If you had a medical emergency and needed an ambulance, right now, how long would it take them to get to you? That’s the question in Aiken County, where the emergency services folks are about to double their efforts. But, in order to do that, they’re going to have to get some help from the outside. WJBF News Channel Six’s Joy Howe has the story.

According to EdgefieldDaily.com, an Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office Deputy responding to a call of a wreck on Republican Road lost control of his patrol car, hit an embankment, and reportedly was ejected from the car as it burst into flames. An ambulance responding to the first wreck happened upon the deputy lying on the side of the road and began treating him for his injuries. UPDATE: The deputy has now been released from MCG and is resting at home.

A state trooper in Oklahoma is trying to explain why he pulled over an ambulance that was carrying a patient to the hospital. The traffic stop led to a scuffle with a paramedic…that was caught on video. ABC News’ Diana Alvaer has more.

A state trooper in Oklahoma is trying to explain why he pulled over an ambulance that was carrying a patient to the hospital. The traffic stop led to a scuffle with a paramedic…that was caught on video. ABC News’ Diana Alvaer has more.

New jobs are on the way in Aiken County…and these jobs are lifesavers. Aiken County EMS has been given additional money to hire 11 new people to be on the roads, getting to you faster. WJBF News Channel 6’s Joy Howe has the story.

Emergency crews are looking for ways to hang on to their employees, in Aiken. Aiken County EMS officials say paramedics are hard to come by…and sometimes even tougher to keep. At EMS, things are being done to try and combat this problem. At this point, they say they’re doing the best they can with what they have. But every other day, EMS leaders say they are “maxed out,“ meaning, all their ambulances are busy with other calls, and they don’t have a truck on stand-by in case another emergency happens. They need more trucks, and more people. WJBF News Channel 6’s Joy Howe has the story.