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Firestorm 2007
241 FWY @ Windy Ridge - Orange County March 11, 2007 Orange County experienced severe Santa Ana winds that exacerbated a car fire that began on the southbound 241 toll road. more...

		Santiago Canyon Fire - Orange County October 21, 2007 A fire that would later be called the most disastrous wildland fire in Orange County in over 30 years, began at the intersection near Santiago Canyon Road and Silverado Canyon Road, east of Irvine Lake. The Santiago Fire continued to burn for 19 days until it was finally contained. As in the Windy Ridge Fire, AmeriCare had the unique opportunity to provide BLS assistance and transportation for the County. more...

Firestorm 2008

Merick Fire October 13, 2008 Approx 08:00am, we received a phone call requesting us to send two (2) strike teams into the San Fernando Valley, Lopez Canyon area to assist in the evacuation of some local Convalescent Hospitals due to the threat of the Marek Fire, which was rapidly approaching. more...

	Freeway Complex Fire November 15, 2008 Approximately 1830 hours - AmeriCare Ambulance Service was dispatched by the Orange County Fire Authority to aide in the Triangle Freeway Complex Fire. In less than 30 minutes, we had a supervisor and our units on scene at the staging location, originally located at Yorba Park. more...


AmeriCare Responds to Hurricane Ike September 10, 2008 AmeriCare, with the request from FEMA, deployed a strike team to the Galveston, Texas region. Within an hour of the request, a strike team consisting of four ALS ambulances and a crew of twelve, including four paramedics, were enroute. more...

	Hurricane Rita September 2005 AmeriCare Ambulance deployed 10 ambulances and 2 supervisors to Houston, TX, to aid hurricane RITA victims in the Gulf Coast region. Twenty employees from AmeriCare's Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego Regions prepared to leave for a 30 to 45 day deployment to the Gulf Coast to assist those who became victims of the recent hurricane. more...




Paperless Billing Effective January 1, 2007, AmeriCare has gone completely paperless in our billing department, which not only aids in the efficiency of our billing process, it contributes to our overall HIPAA compliance and allows us to offer the most secure protection of patient information available.