Washington County Ambulance Service

05/26/2026

05/18/2026

Happy EMS week 2026. Thank you to all of our providers who are out there caring for our community 365 days a year! You are greatly appreciated. This week we celebrate you!

05/05/2026

Our emails been hacked! If you receive an email from Washington ems or [email protected] do not open it !

03/30/2026

03/25/2026

Smoke in the area is due to a large controlled burn in the O'Bannon woods. With the wind direction smoke is heading into Washington County.

03/16/2026

The safe room will open tonight at 9:45 for anyone who needs to take shelter. Please enter through the door on Shelby Street.

02/19/2026

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 10
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
115 PM EST Thu Feb 19 2026

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of
Southeast Illinois
Southern Indiana
Western and Central Kentucky

* Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 115 PM until
900 PM EST.

* Primary threats include...
A few tornadoes and a couple intense tornadoes possible
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
inches in diameter possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

SUMMARY...Thunderstorm development is anticipated this afternoon
from southeast Illinois into southern Indiana and western/central
Kentucky. In these areas, increasing low-level moisture will lead to
airmass destabilization. Strong vertical shear is in place,
supporting the potential for some of these storms to organize into
supercells. All severe hazards are possible with any supercells that
develop, including very large hail greater than 2" in diameter and
tornadoes. Low-level shear is strong enough to support the potential
for a strong (EF2+) tornado.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 75 statute miles
north and south of a line from 50 miles west of Evansville IN to 50
miles east northeast of Louisville KY. For a complete depiction of
the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU0).

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A Tornado Watch means conditions are favorable for
tornadoes and severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch
area. Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for
threatening weather conditions and listen for later statements
and possible warnings.

02/16/2026

Thank you to the Susies from Norton Healthcare and Abbott for providing LVAD training to our staff and members of the SFD today!

We appreciate you sharing your time and resources to help our team continue delivering the highest level of care to our patients.