The Rockland County Emergency Medical Service (EMS) System is comprised of 14 Volunteer Basic Life Support (BLS) Ambulance Corps and 2 Advance Life Support (ALS) services. These dedicated responders provide treatment and transportation for our residents and transients 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.  Rockland County’s EMS Agencies respond to over 30,000 medical emergencies a year. The County EMS Office is staffed with two full-time people, the EMS Coordinator and the Assistant EMS Coordinator.  In addition, there are five Volunteer Deputy Coordinators and one Liaison.  The EMS office is responsible for coordinating training and serving as a resource during large scale emergencies and events.  Rockland County’s EMS Agencies provide many other services as well, including equipment loan closets, blood pressure screenings, and community training and outreach. 

In addition to providing training to the EMS personnel, Rockland County EMS offers training in such things as CPR, First Aid, Pet First Aid, Blood borne Pathogens, and other workplace safety courses to community groups, individuals, and industry.
 
Rockland County EMS is also home to the Disaster Medical Assistance Team NY-4.  This is a federal response team under FEMA and the Department of Homeland Security.  DMAT NY-4 is comprised of an array of medical professionals from doctors to trained clerical staff.  DMAT NY-4 team members have responded to such events and emergencies as the Summer Olympics in 1996, the World Trade Center Disaster in 2001, the Avian Influenza in 2001, the Winter Olympics in 2002, and the Florida Hurricanes in 2004.
 
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Tune your dial to 1640 AM FOR EMERGENCY INFORMATION 

 By tuning radios to the County Resident Information Station at 1640 AM, you can receive continuous information on the status of an emergency and instructions on any protective measures that may need to be taken to ensure the safety of the public.
 Rockland County Citizens Information System (845) 364-8990
 verbal and printed emergency preparedness information