First Responders

A first responder is a volunteer community member, firefighter or police officer that has taken a 45-hour
course at a technical college and is trained to provide CPR, first aid, and trained in the use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED).

There are currently 26 first responder groups in the Gold Cross service area. Every community serviced by Gold Cross has first responders.

With more than 300 first responders and 100 paramedics in the Fox Cities, it is important that everyone knows their role, communicates and works together as a team. To ensure that processes work smoothly when on scene, Gold Cross provides a paramedic liaison to each first responder group. In addition, all first responders are invited to quarterly training sessions sponsored by Gold Cross.