Tripoli Ambulance Service

04/12/2026

This week we celebrate National Public Safety

Telecommunicators Week — honoring the dedicated voices who keep Bremer County safe.

Our dispatchers are the calm in the chaos, the steady link between help and hope.

From all of us at Tripoli Ambulance Service, thank you to the incredible team at Bremer County Dispatch for your professionalism, compassion, and commitment to excellence.
You are truly the unseen heroes behind every call. 💛📞🚑

04/11/2026

🚨 Prom Season Safety Awareness 🚨

Today, Tripoli School in coordination with Tripoli Fire Department , Tripoli Ambulance, Tripoli Police Department, Bremer County Sheriff's Office, Iowa State Patrol, Tieskoetter Collision Center, Bremer County Attorney’s Office, and Bremer County Emergency Management , conducted a mock accident scenario for students as part of prom season safety education.

This realistic demonstration, made possible with the help of a few volunteer students and supportive parents, showed firsthand the real‑life consequences of impaired and distracted driving. After the scenario, students heard directly from emergency responders and local officials about how one poor decision behind the wheel can change — or end — lives in seconds.

Events like this aren’t meant to scare, but to educate, prepare, and protect our kids as they celebrate important milestones. We are grateful for the collaboration between agencies and the commitment to keeping our students and community safe.

👉 Prom should be remembered for the right reasons. Make the plan. Make the call. Make it home safely.

🙏 Thank You! 🙏

A huge thank you to all of the first responders and partnering agencies who helped make today’s mock accident a success. Your time, dedication, and willingness to educate our students truly makes a difference.

We would also like to extend a special thank you to Angel Goodenbour and Brian Bunce for supplying the great photos that helped capture this important event.
Your support and teamwork help keep our students and community safe. 💙

04/05/2026

04/01/2026

🚑 𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗘‑𝗦𝗔𝗩𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗘𝗖𝗛𝗡𝗢𝗟𝗢𝗚𝗬 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗣𝗢𝗟𝗜 🫀

Thanks to generous community support, both Tripoli Ambulance vehicles are now equipped with ZOLL cardiac monitors.

Pictured here, 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝗛𝗶𝗹𝗹 demonstrates one of the monitors—technology that allows our crews to perform advanced EKGs and transmit results directly to the hospitals so care can begin faster when seconds matter.

💙 This important upgrade was made possible through donations.

👉 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶 𝗔𝗺𝗯𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲:

https://givebutter.com/general-fund-xph92p

📱 Or scan the QR code in the photos

📰 𝗔 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄.

03/31/2026

Last Friday, our Tripoli Ambulance and Fire Departments responded to a two‑vehicle accident at Highway 63 and C‑33. Highway 63 is a busy four‑lane road with high speeds, so once the scene was stabilized, we moved the ambulance to the nearby park‑and‑ride for everyone’s safety.
One of the vehicles involved was a mother with three little children, ages 1 to 4. When I arrived to meet the ambulance, I was assigned to check on the mother. I was told the children had been moved to another vehicle, where one of our responders, Kelli, was already evaluating them and making sure they were okay.
What truly stood out that day was the incredible support happening behind the scenes. Our Emergency Manager. Aaron Goodenbour—who also serves as Assistant Fire Chief and an ambulance driver—and his wife Angel Goodenbour were on their way to supper and a hockey game when they came upon the accident shortly after it happened. It wasn’t until later that I learned his wife, who has little ones of her own and is a natural with kids, was the one who took the children to their vehicle, watched over them, and comforted them while we cared for their mom and waited for their dad to arrive from Cedar Falls.
It was a powerful reminder that our responders’ families are part of the backbone of our community care. We’re grateful for every hand that helps keep our neighbors safe. Without the support of our families, many of us couldn’t do what we do. It truly takes a whole team. Thank You Angel Goodenbour and all the rest of the behind the scenes supporters!!!

If you have a calling and would like to join our family of responders or just check us out, let us know and make sure your follow us.

02/17/2026

🚨 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗗𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗦𝗔 🚨

(𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁. 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁.)

While cleaning up our EMS iPad, I came across these accident photos. For those who don’t know, our crews sometimes take photos on severe calls — not for social media, but so the ER doctors can see what we saw on scene. A picture truly can tell the story better than words when seconds matter.

This crash was caused by a distracted driver who dropped his phone on the floor and tried to pick it up. In those few seconds, he failed to see a gravel truck turning into a quarry and struck it at around 70 mph.

If you look closely at the damage, you can see he hit just slightly offset from the truck. That small difference — just inches — is likely what saved his life. The driver walked away from this.

Some might call it luck… others might say the good Lord was watching over him that day.

📌 𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿:

• **𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗮𝗶𝘁.**
• **𝗡𝗼 𝘁𝗲𝘅𝘁, 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲.**
• **𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝘆𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱 — 𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗮 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲.**

Stay safe out there.

12/05/2025

🚑 Support Tripoli Ambulance Service AND Save on Taxes!

If you’re 73 or older, you can donate directly from your IRA to Tripoli Ambulance Service—tax-free—through a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD). It even counts toward your Required Minimum Distribution (RMD)!

✅ No added taxable income
✅ Helps keep lifesaving services strong in our community
✅ Lowers your Adjusted Gross Income (AGI)

For 2025, you can give up to $108,000 this way! Just make sure the funds go directly from your IRA to Tripoli Ambulance Service before December 31.

💡 Act now—your gift could save lives! Contact your IRA custodian today and make a difference where it matters most.

👉 Tripoli Ambulance Service needs your support. Give today and help keep our community safe!
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By Tripoli EMS Association Incorporated

10/21/2025

I am sad to report that Betty Holm, a former member of this Ambulance service passed away on the 16th. Between 1980 and 2000 she and her husband, Keith, who passed away 17 months ago participated in a total of 1160 calls. Betty and Keith were quite a couple and we will miss them.

Steve Hill

09/30/2025

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What these two EMS providers are going through is unfortunate.

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03/23/2025

To our EMS brothers and sisters with Chickasaw County EMS and Brock's family and friends, you have our sympathy.

03/16/2025

On Thursday, March 13, 2024, the Bremer County Systems EMS Council convened for the first time at the Tripoli Emergency Building. The council, officially established on March 4, 2025, by the board of supervisors under Iowa Code Title X, Chapter 422D, consists of 15 voting members representing a dive...