Life EMS Graduates First Ottawa County EMT Class
The 14-week program, hosted in Grand Haven Township, aims to strengthen the regional emergency response pipeline.
Nine students graduated from Life EMS Ambulance’s inaugural Ottawa County EMT training class on Friday, May 30. Three are already Life EMS associates, and the program helps staff the company’s expanding 911 ambulance services across West Michigan. A larger second class with 24 students begins in September.
Life EMS Ambulance marked a regional milestone Friday when its first-ever Ottawa County EMT class graduated at the Grand Haven Township Fire Department. The 14-week course started with 13 students; nine made it through the hands-on training, which blended classroom instruction with real-world skills practice. The graduates are Max Cavallaro, Jamie Holt, Paul Maas, Caitlin Mazurek, Chas Noffsinger, Josephine Postema, Noah Ross, Josiah Stiffler, and Lara Todd — three of whom already work for Life EMS.
The program is a direct response to growing demand for emergency medical services in West Michigan. Life EMS recently expanded its 911 ambulance coverage in Ottawa County, and this class will help fill frontline roles. For Grand Rapids residents, the benefit is a deeper, more reliable pool of trained EMTs ready to respond across county lines, whether a call comes from downtown GR or a lakeshore township.
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Organizers aren’t slowing down. A second class is already set for September with 24 students enrolled, nearly double the initial cohort. The Grand Haven Township Fire Department will again host the training, cementing a partnership that’s quietly making the whole region safer.
