Dear EMS, Fire and/or Law Enforcement Personnel:

Thank you for your interest in the OSF Saint Francis Medical Center Life Flight’s Ride-Along program. We are excited to offer you the opportunity to learn more about aeromedical and ground transport and our team.

To ride with the Life Flight program, you must be actively involved in EMS, Fire or Law Enforcement. Candidates must complete a Ride-Along Safety In-service Class at the OSF Aviation Hangar in Peoria, Illinois. We are offering this class every 90 days to get as many eligible participants as possible a chance to observe the unpredictable world of aeromedical transport.

Following are the forms you must download and complete. Each will open in a new window as a PDF for printing. When finished, close the new window to return to this page.

Eligibility for Ride-Along
Helicopter Consent and Release
Emergency Notification
Supervisor Acknowledgment
Patient Information Confidentiality Policy
Patient Information Confidentiality Policy Acknowledgement
Ride-Along Participant Cell Phone, Camera Use, and Photograph Regulations
Dress Code Policy
Dress Code Policy Acknowledgement
Objectives

Please note all Ride-Along candidates must be in good physical condition and able to walk distances unassisted. Also, due to aircraft weight restrictions, Ride-Along candidates must weigh no more than 220 pounds. Each candidate will be weighed on the date of the ride-along shift.

After completing the above forms, contact us for further instructions and to register for your Ride-Along Safety In-service Class. During the Ride-Along Safety In-service Class, you will be scheduled for your Ride-Along shift. Due to the unpredictability of our call volume, we cannot guarantee specific types of flights for your experience but will make every attempt to fulfill all your requested objectives. In the event that no flights are dispatched on your scheduled day, you will be rescheduled for another observation day at the earliest opening on our schedule.

To visit the OSF Aviation Hangar:
Take I-474 towards the Greater Peoria Regional Airport. Take the Airport Road Exit (Exit 5). Follow the signs towards the airport, onto Dirksen Parkway. Johanson Road is the first left. Turn onto Johanson Road, and the OSF Aviation Hangar is the third building on the left. There is an “OSF Aviation, LLC” sign in the yard.

Click here for a map to the OSF Aviation Hangar.

Thank you again for your interest in our program and we look forward to flying with you soon.

Sincerely,
Afife Halabi, RN Manager Life Flight	Rose Haisler, DO Medical Director Life Flight