VIDEO: Ashlandโs Ambulance Service just got an upgrade. The town of Ashland has welcomed a brand new 2025 ambulance. This upgraded vehicle will significantly improve ambulance services across the 2,500 square miles that Ashlandโs Ambulance Service covers.
Ashlandโs Ambulance Service has a new addition to its department. Tara Peterson, the Director of Ashland Ambulance Services, says they applied for Senator Collinsโ CDS grant in 2023. After careful review, Ashland was awarded $431,000 to cover the entire cost of a new ambulance, allowing the town to receive this crucial upgrade without burdening taxpayers. โThis will help us so that we can go out in the woods and answer the calls that we get out there and not have to worry about breaking down or getting stuck somewhere. Weโre retiring our 2003 ambulance that we had. Itโs 22 years old and has served its purpose so this is to upgrade that one.
The new ambulance has several advanced features designed to significantly improve emergency medical services for the community. Peterson: โEverything is touchscreen in it. so, thatโs a new feature that we werenโt used to before because neither one of our ambulances that we had had that. It also has liquid suspension, so it has a more comfortable ride. Especially with our service area, we cover 2,500 square miles. We go all the way out to the Canadian border in the North Maine Woods and those roads can be pretty rough. This is a 4 wheel drive ambulance. So, we have a little bit more capability of not getting stuck if we go out in the woods or during the wintertime. We also have received a power load stretcher so thatโs gonna help with our personnel at work here. So, they wonโt be lifting up the patients quite as much and hopefully we wonโt risk any back injuries as well.
With these state-of-the-art features and enhanced capabilities, Peterson says the new 2025 ambulance is set to dramatically improve the speed, safety, and overall quality of the services Ashlandโs Ambulance Service provides to the entire area, ensuring residents receive the best possible care when they need it most.
