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City of Pittsburgh EMS

The City of Pittsburgh operates a "third-service" emergency medical response agency. In contrast to being integrated into a fire department or other public service entity, third service agencies essentially operate in parallel with their counterparts in the police and fire departments. Pittsburgh EMS currently responds to over 56,000 requests for service. When necessary, first response (basic life support) from the Pittsburgh Fire Department will augment response to an EMS incident. The City operates 2 Rescue units, a River Rescue unit, and 13 EMS ambulances. Fellows from the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine often operate quick response vehicles and provide on-line and on-scene medical direction to the city's paramedics. These "jeep docs" are routinely dispatched on cardiac arrest scene runs and other "high intensity" calls. Dr. Ronald Roth provides medical direction for Pittsburgh EMS. 


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RESCUE APPARATUS
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Rescue units typically respond to incidents such as mass casualty calls, working structure fires, and vehicle accidents. Pittsburgh EMS operates two heavy rescue units capable of vehicle extrication and other specialized types of field care such as confined space operations. The city's Rescue division also includes the Hazardous Materials Response Team and the River Rescue units. 

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EMS AMBULANCE

The City of Pittsburgh operates 13 advanced life support (paramedic level) units. Medic 4 is stationed on the north side of Pittsburgh, and Medic 14 is located downtown. Emergency medicine residents will regularly interact with city crews 

PITTSBURGH EMS LINKS

1. Pictures on this page are hosted on the official Pittsburgh EMS site. Visit that site for more information! 

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  • Evaluation Tools
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  • Asst Med Director
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