Dare County EMS Station 7/MedFlight Ribbon Cutting and Open House Event: Monday, June 3, 2024

On Monday, June 3, 2024, Dare County celebrated the opening of the new Dare County EMS Station 7/MedFlight Hangar.

The event opened with Dare County EMS Director Chief Jennie Collins sharing the importance of the new facility to the Dare MedFlight employees, followed by an invocation led by Dare County EMS Chaplain Cherri Wheeler and acknowledgements from Dare County Board of Commissioners Chairman Bob Woodard. Tony Duvall—son of Dare MedFlight Pilot C.C. Duvall, who lost his life in the line of duty along with EMT Stephanie Willoughby in 1989—also shared a few words about his father and the importance of the ever-evolving service that Dare County EMS provides each day.

After the ribbon-cutting, members of the public were encouraged to tour the facility and participate in blood pressure checks and various training exercises facilitated by Dare County EMS employees.

The construction of a new hangar for Dare MedFlight is part of a multiphase project to improve and modernize outdated Dare County EMS facilities throughout the county in order to better serve the residents and visitors of our community. For more detailed information about these projects, visit DareNC.gov/EMSProjects.