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Dear Community Members,
On behalf of everyone at Newport Ambulance Service, we extend our sincere gratitude for your
continued trust and partnership over the past year. Serving your community is a responsibility we
never take lightly, and your support makes it possible for us to deliver high-quality, timely, and
compassionate emergency medical care when it matters most.
Newport Ambulance has become one of the largest regional ambulance services in the State of
Vermont; employing over sixty (60) employees with four (4) stations covering 830 sq. miles for
seventeen (17) Towns, and five (5) Unified Towns & Gores. In 2025, we responded to 5,809
calls for service.
This year brought its share of challenges, but also incredible
moments of teamwork, resilience, and progress. In 2025,
Newport Ambulance Service was named “Service of the
Year” by the Vermont State EMS office. In addition, our
employee Samantha Atwood was named “BLS Provider of
the Year”. Additional recognition to Jeffrey Johansen (NAS
Director) and Robert Jacobs (Division Supervisor) were both
honored at the Jay Peak “One Town” celebration. We are
especially proud that our crews have been recognized for two
(2) cardiac saves in 2025, one in Hyde Park and the other in
Coventry.
Our crews respond to calls day and night in every kind of weather, providing critical care, safe
transport, and reassurance during some of life’s most stressful moments. None of this would be
possible without the commitment each Town shows through funding, collaboration, and open
communication.
Highlights from this year include:
• Continued investment in advanced life-support equipment and cardiac monitoring technology
• Ongoing training in trauma care and community risk reduction
• Improvements in response times and coordinated dispatch with partner agencies
• Strong collaboration with local fire departments, police, and emergency management teams
• Service of the Year Award by the Vermont State EMS office.
Every upgrade we’ve made—whether equipment, training, or staffing—reflects our core mission: to
protect the health and safety of the people who live, work, and visit in your Towns.

48 Town of Brighton, VT