Los Alamos County honors EMS week, names Randall Robles provider of year
County leaders proclaimed EMS Week and named Randall Robles provider of the year, spotlighting 24/7 care from six ambulances across Los Alamos.
Los Alamos County Council used its May 15 meeting to put a local face on emergency response, proclaiming May 17-23 as Emergency Medical Services Week in Los Alamos and naming Los Alamos Fire Department Firefighter Paramedic Randall Robles the 2026 EMS Provider of the Year.
The recognition came as national EMS Week begins May 17 and runs through May 23 under the theme “Improving Outcomes, Together.” In Los Alamos, the observance highlighted more than ceremony. It underscored how often residents, White Rock families and Los Alamos National Laboratory employees rely on the county’s EMS system when a 911 call turns into a race against time.
That system is built around six ambulances that answer 911 medical calls every day of the year, 24 hours a day. County materials say every firefighter in the department must hold an EMS license, and the department’s EMS Division serves both the community and the laboratory. With a career staff of 150 people, including 140 uniformed employees and 10 civilian staff, operating out of five stations, Los Alamos Fire Department is one of the largest career fire departments in New Mexico even as it serves the state’s smallest county, a 109-square-mile jurisdiction where fast response can make the difference between stabilization and a hospital transfer.
Robles’ selection as provider of the year gave the recognition an individual focus. His name has already appeared in county honors tied to lifesaving cardiac-arrest work, and the new award points to a longer record of frontline service in a department where high-acuity calls can unfold at any hour. The honor also fit the broader message council wanted to send: that EMS work is not just transport, but assessment, treatment and judgment before a patient ever reaches the hospital.
The department’s training record added another layer to that message. LAFD’s team was recognized for its success at an active assailant response workshop in Moyock, North Carolina, a reminder that local EMS crews train for rare but high-impact emergencies as well as the everyday falls, chest pain calls and medical crises that fill the call log. The department’s training division says it keeps personnel prepared for incident management, fire suppression, investigations, wildland and urban interface firefighting, EMS, hazardous materials response, and high-angle and confined-space work.
Nationally, EMS Week also includes Save A Life Day on Thursday, May 21. In Los Alamos, the county’s recognition tied that campaign to a practical message: the crews residents call in an emergency are being asked to do more, train more and respond faster in a county where every minute can matter.
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