History


"SERVING SINCE 1976"	AMBULANCE 421 South St. S.E. P.O. Box 1790 Warren, OH 44483 Fax: 330-395-0110	(330) 369-3600

Home History Officers Management Team Employment Opportunities State of OHIO Division of EMS OAMTA OMTB AAA EMS Village	Company History Action Ambulance began operations in Warren, Ohio on May 3, 1976, as an answer to the need for the quality, affordable, professional private ambulance service in the City. Owned and operated by the Popadak family, President Jack Popadak is still actively involved in the day to day operation and management of then company. Jack's wife Wanda, and sister Susan work in the administrative positions. Strategically placed non-family members* hold key management positions in the company, to ensure continued operations in the event tragedy would befall the family. Action Ambulance has always self imposed and operated under high standards as follows: We staffed ambulances with two certified EMT's in 1976 before this was required by Ohio law. 1981, we introduced the first Paramedics in a private service based in Warren. 1985, all dispatchers were trained as Emergency Medical Dispatchers. However, medical directors in the area were hesitant to write a protocol because the concept was so new. In the early 1990's, we again trained all dispatchers as EMD's to coincide with the opening of the 9-1-1 call centers. However, we were advised by the Trumbull Co. 9-1-1 center that they would be coordinating all medical dispatch programs & protocols in the County. To date, this has not become a reality. I believe that Medical Dispatching should be in place. In the late 1980's, Action Ambulance was instrumental in writing and bringing into law, the Ohio Ambulance Licensing Board. (Now the Ohio Medical Transportation Board, ORC. 4766). In fact, Warren Fire Department Captain John Bettiker was recruited by Jack Popadak to serve on the very first Licensing Board, which he did for 10 years. 1988, we started a wheelchair transport division in response to a need for this type of service. Wheelchair Transport Service can be & is used routinely in the delivery of E.M.S. When obese patients can sit, but are too big for stretchers, they are legally transported in a wheelchair transport vehicles with the care administered by EMS personnel on-board the wheelchair van. Also, in the event of a mass casualty incident, wheelchair transport vans can move any patients in a short period of time. Action currently has regular vans & 1, 6-passenger Para-transit bus. In 1990, Action Ambulance purchased a "non-transport vehicle". This Ford Bronco is licensed by the Transportation Board and is used for Paramedic intercept, (when we send a paramedic to intercept and upgrade a Basic Life Support ambulance) and, to bring extra personnel & equipment to scenes where such back-up help is required. this vehicle can also be used for EMS incident Command and size-up response when necessary. A recent project of Action ambulance is Tactical Medics. Tactical Medics are E.M.S. personnel who are crossed-trained as commissioned police officers. They are then specifically trained to function in the S.W.A.T environment, utilizing police tactics and "tactical medical skills". The utilization of these medics is already in place with the Trumbull County Sheriff's Tactical Team and is exclusively sponsored by Action Ambulance. By making the Tactical Medic a functioning member of the S.W.A.T. Team, the morbidity and mortality rates of Police officers injured during special operations decreases dramatically. NIMS- the National Incident Management System, is required training for all Action Ambulance field supervisors and managers. The knowledge contained in learning this system is extremely beneficial to Warren's safety forces because this new system is now the National Standard for disaster command. Action Ambulance now has a distinct compatibility in executing smooth intra-departmental operations with Warren's safety forces.

Home
History
Officers
Management Team
Employment Opportunities
State of OHIO Division of EMS
OAMTA
OMTB
AAA
EMS Village

Company History

Action Ambulance began operations in Warren, Ohio on May 3, 1976, as an answer to the need for the quality, affordable, professional private ambulance service in the City.

Owned and operated by the Popadak family, President Jack Popadak is still actively involved in the day to day operation and management of then company. Jack's wife Wanda, and sister Susan work in the administrative positions. *Strategically placed non-family members hold key management positions in the company, to ensure continued operations in the event tragedy would befall the family.

Action Ambulance has always self imposed and operated under high standards as follows:

We staffed ambulances with two certified EMT's in 1976 before this was required by Ohio law.
1981, we introduced the first Paramedics in a private service based in Warren.
1985, all dispatchers were trained as Emergency Medical Dispatchers. However, medical directors in the area were hesitant to write a protocol because the concept was so new. In the early 1990's, we again trained all dispatchers as EMD's to coincide with the opening of the 9-1-1 call centers. However, we were advised by the Trumbull Co. 9-1-1 center that they would be coordinating all medical dispatch programs & protocols in the County. To date, this has not become a reality. I believe that Medical Dispatching should be in place.
In the late 1980's, Action Ambulance was instrumental in writing and bringing into law, the Ohio Ambulance Licensing Board. (Now the Ohio Medical Transportation Board, ORC. 4766). In fact, Warren Fire Department Captain John Bettiker was recruited by Jack Popadak to serve on the very first Licensing Board, which he did for 10 years.
1988, we started a wheelchair transport division in response to a need for this type of service. Wheelchair Transport Service can be & is used routinely in the delivery of E.M.S. When obese patients can sit, but are too big for stretchers, they are legally transported in a wheelchair transport vehicles with the care administered by EMS personnel on-board the wheelchair van. Also, in the event of a mass casualty incident, wheelchair transport vans can move any patients in a short period of time. Action currently has regular vans & 1, 6-passenger Para-transit bus.
In 1990, Action Ambulance purchased a "non-transport vehicle". This Ford Bronco is licensed by the Transportation Board and is used for Paramedic intercept, (when we send a paramedic to intercept and upgrade a Basic Life Support ambulance) and, to bring extra personnel & equipment to scenes where such back-up help is required. this vehicle can also be used for EMS incident Command and size-up response when necessary.
A recent project of Action ambulance is Tactical Medics. Tactical Medics are E.M.S. personnel who are crossed-trained as commissioned police officers. They are then specifically trained to function in the S.W.A.T environment, utilizing police tactics and "tactical medical skills". The utilization of these medics is already in place with the Trumbull County Sheriff's Tactical Team and is exclusively sponsored by Action Ambulance. By making the Tactical Medic a functioning member of the S.W.A.T. Team, the morbidity and mortality rates of Police officers injured during special operations decreases dramatically.
NIMS- the National Incident Management System, is required training for all Action Ambulance field supervisors and managers. The knowledge contained in learning this system is extremely beneficial to Warren's safety forces because this new system is now the National Standard for disaster command. Action Ambulance now has a distinct compatibility in executing smooth intra-departmental operations with Warren's safety forces.