College programs look to tackle Montana's EMS shortage
Emergency responders arrive at the scene of an accident near Strawberry Patch. Ambulance crews have long been staffed by volunteers in Lincoln County, but a dropoff in participation, mounting costs and an increase in medical transport calls have spurred officials to reassess the system. (File photo)
At any moment, the radio clutched in Quinlan Roe’s hand could squawk, his cue to jump in one of the ambulances just a few feet away and speed out onto Missoula’s streets. The call might take him a few dozen miles south up the Bitterroot Valley or 80 miles north to Condon, with who knows what medical emergency waiting for him on the other end. His laugh, his gestures, the cadence of his speech — everything about Roe telegraphs anticipation, his energy level fixed somewhere between a simmer and a rolling boil...
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