Departments

Emergency Medical Services

The Emergency Medical Services Office is located in the EMS building at 805 Capitol Street.

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Emergency Medical Services

Phone:

(605) 668-9033

Fax:

  • Billing Department: (605) 655-8222
  • Administration: (605) 655-8218

Address:

805 Capitol Street
Yankton, SD 57078

Yankton County Emergency Medical Services (YCEMS) is dedicated and proud to serve the residence and visitors to Yankton County. YCEMS a paramedic level, advanced life support, ambulance with one on duty crew and one back up crew; which are both staffed with at least one paramedic 24 hours a day. YCEMS provides emergency (911) ambulance service to all the communities within Yankton County; including South Yankton. We also provide ALS intercepts for surrounding communities and non-emergency interfaculty transfers. Our staff is made up of dedicated paid volunteers and full time staff members. YCEMS is assisted by Emergency Medical First Responders from Gayville, Lesterville Fire and Rescue, Volin, Irene, Lake Area First Responders & Yankton County Search and Rescue; which provide valuable medical assessment and treatment prior to the ambulance arrival.

YCEMS also provide a number of EMS/Ambulance Public Relation Standbys and education; such as, CPR, First Aid, First Responder, & EMT Courses.

Billing Information

Yankton County EMS has a fulltime billing staff in our office to answer any questions and assist with payments. For payment you can either stop by our office, call or go online to pay off your bill or make monthly payments. Any further questions, you can call Maria or Brenda in our office.

Quick Links

Staff

Jeff Brown

EMS Administrator 605-668-9033 Send an Email

Troy Cowman

Deputy Administrator (605) 668-9033 Send an Email

Sami Rottenbucher

Billing Clerk (605) 668-9033 Send an Email

Maria Cameron

Billing Clerk (605) 668-9033 Send an Email

Announcements

Yankton County
Friday, July 10, 2026

Notice to Public: To view the notice on a possible temporary emergency zoning ordinance moratorium on Data Centers, Ordinance #26-08, please click here

Yankton County Treasurer
Wednesday, July 1, 2026

Reminder: Yankton County residents that have last names starting with M and N have until July 31, 2026 to renew vehicle registration.

Yankton County Auditor
Wednesday, June 10, 2026

The last day to make any changes to your voter registration or to register to vote is Monday, July 13th by 5pm. If you would like to make any changes or to check out your current status please give our office a call or stop by.

Main Phone:
(605) 260-4400

Address:
321 West 3rd Street, Suite 100 Yankton, SD 57078

Office Hours:
9:00am - 5:00pm CST, Monday-Friday
Closed on Holidays, Saturdays, & Sundays

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