Battle Creek Ambulance

05/18/2026

Happy EMS week to all those who answer the call, no matter the time of day! We send our thoughts and prayers to all the services in our area who answered the call last night to help with the aftermath of the storm!

04/26/2026

Come join us for omelettes and cinnamon rolls!!! Don’t forget to check out our recent purchases thanks to Ida County Betterment and Missouri River Historical Society!!

04/22/2026

What a fantastic skills day we had with Ida Grove Ambulance!! We are so fortunate to have such great team work with our neighboring ambulance service! Also huge thank you to our Medical Director for attending and having learning opportunities prepared for us! Of course don’t forget our Omelette breakfast Sunday!!!

04/10/2026

Battle Creek Ambulance is hosting an Omelette Brunch on the 26th of April!! Hope to see everyone there!!

10/29/2025

Battle Creek Ambulance had a great education opportunity with many surrounding EMS and Fire departments!

Special thanks to Joyce, Ed, Sami, and Jake for putting together a great exercise!

Multiple-injury accident drill conducted in Ida Grove

By: Brent Harm
Sports Editor

On Tuesday night, Oct. 21, several Ida County emergency organizations worked together as a multiple injury accident drill was conducted just south of OABCIG High School.

The drill was a collaborative effort between responding agencies including the Ida Grove Fire Department, Ida County EMS, and ambulance crews from Ida Grove, Battle Creek, and Holstein, in addition to Horn Memorial Hospital.

The scenario involved a tractor with one adult and two children pulling an empty sprayer, which was rear-ended by a vehicle carrying one adult and five children.

The scene of the ‘accident’ was located on 255th Street, a gravel road behind the high school in Ida Grove.

The Ida Grove Fire Department used stabilizing jacks, the Jaws of Life, a window saw and a Sawzall, to extract the patients in the car. The tractor was upright, requiring no extraction means.

Helping to plan the event was Ed Sohm of Ida County Emergency Management; Sami Neville, the ER (Emergency Room) director at Horn Memorial Hospital; Joyce Schnable of the Ida Grove Ambulance department; and Jake Sholty, Preparedness Coordinator at Horn Memorial; as well as others.

Caption: IGFD to the rescue!: The Ida Grove Fire Department got some practice in extracting accident “victims” from a vehicle last week, during a multiple-injury training exercise. Photo by Brent Harm

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https://www.idacountycourier.com/content/multiple-injury-accident-drill-conducted-ida-grove

09/24/2025

Battle Creek Ambulance crew members working on their CPR recertifications this evening. Bear is monitoring to ensure adequate chest rise and fall, appropriate rate, and ensuring high quality CPR is being delivered so we can better serve our community!

07/21/2025

Battle Creek Ambulance at the BC Open golf tournament!

07/10/2025

The date has been extended to August 12th!! You’re not going to want to miss out on this!

Please reach out to one of the listed contacts if you would like to view!

07/08/2025

Battle Creek Ambulance participated with multiple area services for a send off for EMT-I Marshall Sohm. Woodbury county con center made an amazing send off follow the below link:

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1BxfiDPW4p/?mibextid=wwXIfr

06/30/2025

Battle Creek Ambulance lost a previous service director, a long time member, and a life long supporter yesterday! Marshall Sohm spent a lot of years educating many EMS students in the area, Marshall often used his grandchildren as practice patients by strapping them to a backboard and holding them upside down. You often saw Marshall proudly wearing a star of life on a white button up or a Battle Creek Ambulance sweatshirt. Towards the end of his life while Marshall was no longer in the back of an ambulance, he was proud to see his legacy live on in EMS in Ida County with his children and grandchildren. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of Marshall. 10-42, End Of Watch, thank you for serving🚑