This cache acknowledges a first for Coshocton County. The large building just to the west, built in 2018, is the current “Station #1” for Coshocton County EMS. Just behind it is the original 2-bay brick building built in September 1973. Later, a third bay was added. That building housed the original “Warsaw Emergency Squad”. Warsaw Emergency Squad was the first department in Coshocton County that provided Emergency Medical Services to Tiverton, Monroe, Clark, Newcastle, Jefferson, Bethlehem, Perry, Bedford, Pike and Washington Townships and Villages of Newcastle and Nellie. The first date of service for the Warsaw Emergency Squad was February 3, 1973. Prior to that date the two ambulances were stored at, and the squad personnel ran out of Fischer’s Funeral Home to the north of you. Back then, the cost of an ambulance was approximately $29,000. Nowadays, the cost of an ambulance averages anywhere from $150k to $350k each and can go higher depending on their function!!
Coshocton County EMS, as it is known today, began in 1976 when the Volunteer Emergency Squads in the Villages of Warsaw and West Lafayette were joined with the newly formed Volunteer Emergency Squads in the City of Coshocton and the Keene Community, into a County EMS system. On February 16, 1976, these 4 stations were brought together to form Coshocton County EMS (CCEMS).
Today, CCEMS has 3 stations, located in Coshocton, Warsaw and West Lafayette. These stations are staffed 24/7 by a paid crew, usually consisting of a Paramedic and an EMT. CCEMS staffs 4 crews, along with a supervisor each shift.
Coshocton County EMS is the sole 9-1-1 Emergency Medical Provider for Coshocton County which covers approximately 564 square miles and handles approximately 6000 calls per year.
You are looking for a small container about the size of a film canister. Be sure to have a writing utensil. Sign the log and return it to its resting place. Permission for placement of this cache was approved by the Village Administrator.