About this episode

The episode discusses the challenges and strategies of rural EMS with insights from Brian MacLean on fleet decisions and equipment safety.

Mike McCabe sits down with Brian MacLean, Assistant Chief of Cooper County (Missouri) Ambulance, to explore the realities of rural EMS. Serving 569 square miles in central Missouri, MacLean’s team manages thousands of calls each year—with transport times stretching up to 90 minutes since their local hospital closed. MacLean shares why rural EMS demands sharp clinical skills, resilience, and total confidence in your equipment. He offers candid insight into fleet decisions, explaining why his agency chose Crestline ambulances for their cost-effectiveness, faster delivery, smart layout, and safety-focused design. Drawing on personal experience from an ambulance-involved crash, he underscores how vehicle design and properly secured equipment can make all the difference. Sponsored by Crestline Ambulances

People in this episode

Host: Mike McCabe

Guest: Brian MacLean

Topics covered

• rural EMS
• ambulance design
• clinical skills
• fleet management
• cost-effectiveness

Keywords

• rural EMS
• ambulance
• fleet decisions
• Crestline
• clinical skills
• transport times
• safety

Sponsors

Crestline Ambulances

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cooper County Ambulance

Places: Missouri, central Missouri

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