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Wadley's EMS Inc.
Purcell, OK


Wadley's Emergency Medical Services provides ambulance coverage to a fairly large coverage area. Terrain in their coverage varies from rolling farm fields and small towns to a small city with population near 6,000 and a busy interstate. Wadley's provides services to two of Oklahoma's Department of Corrections Installations, including the maximum security Joseph Harp facility.

Wadley's EMS Coverage Area
(Approximation)

Zoomed-out view of Oklahoma and the area covered by Wadley's (outlined in red).

Zoomed-out view of surrounding cities and counties and the area covered by Wadley's (outlined in red).

Area covered by Wadley's (outlined in red).


Wadley's EMS is an Advanced Level Service, meaning that one or more EMT-Paramedics are on duty at all times. The service runs four ambulances continuously, with several standby units for mass casualty incidents or special events. Wadley's EMS works closely with both Mediflight and Air-Evac to provide air transport when illness or injury warrant it.

As an EMT-B that had the opportunity to start off in emergency medicine at Wadley's EMS, I have to say there would be no place better to begin in this field. With opportunities to work with nursing homes, prisons, remote country home incidents, interstate and rural highway wrecks, different volunteer and professional fire services, various law enforcement agencies, etc. etc., one will gain invaluable range of experience with this dynamic service. It really mixes a little of the slower-paced rural service experience with the busy and stressful aspects of a city service. Call volume ranges from a few calls a day to well above 15.

I would like to thank Wadley's EMS Inc. for the invaluable experiences they gave me, and hope to continue my work with them in the future.



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