Lavaca EMS

Mass Casualty Training Drill Friday, Aug. 2

Lavaca Medical Center and Lavaca County EMS in conjunction with local emergency response agencies and Hallettsville ISD, will be conducting a Mass Casualty Incident Training Drill on Friday, Aug. 2 from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Hallettsville Brahma Memorial Stadium parking lot.

Pipeline accident lands worker in hospital

Lavaca County EMS responded to a pipeline storing facility Tuesday, March 7, where a worker experienced a traumatic injury. Crewmembers were able to stabilize the patient and evacuate them to an appropriate facility via aircraft.

Inaugural National Night Out a big success in Shiner

Folks from all Shiner got together the evening of Tuesday, Oct. 4, at Green Dickson Park in observation of the city’s inaugural National Night Out event.

EMS director back on double duty once more

Lavaca County EMS Director Michael Furrh is back to working two counties again—here and in Colorado County, where he’d served as their EMS director for five years before hiring on here—until the end of the year at least.

Ambulance struck by motorist on its way to a call Sunday evening

Hallettsville police cited a motorist Sunday evening in the 800-block of West Fairwinds Street (U.S. Highway 90A) after the driver failed to control his speed and struck the side of a Lavaca County EMS ambulance while that vehicle was responding to an emergency call just west of Hallettsville.