EMS Coordination for Events

Backcountry Medical Guides provides EMS volunteer coordination, medical planning, and first aid oversight for outdoor recreation and cultural events across the Pacific Northwest. We recruit and deploy certified EMS volunteers, build site-specific emergency plans, and provide a dedicated paid coordinator who serves as your medical liaison throughout the event. Every person on the ground holds an EMT-Basic certification or higher. We handle the roster, the radio, and the plan.

What We Can Provide

EMS Volunteer Coordination

We recruit, vet, schedule, and deploy EMT-Basic or higher personnel across your event footprint. Volunteers are briefed on your site, equipped with field kits, and integrated into your communications structure. You get coverage. We handle the roster.

Event Management Plan Development

We write the medical sections of your EMP, including first aid protocols, mass casualty procedures, radio communication plans, and emergency vehicle ingress and egress routes. We can also consult on the full plan.

Risk Assessment and Medical Planning

Before your event, we review your site, your schedule, and your anticipated attendance to identify risk factors and set appropriate staffing levels. We think about the things that can go wrong before you're in the middle of them.

On-Site Medical Liaison

Our lead serves as your point of contact with Bellingham Fire, BPD, and other responding agencies. One number. Clear chain of command.

Events We've Supported

  • NW Tune-Up — Multi-day mountain bike and music festival at the Bellingham Waterfront and Galbraith Mountain. Thousands of attendees across two venues.

  • WMBC Whatcom World Cup — Eight-race mountain bike series on Wednesday evenings at Galbraith Mountain.

  • Fourth Corner Punk Fest — Two-day music festival at The Landing at Evil Bikes, Fairhaven.

  • Fire & Story (Paper Whale) — Mid-winter cultural event in Bellingham.

Who We Are

BMG is a 501(c)3 nonprofit based in Bellingham, WA. Our instructors and coordinators are paramedics, WFRs, nurses, and emergency medicine professionals. We train more than 1,300 students a year in wilderness and remote medicine. We know this community, and we know how to keep people safe in it.

Let’s Talk

We'd love to hear about your event. Whether you have a full medical plan in place or you're starting from scratch, reach out. We'll figure out what makes sense together.

Reach out to us at training@backcountrymedicalguides.org to start the conversation.