Hiawassee, Young Harris, Tate City

Towns         County

KEN NICHOLSON,  DIRECTOR
TELEPHONE:  706-896-6254

Towns County EMS has two stations. 
EMS East located:
1505 State Highway 76
Hiawassee, GA
Telephone: 706-435-0509
Fax:  706-435-0510

EMS West located:
1400 Jack Dayton Circle
Young  Harris,  Ga.
Telephone:  706-896-6254
706-896-1069

Towns County EMS runs approximately 2,000 calls per year providing coverage for the county and also transfers for Chatuge Regional Hospital.

The Staff is composed of EMT’s and Paramedics.  Staffing consist of one ambulance staffed at each station, and supervisor vehicle at the West station.  Each station has an extra ambulance fully equipped and ready to respond if needed making a total of four ambulances.  An all-terrain vehicle is available for off road response and rescue.  Also, a multi-casualty trailer capable of treating and stabilizing 75 trauma patients is available as well as a shelter trailer capable of equipping a 50 person shelter.

EMS Department