 2024 Shelby County EMS Conference

Map & Directions

County Courthouse 612 Court St.
Harlan, IA 51537
Contact Us
Courthouse Hours M-F 8:00 am to 4:30 pm
Closed Holidays
Department Hours May Vary