CREMS MISSION: "EMS in EVERY HOME"
Copper River EMS Council, Inc. (CREMS) is a private nonprofit EMS agency that has served the Copper River Basin since the early 1980's. CREMS provides the entire region with 24/7/365 Advanced Life Support 911 Ambulance service. We utilize a hybrid/semi-pro model with one paid lead medic stationed in Glennallen who is on duty 24/7. We also rely on our dedicated volunteer responders who sign-up for 12-hour on-call ambulance shifts or simply respond to calls when they are available. We maintain 3 fully-stocked, response ready ambulances with 2 stationed in Glennallen and one in Kenny Lake.
36th Annual EMS Radio Auction & First Annual Public Meeting
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Kick off the 36th Annual EMS Radio Auction with us at Tazlina Village Hall on Thursday, April 16th at 5:30 pm at our first Annual Public Meeting!
Learn how your support strengthens local emergency services, hear about upcoming projects and goals, and take part in a live Q&A. Then get the bidding started and help us launch another successful auction! Night two is all about appreciation so join us for our “Feed the Volunteers” Community Potluck. Bring a dish to share and help us thank the volunteers who answer the call for our community. |
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Serving The CommunityFor more than 40 years, volunteers from all over the Copper River Basin have dedicated themselves and their time to their fellow community members in their time of need. This inspiring video made by Ray Voley (AKWild1 LLC), a past First Responder, showcases some of the amazing individuals who have selflessly trained, responded, and served their communities as EMS First Responders.
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Our Team of Dedicated Volunteers Continues to Grow!
Harry Scudder & Skyler Griffin
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Tersa Noble & Heidi Baker
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Alieu Fatty
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Copper River EMS is powered by volunteers from across the Copper Valley. Today our service includes over thirty active volunteers who respond to emergencies and cover on-call shifts throughout the region. Here are just a few of the volunteers who make that possible.
Harry Scudder first got his start with CREMS through one of our high school ETT classes and has since renewed his ETT and obtained his EMT-1 this Fall/Winter. A Copper Valley resident of nearly nine years, Harry works at Glenn Transport and spends his free time working on vehicles, snowmachining, and enjoying the outdoors. Skyler Griffin, a recent Glennallen High School graduate, has called the area home for five years and completed his ETT and EMT-1 this Fall/Winter. Working as a Maintenance Technician at Copper River Native Association, he's pursuing a Health Sciences degree with a passion for neuroscience and joined CREMS to gain hands-on medical experience on the path toward medical school. Heidi Baker came to CREMS after a joint call with Glen Rich Fire last year, completing her ETT and EMT-1 this Fall/Winter. Her husband Jason recently joined as a driver when one was needed mid-class! Missionaries who moved to the area in 2020, Heidi works at Glennallen Chiropractic Center, Jason works for the state, and both work for Cross Roads Medical Center. Heidi and Jason are active members of Glenn Rich Fire and Rescue, the Gakona Volunteer Fire Department, and the VFW Auxiliary. In their spare time, they enjoy kayaking, fishing, and being outside together as a family. Tersa Noble attended the Spring 2025 EMT-1 class and has been a Nelchina/Mendeltna community fixture since moving from Chickaloon in 2010. A mother of three, 4-H leader, and GRVFD volunteer, she's also been active with the Nelchina Mendeltna Community Council for 15 years. In her free time, she enjoys cooking, camping, traveling, and family time with her husband Caleb and their four-legged friends. Alieu Fatty moved to Glennallen in 2024 with his wife and completed his ETT and EMT-1 this Fall/Winter. He works in a medical laboratory and joined CREMS out of a desire to give back to his community. Outside of work, he's an avid soccer fan who enjoys jogging and the gym. |
Support Your LOCAL 911 Ambulance Service
CREMS is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and we depend on community support.
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Updated 1/7/26:
We reset our donation thermometers to $0 on July 1, 2025 and after 6 months are already well on our way to the FY26 donation goals! The Grants/large donors needle should also begin to rise quickly as well thanks to CRNA's continued support of CREMS as a subaward entity for the SAMHSA Rural EMS training grant. CREMS will receive nearly $125,000 from this grant award between 10/1/25 - 9/30/26. We would like to recognize and give thanks to our recent donations, grants, and CAP funds received since our last update (on 10/10/25): $5,000 grant award from the Alaska Community Foundation, $1,000 from the Copper Basin Lions Club, $5,645 additional subaward grant funds from CRNA (via SAMHSA), CAP funds from the Kenny Lake Community League ($8,365) and Copper Valley Community Library Association ($3,200), an amazingly generous anonymous bequest of $40,000, and many additional donations from individuals, families, and small organizations/businesses such as O’Morley’s gas station (Delta Junction), the GHS Nat’l Honor Society, Robert & Emilie Frisbie, Carol & Ben Compton, CVEA Pumpkin Patch, Russ & Sherri Scribner, Cliff Eames, Mary Howarth-Hernandez, Sue Moore, Ralph & Jan Morehouse, Mark Huddleston, Clint & Kareena Best, Paul Lewis, Jim & Mary Odden, Paul Boos & Janelle Eklund, Kurtis Skoog, Copper Basin Pregnancy Center, James Barnes, Linda & Jim Marchini, Gordon Lindgren, William & Bonnie McLeod, Glenna Dufresne, Terry & Sally Keizer, Shailen Pratap. Thanks to everyone who has donated and contributed and please keep the support flowing! Every donation makes a difference. FY25 set a high bar and we hope to be able to exceed our fundraising goals again in FY26! Click here to see the FY25 totals and a full list of donors ... |
