Crawford ends volunteer ambulance service, residents now rely on outside EMS providers

CRAWFORD, Texas (KXXV) — The city of Crawford will no longer provide volunteer ambulance services to its residents, marking the end of the local emergency medical response that has served the community.

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The Crawford Volunteer Fire Department announced its EMS is no longer in service. Residents and the surrounding community will now receive emergency medical services from American Medical Response based out of Waco or Coryell Health from McGregor, both providing advanced life support services.

"The Crawford EMS was a BLS service, which was basic life service and the ambulance providing service now is ALS, so they will have a higher means of care. But it will be a slower, l