Madison Township is currently staffed by Indiana State certified EMTs (Emergency Medical Technician) and Paramedics. Madison Township became a paramedic provider in June of 2005 and currently has 3 paramedics for the department. Madison Township currently has only one paramedic assigned to each one of the three rotating work shifts. 

ems training

When it comes to the EMS training for the EMTs and Paramedics at Madison Township, we do more than what the state requires.  Currently Indiana State law requires that EMTs must have a total of 36 continuing hours of training and paramedics must have 72 continuing hours of training in a two year period.

Training at Madison Township goes much farther than that however. Last year paramedics averaged about 100 hours alone, well above the state requirements.

Training is made available by equipment that has been either purchased or donated.  Last year Madison Township received a very large grant from the Kendrick Foundation of Mooresville and we were able to purchase training manikins and CPR trainers.

Each EMT at Madison Township holds at a minimum an EMT certification and CPR card.  Paramedics hold a paramedic certification, CPR card, Advance Cardiac Life Support (ACLS certification), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS certification).

Both EMTs and paramedics can hold certifications in BTLS (Basic Trauma Life Support certification), PHTLS (Prehospital Trauma Life Support certification) and ambulance driver classes.

All members of the department are certified firefighter I and II (one and two).

ems coordinator juan alcala

Juan Alcala joined the Madison Township Fire Department in 2005 after coming from Wishard Hospital where he was an EMT and Paramedic since 1996.

After 9 years of working in the busiest paramedic service in the state, Juan brings to the department a broad spectrum of knowledge.

Juan was promoted to EMS coordinator in June 2007.

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