Brooks Ambulance Service

05/28/2026

05/18/2026

Brooks Ambulance extends our thanks and appreciation to Freedom Fire and Unity Ambulance for their assistance with a vehicle accident last night.

05/16/2026

We extend our deepest sympathies to the family of fallen firefighter, Andrew Cross and the Morrill Fire Department. Our thoughts and prayers are with you, with the injured, and our first responder brothers and sisters. 🙏

04/23/2026

This is Keith. Keith is having a rough day! Don't be like Keith.

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04/14/2026

911 Dispatchers are undeniably the 1st of First Responders. They are the calm and reassuring voice when the caller is having possibly the worst day of their life. Whether dispatching a fire department for a tree down or coordinating multiple agencies for horrific events, they respond with grace, poise and professionalism. Waldo County Regional Communications Center is our lifeline. We couldn't do our job without them. From all of us at Brooks Ambulance, today and everyday, THANK YOU!

03/07/2026

Brooks Ambulance Year in Review
In 2025, the service responded to 347 emergency calls.
Call volume for the towns in our jurisdiction was:
Brooks - 117
Jackson - 53
Knox - 56
Monroe - 84
We provided coverage to Unity and Troy with 2 calls each and Dixmont with 1 call.

Unfortunately, in January '25, we were unable to cover 4 calls - one because our crew was already on a call, and 3 due to crew shortage. We're pleased to say the service responded to 100% of the 911 calls for the remainder of the year.

Thanks to the amazing grant writing skills of our chief, Brooks Ambulance partnered with Washington County Community College to offer our 3rd Basic EMT course. All 13 course graduates passed the National Registry EMT Certification exam. Congratulations to crew members Shaun Hamilton, Sierra Fonger, Zack Harriman and Betsy Young on their Basic EMT certifications. Belated Congratulations to 2024 graduates, Basic EMTs Karen Mushrall, MaryJo Abbott, Megan Elkins, and Barbara Files-Lucier.
2025 also saw two crew members earn higher level certifications. Congratulations to Jen Buttery on earning her Paramedic license and Ken Clements on his Advanced EMT license! All of these folks invested hundreds of hours of their time to achieve these certifications.

Throughout the year, Brooks Ambulance searched for a new home to build a larger station. We cannot be more grateful to Brooks resident, Linda Lord for her generous donation of land. We're looking forward to breaking ground on the future home of Brooks Ambulance later this spring.

03/03/2026

Sometimes the ambulance crew needs a little help from our friends. Brooks Ambulance sends a heartfelt thank you to the Freedom Volunteer Fire Department and Knox Fire Chief for their assistance on a recent medical call.

03/03/2026

A few weeks ago, Brooks Ambulance responded to a call that required multiple agency coordination and support. Thank you to Belfast Fire & EMS, Freedom Volunteer Fire Department , Knox Fire Chief, Morrill Volunteer Fire Department, the ME State Game Warden service and Waldo County Regional Communications Center !

01/20/2026

Brooks Ambulance would like to thank Senator Susan Collins and Carol Woodstock for their assistance in resolving a federal grant issue.

We also want to thank John DeArmond, Jason Oko and Will O’Neal of Maine EMS for their help in researching alternative funding when the federal SAMHSA grant was in danger of being defunded.

01/09/2026

Oftentimes, we couldn't do what we do without the assistance and support of Waldo County Sheriff's Office and Maine State Police. From all of us at Brooks Ambulance, thanks for having our backs!