page_title: Gaston Emergency Medical Services
section_title: Special teams
hierarchical_section_title: Gaston Emergency Medical Services / Special teams
caption_attribution_description: English: Gaston County EMS at an emergency
context_page_description: Gaston Emergency Medical Services is the Emergency Medical Service for Gaston County, North Carolina. This is the Emergency Service Provided by the County, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. They respond to 35,000 calls annually. The service provides advanced life support. GEMS was the first EMS organization within the State of North Carolina to achieve national accreditation through the Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services. GEMS has 9 paramedic stations & 10 ems post throughout the county. Gaston Emergency Medical Service headquarters is located in Gastonia, North Carolina. GEMS primarily transports patients to CaroMont Regional Medical Center and other outlying facilities in neighboring counties.
  GEMS is also supported by the local rescue squads throughout the county. These include South Point Lifesaving Crew, Stanley Civil Defense Rescue, Dallas Rescue, Ranlo Fire and Rescue, Gaston Lifesaving Crew, Crowders Mountain Rescue, Cherryville Rescue, And the local fire departments that respond to medical calls.
context_section_description: Bicycle Emergency Response Team (B.E.R.T)
  Dive Rescue and Recovery Team
  Honor Guard
  S.T.A.R. Team (Specialized Tactics and Rescue Team)
  Tactical Medic Team
  Structural Collapse and Trench (S.C.A.T)
  Personnel Rehab Unit (P.R.U)
  Gems Explorers Team
  GEMS has 11 stations
caption: GEMS Ambulance at the scene of an emergency
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