LIFESTAR RURAL EMS (208) 781-1862
"WHERE ACTION MEETS EXCELLENCE"
A 501(C)(3) CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION
LIFESTAR RURAL EMS (208) 781-1862
"WHERE ACTION MEETS EXCELLENCE"
A 501(C)(3) CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION
Welcome
LIfestar Rural EMS Solutions is a non-profit, volunteer organization funded primarily through individual donations, grants, and fundraising. We are a 501(c)3 organization under IRS code, so your donation is tax deductible!
YOU CAN HELP A LITTLE OR A LOT! No amount is too small!
It takes a lot of help for us to fulfill our missions. Operating an EMS agency is a specialized endeavor that is inherently expensive to offer. No one at Lifestar Rural EMS is paid...WE ARE ALL VOLUNTEERS!
Station/office space, fuel (especilly hard now}, insurance, supplies and equipment, and much more.
LIFESTAR RURAL EMS IS A RECOGNIZED EMS EDUCATION CENTER
FOR THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS
OUR MISSIONS
Our Primary nonprofit mission is to provide free Fire/Rescue and EMS training to rural agencies throughout southern Idaho that cannot afford to bring in outside training to learn the current standards of our industries.
EDUCATION PROGRAM FUNDING
We are a licensed Idaho EMS Education Program, through Advanced EMT 2011 and Continuing Education through Paramedic 2011. The cost to operate a free education program to rural/remote areas of Idaho can be daunting financially. There are many physical items, such as training equipment, mannikins and durable training equipment, advanced cardiac monitoring equipment for training. Additionally the cost of fuel is exorbitant due to the current economy.
RESCUE SERVICES FUNDING
We are involved in specialized rescue services, including Paramedic Support at Mass Casualty Incidents as well as providing Advanced Life Support (Paramedic) prehospital support to rural areas with Basic Life Support (EMT) agencies, on request, in southwestern Idaho. We also provide HazMat ToxMedic Support on request. We do not charge for these services.
We are also a licensed as an ALS transfer service by the Idaho Bureau of EMS. This is a limited source of revenue since we dedicate our care only to our Veterans from the Boise VA Medical Center as an Authorized Veterans Administration Transportation Vendor. We take great pride in giving to those that served us so willingly. As part of a rotation we only conduct 24 +/- transfers a year.
MEDIC 20
MEDIC 20 is a 4X4 Paramedic Command/Support Vehicle for our various missions
MEDIC 21
MEDIC 21 is a 2011 AEV Paramedic Unit
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About our director
Bud Paine began in the Fire Service and EMS in the mid-1970s in Arizona. He is currently an Idaho and Nationally Registered Paramedic. He is also an Idaho EMS Instructor through Paramedic 2011. 75% of his career has been dedicated to rural and remote agencies. He has also worked as a Paramedic in large urban centers in Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon in the 1980s. Prior to moving to Idaho in 2015, he was the Fire Chief of a rural Arizona ALS Fire District,
SPECIAL OPERATIONS BACKGROUND
Bud is a HazMat /WMD/CBRNE/BioHazard Specialist, a Verified AHLS (Advanced HazMat Life Support) ToxMedic and ToxMedic Instructor, a HazMat/WMD/CBRNE Large-Scale Drill Evaluator, a FEMA Instructor in ICS through the 400 level, and multiple HazMat/WMD/CBRNE and BioHazard program Instructor. He is also an Instructor for Technical Rope Rescue through the Technician level.