As we departed from our visit to the Canyon de Chelly National Park on the Navajo Nation near Chinle, Arizona, we got behind this EMS vehicle in traffic. We followed them down the road for a way when they turned down the road leading to the local medical center.
While I was looking at some of the pictures I took while on vacation last month, I got curious about them and found this on their website:
The Department of Emergency Medical Services is one of eight departments within the Navajo Division of Public Safety.
Navajo EMS is a Dedicated, Progressive Service Focused on Quality Care. Expanded Advanced Life Support Capabilities and Transport Services are Preeminent. We Consist of a Well Organized Structure of Dedicated Personnel Determined to Provide Elite Services.
The Goal of the Department is to Provide for the continued development of the comprehensive Public Safety and Emergency Medical Services System to advance the quality of care and transportation of the sick and/or Injured.
They go to say that their Department is affiliated with the University of New Mexico Emergency Medical Services Academy and the New Mexico Emergency Medical Services Bureau. Parts of the reservation overlap into Utah, New Mexico and Colorado, although most of it is within Arizona.