LIFESTAR RURAL EMS SOLUTIONS (208) 781-1862
A 501(C)(3) CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION
LIFESTAR RURAL EMS SOLUTIONS (208) 781-1862
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!
"Where action meets excellence"
OUR MISSIONS
Our Primary 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 industry training.
We also specialize in providing Special Event Paramedic coverage throughout Southern Idaho. This limited income source helps pay the bills!
MEDIC 20
MEDIC 20 is a 4X4 Paramedic Command and Quick Response Vehicle for our various missions
MEDIC 21
This is our donated 2010 McCoy Miller 2X4 ambulance. A special shout out to Magic Valley Paramedics who donated it through Care Convoy! It just got a new face lift!
MEDIC 21
Can you support our efforts?
Every true volunteer Fire/EMS service's donations are severely hampered due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Our donations have dropped to meager numbers while people continue to brace for what is to come.
Our needs
COULD YOU HELP WITH THE ITEMS BELOW? WE WOULD HOPE FOR SOUND VEHICLE DONATION TO MATCH OUR NEEDS. WE ALSO HAVE LISTED OUR BUDGETED COSTS IF NOT ABLE TO GET DONATED VEHICLES.
LIFESTAR ALSO NEEDS MONETARY ASSISTANCE FOR EVERYDAY EXPENSES. WE ARE TRUE VOLUNTEER SO YOU'RE DONATIONS GO STRAIGHT TO OPERATING EXPENSES!
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, 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.