History

At the age of 23, David Dubey was tapped to be the manager of American Ambulance of Berlin, New Hampshire. He may had been what some would consider young, but he was not without ambition and a strong desire to help and truly make the business a real part of the community. David purchased new ambulances in order to be prepared for Berlin area's snowy winters. He hired five new EMTs who were all local residents and fully trained to highest standard of the time. David also wanted to make sure an ambulance would be on hand for the High School football games in case of injury and spear-headed the "third rider" program, which offers individuals interested in taking up emergency medicine as a career an opportunity to sit in on actual emergency runs and is still in practice to this day.

In 1982, American Ambulance became the privately owned and operated Berlin Emergency Services Incorporated with David Dubey still behind the reigns. There were a few changes since he first started managing and took over as owner. The business expanded from two ambulances to three in order to better serve the community. The nationally regulated standard for EMTs grew and changed, which allowed for more in depth treatment in the field, and required more medical supplies be stocked in each ambulance.

In 2005, David began the steady transition into semi retirement, which meant finding and training someone to take over the business. Luckily, his two sons Christopher and Jonathan were more than ready to take the joint mantel. They were both already trained and registered EMTs and working for the business for some time and therefore familiar with the staff and the streets of Berlin. Over the course of the year, the two brothers learned the ins and outs of business management and staked a claim within the Emergency Medical community by attending many association, state meetings, and classes, as well as giving lectures and teaching life saving courses.

At the start of 2006, Berlin Emergency Medical Services Incorporated was officially signed over to Christopher and Jonathan, but David is still available in an advisory capacity and continues to attend important meetings relative to the future of emergency medicine. Christopher and Jonathan had a successful first year running the business, maintaining hospital and city support, as well as continuing their father's concept of connecting to the community. In addition to their routine emergency medical assistance, they have also offered CPR certification, EMT Basic level courses and training, assisted in lectures for nurses and physicians, and given various talks about safety and basic first aid techniques to young students.

Today, BEMS inc. may not be run by its founder, but it operates on the same principles and ideas. David's sons were raised around ambulances and know that their service has to be there not only for the community in its time of need but also simply to be there for its community.

You can read the actual newspaper article from a 1979 edition of the Berlin Reporter recounting David's start as manager for American Ambulance here.

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