Elgin Ambulance Service receives grant from The Wildhorse Foundation for Extrication Tool
By Shannon Weidemann (McKone) on Monday, June 2nd, 2025 in More Top Stories Northeastern Oregon News
ELGIN – (Release from Elgin Fire and Ambulance) Elgin Ambulance Service was awarded a grant in the amount of $18,473.00 from the Wildhorse Foundation. The success of this grant will give us ability to expedite extraction and provide emergency aid without waiting on additional resources which could make a life-saving difference. While also supporting mutual aid agreements across Wallowa, Union, and Umatilla counties ensures that responders can work more efficiently and collaboratively in critical situations.
Each year, the Wildhorse Foundation makes grants to eligible nonprofit, government, and Tribal organizations within the homeland area of the Cayuse, Umatilla, and Walla Walla people. Also eligible for funding are Tribal government agencies or Indian charitable organizations with their base of operations within Oregon, as well as national or regional Indian organizations.
The Wildhorse Foundation has awarded a total of over $19 million in grant funding since its establishment in 2001. Grants are awarded on a quarterly basis with the deadlines being January 1, April 1, July 1, and October 1.
For more information, visit the Foundation’s website at ww.TheWildhorseFoundation.com.
Elgin Ambulance Service serves both city and rural residents while providing mutual aid to neighboring communities which is a huge responsibility, staffed by dedicated volunteers. Our team ranges in expertise—from EMRs to EMT-Intermediates—which ensures that people receive the right level of care in critical moments. That kind of dedication and collaboration we share across communities in our county has strengthened emergency response efforts across the region.
About the Wildhorse Foundation:
The fund reflects the commitment of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation to take a proactive, positive role in the well-being of the community. Funds, derived from a percentage of revenues from Wildhorse Resort & Casino, are managed and distributed by a Board of Directors comprised of community leaders and representatives of the CTUIR
