As Silverton’s Popularity Booms, So Does Demand on EMS

  • The Carriage House, built 50 years ago, no longer serves the needs of the San Juan County EMS teams or the community in Silverton. Tyler George hopes to build a new emergency services headquarters, which would also leave the Carriage House open for other town agencies as need grows all around. Photo Credit Silverton Standard
    The Carriage House, built 50 years ago, no longer serves the needs of the San Juan County EMS teams or the community in Silverton. Tyler George hopes to build a new emergency services headquarters, which would also leave the Carriage House open for other town agencies as need grows all around. Photo Credit Silverton Standard
The small mountain hamlet--as many call it--has grown in popularity for most recreational user groups over the last several years and Silverton’s EMS team has been stretched to their limits. The emergency calls in 2019-2020 were up 15% from previous years, according to Tyler George, Director of the San Juan Ambulance Association Inc. The Carriage House itself was built for an emergency medical…

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