Emergency medical technicians are standing by to help those in need at the Muskingum County Fairgrounds.
The Community Ambulance Service has a medical facility set up on the midway for those needing medical attention during the week-long fair.
Paramedic Troy Ball said many of the calls they get are for assistance and rarely result in transport to the hospital.
"We go there and see what we can do, sometimes we bring them back here and sometimes they refuse, and they're...
A two-car accident at the intersection of Main Street and Augusta Street sends two people to the hospital.
It happened around 6 p.m. Sergeant Chris Phipps of the Zanesville Police Department says a Chevy pickup truck was heading East on Main Street when it applied the brakes for a semi pulling out of Augusta Street and onto Main.
The pickup truck was then rear-ended by Victoria Clark of Zanesville who was driving a Chevy Blazer. There were no passengers in her vehicle.
Both...
An accident on Interstate 70 shuts down both Westbound lanes for almost a half hour, and sends one woman to the hospital.
It happened around 6 p.m shortly before the Adamsville exit. Trooper Adam Mckenzie of the State Highway Patrol says a white Mazda with New Jersey plates was traveling West on the interstate.
"It traveled off the right side of the roadway, struck an embankment, and then traveled back onto the roadway into the left lane where it struck a semi. It then came...
With the high temperatures lasting throughout the week, health officials are offering some advice for fairgoers.
Community Ambulance Service has a first aid station set up at the fair in case of any emergencies. Officials say the week has turned out well so far.
"A lot of blisters from not wearing the proper shoes, bumps and scraps and rides or being in the barns, no real major things as of yet," said Paramedic, Ralph Hill.
Hill says they spend months...
It's day five of temperatures reaching the 90's, and some local residents are starting to succumb to this heat wave. Community Ambulance says it's been on at least 20 runs this week, with most of those occurring within the past two days.
"Typically if you see a day where there's just a small heat spike, one or two days, is not that big of a deal. Most people compensate and their bodies tolerate that, " says Executive Director, Phil Koster.
But Koster says if it's a...
Have you ever wondered why there's a Community Ambulance crew sitting in the parking lot at Lowe's on the north-end of Zanesville, or why you typically see one when you pass the Marathon Station along State Route 60, near the Ohio 719 bridge?
That's because the emergency crews are attempting to minimize response time on calls.
"Truly every second counts. That's why we have the lights and sirens, but just planning on the front end, " says Executive Director, Phil Koster...
No matter what mother nature has in store for the area, Community Ambulance is constantly on call.
The 11 ambulances are ready to go when they get the signal, but sometimes, the weather can slow crews down.
"Ultimately, obviously we're very concerned about the safety of our crews, but we want to make sure we are able to continue to provide care to the community as well, " says Executive Director, Phil Koster.
Koster says if there's notice that the weather will be...
Community Ambulance today announced that it will open a new station in Duncan Falls. Community director of operations Phil Koster says multiple municipal leaders asked him to investigate options to provide faster, more reliable emergency medical service response for areas south of Zanesville. Currently Community Ambulance has 24 stations in Zanesville, Washington Township and New Lexington. This summer Community Ambulance opened a station in cooperation with the Washington Township Fire...
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