Highland Rescue Team Ambulance District

Name

Highland Rescue Team Ambulance District

Legal name

Highland Rescue Team Ambulance District

Website

https://highlandrescue.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Emergency Medical Services

NAICS

Ambulance Services (62191)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

911/Public EMS Agencies (Municipal/County/Fire-Based) (HLAFANAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Emergency Medical Services (EMS) & Ambulance Services (BPAIAGAC), Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Operations & Dispatch (HLAJAGAC), Disaster Response, Rescue & Tactical EMS (DMAT/USAR/SWAT/HAZMAT Medical) (HLAFANAH)

Keywords

• Emergency medical services
• Ambulance response
• Advanced life support
• Wildland fire medical
• CPR and first aid training

Headquarters

HQ city

Golden

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Property Tax Revenue: As a Title 32 special district, the organization is funded predominantly by property tax dollars collected from residents and property owners within the district boundaries.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Highland Rescue Team Ambulance District is a Title 32 special district that delivers 911 ambulance and advanced life support emergency medical services to roughly 33.5 square miles of the foothills west of Denver, including Genesee, Lookout Mountain, Idledale, and the I-70 corridor. It operates three ALS ambulances and a rescue vehicle staffed by six paid employees and more than 50 volunteer EMTs and paramedics, responding to approximately 800 calls per year, and it supplements emergency response with wildland fire medical support, AHA Heartsaver First Aid and CPR training, a CARES cardiac arrest data program, and a Fall Risk Assessment program.

Product overview

Highland Rescue Team Ambulance District is a Title 32 special district government organization providing emergency medical services. The organization operates a single unified service model centered on 24/7 advanced life support ambulance coverage across its 33.5 square mile district. Supporting the core EMS operations are the CARES Program (offering AHA Heartsaver First Aid/CPR Training and Fall Risk Assessments) and Wildland Fire Medical Response services for neighboring fire protection districts. The district maintains three advanced life support ambulances, one rescue vehicle, six paid employees, and over 50 volunteer EMTs and paramedics at its Lookout Mountain station.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• 911 Ambulance and Advanced Life Support Services Primary 911 emergency medical response and advanced life support ambulance transport serving residents and visitors in Genesee, Lookout Mountain, Idledale, and the Interstate 70 corridor, operated with three ALS ambulances and responding to approximately 800 calls per year.
• Wildland Fire Medical Response Medical support provided to wildland fire operations in coordination with partner fire protection districts, leveraging the district's rescue vehicle and paramedic-staffed response capability.
• AHA Heartsaver First Aid and CPR Training American Heart Association Heartsaver First Aid and CPR classes delivered to community members and local stakeholders to build bystander response capability within the service area.
• CARES Program (Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival) Participation in the CARES cardiac arrest data program to track, measure, and improve cardiac arrest outcomes within the district's service area.
• Fall Risk Assessment Program Fall risk assessment services aimed at identifying and mitigating fall hazards for residents, particularly older adults, within the foothill service area.

Quantifiable outcome

• Approximately 800 emergency calls responded to annually

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Feature2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Genesee Fire Protection DistrictcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHighland Rescue Team provides wildland fire medical response services for Genesee Fire Protection District, deploying EMTs and paramedics to fire scenes for firefighter protection and emergency medical standby during wildland fire operations.
• Foothills Fire Protection DistrictcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHighland Rescue Team provides wildland fire medical response services for Foothills Fire Protection District, offering medical support during fire suppression operations in the shared wildland-urban interface areas.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Falck USA: Falck USA is a private ambulance and EMS provider operating 911 and interfacility transport services across multiple U.S. states. It is comparable to Highland Rescue Team as an ambulance services organization delivering prehospital care under similar regulatory frameworks.
• Rural Metro Fire Department: Rural Metro Fire Department provides integrated fire and EMS services to suburban and wildland-adjacent communities in Arizona and other western states. It is comparable to Highland Rescue Team as a public-safety-style provider delivering 911 EMS in geographically dispersed, foothills-type environments.
• American Medical Response (AMR): AMR is the largest private ambulance and 911 EMS provider in the U.S., offering both emergency and non-emergency medical transport across hundreds of jurisdictions. It is directly comparable to Highland Rescue Team as a 911 ambulance services operator, though AMR is a private commercial entity while Highland is a public special district.
• Alpine Rescue Team: Alpine Rescue Team is a Colorado-based volunteer search and rescue organization specializing in backcountry and wilderness response in the foothills and mountains west of Denver. It is directly comparable to Highland Rescue's backcountry/wilderness rescue capability across overlapping trail systems.
• Flight For Life Colorado: Flight For Life Colorado is a hospital-based air ambulance and critical care transport program operating across Colorado, including the mountainous foothills where Highland Rescue Team responds. It is a direct comparable for the high-acuity, terrain-challenged prehospital transport role that complements ground EMS response.
• Global Medical Response: Global Medical Response is the parent company of AMR and other ground and air EMS brands, providing 911 ambulance and interfacility transport services nationwide. It is comparable to Highland Rescue as a multi-state 911 EMS provider, though it operates at significantly greater scale.
• Denver Health Paramedic Division: Denver Health Paramedic Division is the municipal 911 EMS agency serving the City and County of Denver, providing advanced life support response and transport. It is a direct comparable as a public 911 EMS provider operating adjacent to Highland Rescue Team's foothills service area in the Denver metro.

Regional players

• South Metro Fire Rescue: South Metro Fire Rescue is a Colorado fire protection district providing fire suppression and paramedic-level EMS across the south Denver metro. It is comparable to Highland Rescue as a Colorado-based public fire/EMS agency, though it serves a different geography and larger population.
• West Metro Fire Rescue: West Metro Fire Rescue is a Colorado fire-based EMS agency serving the western Denver suburbs with integrated fire suppression and paramedic response. It is comparable to Highland Rescue as a neighboring Colorado fire/EMS provider, though it operates a broader municipal fire model.

Broad incumbents

• Air Methods Corporation: Air Methods is the largest air medical transport provider in the U.S., operating helicopter EMS services across Colorado including mountainous terrain. It is comparable to Highland Rescue's high-acuity/mountainous prehospital mission but operates at national scale and via rotary-wing platform rather than ground response.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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