Ground broken for new EMS building
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For years, the Bledsoe County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) have been housed in the former Health Department building. Come May of 2027, the construction of a $1,189,900 facility will be completed adjacent to the existing building on Old State Highway 28 in Pikeville.
The building is partially funded with a Community Development Block Grant, with the county funding the remainder of the construction cost. Dude Construction Company, headquartered in Baxter, Tennessee is the construction company building the 2,610 square foot building plus a concrete pad for a future garage to house up to five ambulances.
Currently, Bledsoe EMS crews work three shifts on a 24/48 hours rotation, with two ambulances serving the community 24 hours a day, sevens day a week.
Given their schedules, the building will have four bedrooms that can house two crew members at a time, if needed. There will be two full bathrooms, a locker room, a large kitchen/training room, and a living room in the main quarters. The front of the building will include the EMS Director’s office, a half bathroom, a laundry room, and a large storage room for their supplies and equipment.
Bledsoe County EMS has four licensed ambulances in its fleet. Kristen Billingsley has served as director since 2019 overseeing a staff 13 full time employees with additional part time employees that work as needed.