Dane County District One EMS

05/18/2026

This week District One EMS proudly recognizes and thanks our incredible EMS professionals for their unwavering dedication, compassion, and commitment to serving our communities every single day. Whether responding to emergencies, providing lifesaving care, or supporting patients and families during difficult moments, your service makes a difference.

To all of our members — thank you for your courage, sacrifice, and commitment to excellence. We are proud to stand beside you and grateful for everything you do.

04/14/2026

🚨Three days left o apply!🚨

04/01/2026

Say goodbye to backed-up traffic and red lights. We are redefining rapid response in Black Earth and Mazomanie!

We are incredibly excited to unveil the newest additions to our growing fleet. Fast-Arriving Response Team drones will now be located in each village. FART 1 will be stationed at our home base in Mazomanie, while its sister unit, FART 2, will be based at the Black Earth Fire Station. These incredible pieces of technology will drastically improve response times to emergency scenes, while also providing expanded transport options to area hospitals outside of Dane County.

Each drone will be capable of transporting an EMS provider from the station to the location of an emergency—including remote areas of our district—in 90 seconds or less. Once on scene and after the patient is stabilized, the EMS provider will be able to secure the patient to the drone using a harness and assist with initial lift-off. Patients will subsequently have limited control over their transport, including the ability to select their desired transport route. Direct routes will optimize speed to the selected destination, while indirect routes will prioritize transport comfort and allow patients to enjoy the breath-taking scenery that western Dane County has to offer.

Rest assured, if a patient requires ongoing or advanced care, an ambulance will still be dispatched to the scene for traditional transport.

04/01/2026

District One EMS is hiring for two fulltime positions!

AEMT (FTE)
Estimated Starting Salary, including built-in overtime: ~$53,600 ($19.75/hr); opportunity for additional overtime.
Requirements: AEMT or Paramedic licensure, or ability to obtain either within 6 months.
Schedule: 48hrs/wk (12-24 hour shifts are typical, flexibility is offered). Overtime is paid for all hours worked in excess of 40.
Benefits: Generous benefits package included
Full position description: Attached below

EMS Lieutenant (FTE)
Estimated Starting Salary, including built-in overtime: ~$60,500 ($22.29/hr); opportunity for additional overtime.
Requirements: AEMT or Paramedic licensure, ability and skillset suited to managing responsibilities in infectious control, training, and quality control measures.
Schedule: 48hrs/wk (12-24 hour shifts are typical, flexibility is offered). Overtime is paid for all hours worked in excess of 40.
Benefits: Generous benefits package included
Full position description: Attached below

Application: districtoneems.org/full-time-application
Questions: [email protected]
Website: districtoneems.org

03/30/2026

March 29, 2026***PRESS RELEASE***SUBJECT: Structure Fire in the Town of Mazomanie
DATE OF INCIDENT: March 28, 2026
At approximately 1806 CST on Saturday, March 28, 2026, the Black Earth Fire Department was dispatched to the 10 thousand block of Laws Drive in the Town of Mazomanie to a Delta level structure fire at a rural home. Due to the nature of this call, Dane County District One EMS (Mazomanie) and Mazomanie Fire Department were automatically paged to respond. First units arrived on scene approximately 8 min from time of page and reported fire showing from the west side of the home along with wood piles and foliage burning. Local Dane County Sherriff Office deputies on scene assisted evacuating the residents who were attempting to stop the fire spread. One resident was transported to a local hospital for suspected smoke inhalation. Black Earth Fire Department initially requested Cross Plains Fire Department to respond and upgraded their request to a mutual aid box alarm (MABAS) to the first level upon arrival. BEFD was assisted with firefighting operations, water supply, and EMS transport by these mutual aid departments. Initial fires were extinguished at approximately 1851 (+35min) and operations were continued to search and contain remaining hot spots. Initial reports and investigation indicate that the fire originated outside the home and had spread across foliage and wood piles adjacent to the home and ultimately inside the residence. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources will be conducting further investigation of the source and conditions of the fire origination. Significant damage to the home has resulted in 3 persons and 1 pet to be displaced.Black Earth Fire Department would like to thank the following departments/agencies for their assistance: Dane County District One EMS, Mazomanie Fire Department, Dane County Sheriffs Office, Dane County Communications Center, Cross Plains Fire Department, Sauk City Fire Department, Middleton EMS, Middleton Fire Department, Arena Fire Department, Mount Horeb Fire Department, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Alliant Energy.

Lt. Andrew Morrow
Black Earth Fire Department

03/28/2026

Our friend the Easter Bunny stopped down to say hello!

03/21/2026

We have 15 non-profits that will be participating in our Mazo Chamber Volunteer Fair!! Join us March 24th from 5-7pm at the Mazo Community Building to learn how you can get involved in our community.

⭐ Partner Spotlight ⭐ - Dane County District One EMS
The D1EMS is a combination agency consisting of remarkable paid and volunteer members. District One provides care at the EMT level on a 24/7 basis covering nearly 86 square miles in northwestern Dane County.

Aside from providing emergency services, locally D1EMS is responsible for
💙 Hosting Courses/Training
💙 Community Blood Drives
💙 Support at local events

Connect with reps from District One EMS to see how you can contribute.

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03/13/2026

A big congratulations to our Medical Director, Dr. Nick Genthe!

A big congratulations to Dr. Nicholas Genthe on passing his EMS boards! 🚑

Dr. Genthe is an assistant professor of emergency medicine and serves as medical director for Dane County District One EMS. He's also a graduate of our accredited residency and EMS fellowship programs.

He joins the majority of our physician medical directors in being dual board-certified in Emergency Medicine and Emergency Medical Services.

We’re proud to celebrate this milestone and grateful for the work Dr. Genthe does alongside EMS teams across our communities every day. 👏