About Us
Sugar River EMS is a new partnership between Belleville EMS and New Glarus Fire Department so that we can continue to better serve our communities. Our district serves around 10,000 residents across 100 square miles from Belleville to New Glarus.
The district has over 80 emergency medical responders who staff ambulances 24 hours a day, seven days a week at stations in each Belleville and New Glarus.
The Sugar River EMS District is comprised of the Villages of Belleville and New Glarus along with the entirety of the Towns of New Glarus, Montrose, and Exeter, and portions of the Towns of Brooklyn and Oregon. As well as providing mutual aid to surrounding communities as needed and are a member of Dane County MABAS Division 115. MABAS 115
Sugar River EMS currently operates three ambulances: Rescues 48, 49, and 50, along with two rapid response vehicles: Car 5 and Car 6. A fourth ambulance—Rescue 51—is slated to go into service in the coming weeks.
Sugar River EMS responds to around 500 calls a year, a number that continues to increase.
Our EMS station is located at 480 River Street, in the Village of Belleville and our second station is located at 218 4th Ave in the Village of New Glarus at the Fire Department.
Our two ambulances are stocked with state-of-the-art medical equipment and safety features, allowing our EMS crews to confidently deliver the best emergency medical care to our community. Our equipment includes:
Stryker power cots, to easily and safely move patients in and out of the ambulance
Zoll X-Series EKG/defibrillators, capable of obtaining 12-lead EKGs in the field and transmitting them to the hospital
Extremity and full-body vacuum splints
iGel advanced airway devices
Electronic patient care documentation system
Lucas 3 Chest Compression System
Rescue 48, our primary ambulance, is a 2019 Braun on a Ford F450 chassis. It features a Stryker Power load cot to assist lifting patients in and out of the ambulance. It was purchased new and placed in service in October of 2019.
Rescue 49 is a 2007 Braun on a Ford E350 chassis. It is staffed as needed for special events or if there are multiple responses needed at the same time and crew is available. It is stocked the same as Rescue 48 so the crew can provide the same level of care in both trucks. This truck was placed in service in November of 2020.