Emergency Medical Services

The Detroit Fire Department’s Emergency Medical Services Division provides Detroit residents and visitors with compassionate and professional emergency care. The Detroit Fire Department responds to more than 150,000 emergency medical calls for service each year. 

With the implementation of the Detroit Fire Department personnel being cross trained, Detroit now has more than 1,100 licensed individuals providing care at the Medical First Responder, Emergency Medical Technician and Paramedic level, staffing more than sixty medically licensed Fire and EMS vehicles 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. 

In addition to responding to 911 calls for emergency medical care, the EMS Division also provides medical oversight and command staffing for: major events, dignitary visits, disaster planning while overseeing day-to-day medical operations in the City of Detroit.  

Detroit’s EMS Division has played a key role in bringing Code 1 emergency response times down to 7 minutes and 30 seconds, which is below national standards.