{"id":8569,"date":"2025-01-23T13:22:26","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T18:22:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/?p=8569"},"modified":"2026-04-03T11:45:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T15:45:22","slug":"ems-call-signs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/ems-call-signs\/","title":{"rendered":"EMS Call Sign Changes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Belated posting. Adding here for the historical record. On September 20, 2024, Wake County EMS implemented changes to call signs as well as their staffing plan.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nine new transport units were added, to help with coverage during high-demand periods during the day as well as assisting during shift change.<\/li>\n<li>Three new shifts were created, to create staffing for the nine new transport units: eight-, ten-, and 14-hour shifts.<\/li>\n<li>The calls signs for transport units were changed:\n<ul>\n<li>ALS ambulances &#8211; Medic 01 &#8211; Medic 99<\/li>\n<li>BLS ambulances &#8211; EMS 01 &#8211; Medic 99<\/li>\n<li>A unit will either be active as ALS (paramedic staffing) or BLS (EMT staffing). Both will never be in service with the same number at the same time.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>APP (Advanced Practice Paramedic) unit call signs were changed to the 900 series, e.g. Medic 901, Medic 902, etc.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8570\" src=\"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024-10-29-rfd-st-marys-st-staging-mjl-018.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024-10-29-rfd-st-marys-st-staging-mjl-018.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024-10-29-rfd-st-marys-st-staging-mjl-018-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024-10-29-rfd-st-marys-st-staging-mjl-018-730x487.jpg 730w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<div data-animation=\"no-animation\" data-icons-animation=\"no-animation\" data-overlay=\"on\" data-change-size=\"\" data-button-size=\"0.7\" style=\"font-size:0.7em!important;display:none;\" class=\"supsystic-social-sharing supsystic-social-sharing-package-flat supsystic-social-sharing-content supsystic-social-sharing-content-align-left\" data-text=\"\"><a data-networks=\"[]\" class=\"social-sharing-button sharer-flat sharer-flat-8 counter-standard without-counter facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Facebook\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Flegeros.com%2Fblog%2Fems-call-signs%2F\" data-main-href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u={url}\" data-nid=\"1\" data-name=\"\" data-pid=\"1\" data-post-id=\"8569\" data-url=\"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php\" data-description=\"EMS Call Sign Changes\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-mailto=\"\"><i class=\"fa-ssbs fa-ssbs-fw fa-ssbs-facebook\"><span>Share<\/span><\/i><div class=\"counter-wrap standard\"><span class=\"counter\">0<\/span><\/div><\/a><a data-networks=\"[]\" class=\"social-sharing-button sharer-flat sharer-flat-8 counter-standard without-counter twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Flegeros.com%2Fblog%2Fems-call-signs%2F&text=EMS+Call+Sign+Changes\" data-main-href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url={url}&text={title}\" data-nid=\"2\" data-name=\"\" data-pid=\"1\" data-post-id=\"8569\" data-url=\"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php\" data-description=\"EMS Call Sign Changes\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-mailto=\"\"><i class=\"fa-ssbs fa-ssbs-fw fa-ssbs-twitter\"><span>Share<\/span><\/i><div class=\"counter-wrap standard\"><span class=\"counter\">0<\/span><\/div><\/a><a data-networks=\"[]\" class=\"social-sharing-button sharer-flat sharer-flat-8 counter-standard without-counter pinterest\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/link\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flegeros.com%2Fblog%2Fems-call-signs%2F&description=EMS+Call+Sign+Changes\" data-main-href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/link\/?url={url}&description={title}\" data-nid=\"7\" data-name=\"\" data-pid=\"1\" data-post-id=\"8569\" data-url=\"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php\" data-description=\"EMS Call Sign Changes\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-mailto=\"\"><i class=\"fa-ssbs fa-ssbs-fw fa-ssbs-pinterest\"><span>Share<\/span><\/i><div class=\"counter-wrap standard\"><span class=\"counter\">0<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Belated posting. Adding here for the historical record. On September 20, 2024, Wake County EMS implemented changes to call signs as well as their staffing plan. Nine new transport units were added, to help with coverage during high-demand periods during the day as well as assisting during shift change. 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