Leon County Emergency Medical Services

Command

• Chief of Emergency Medical Services
• 1 - Medical director
• 1 - Deputy Chief of Operations
• 1 - Deputy Chief of Administration
• 1 - Major of training and quality assurance
• 6 - Captains as shift supervisors, Special Ops, and Public Education
• 4 - Lieutenants as EMS controllers
• 3 - Administrative assistants
• 2 - Supply technicians
• 1 - Billing coordinator
• 87 - field personnel including paramedics, emergency medical technicians, and FTO's

  LCEMS Facility

System response

Emergency vehicles

• 3 - Chevy Suburban
• 3 - Ford Expeditions
• 2 - Type III "Cart style" MERV's that are used at public events, games and parades.
• 20 - Type I ambulances, All manufactured by Horton Emergency Vehicles of Grove City, OH are equipped with 12 lead EKG capabilities via Lifepak 15.

Operation of vehicles

• LCEMS utilizes 3 ambulances deployed at Station 12 in Chaires, Station 13 in Woodville, and Station 14 in Fort Braden 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• Between 7 and 10 ambulances are deployed system-wide with 10 in operation during peak times in the both unincorporated and incorporated areas of Leon County.
• Between 4 and 8 ambulances are deployed in the incorporated area on 12-hour shifts using a peak-load staffing and flexible deployment concept. This allows for an increased number of ambulances during times when the need for services is higher and decreased staffing during historically low activity.

  Special Operations Unit