| Variable |
Description |
| County |
County in which Emergency Medical Service is located. |
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| Service Name |
Name of Emergency Medical Service. |
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| Service Address |
Location of main service office. Street address is desirable. If service does not have a street address, provide primary mailing address and primary contact personnel. |
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| Service Zip code |
The Zip code corresponding to the physical address of the service. |
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| Service Type |
Type of service as described below. |
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| County |
Organizationally based as third public safety department in county government. |
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| Rescue |
Independent organizations primarily responding to 911 calls. |
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| Hospital |
Organizationally based in hospital. |
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| Private |
For profit organizations primarily contract-based and usually provide non-emergent transports. |
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| Other |
A \"catch all\" and Fire Department transporting service. |
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| Industry |
EMS for a specific industrial plant. |
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| Special Purpose |
Neonatal, Cardiac, etc special care. |
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| Air |
Primarily Rotor wing rapid transport. |
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| 1st Responder |
Non-transporting EMS certified organization and EMT's typically within Fire Departments or other public safety. |
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| City/Village/Township |
Organizationally based as third public safety department in city, village, or township government. |
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| Fire & EMS |
A service joined with a fire service, located uniformly, working under a combined budget. |
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| Number of Licensed Ambulances |
The number of licensed ambulances that operate under the service. |
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| Advanced Life Support or Basic Life Support |
Provide one or the other, not a combination of the two. If the service is licensed to provide Basic Life Support services, or Advanced Life Support services, indicate the highest level of licensure or service capability. All intermediate level services should be recorded as ALS. |
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| City |
The city that corresponds to the service address. Location of service.
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| State |
The state that corresponds to the service address. Location of service.
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