Emergency Medical Services Program
For more detailed information on the
Alaska EMS program visit the IPEMS Extranet site at www.chems.alaska.gov
The EMS Program engages in myriad activities to ensure that qualified
and properly equipped emergency medical services personnel are available
to respond to the emergency medical needs of Alaska's citizens and
visitors. Some of the activities include:
- Certifying emergency medical technicians, emergency medical services
instructors, emergency medical dispatchers, and ground and air ambulance
services;
- Reviewing and approving Emergency Trauma Technician, Emergency
Medical Technician, and Mobile Intensive Care Paramedic courses
in Alaska;
- Administering federal grants, like the Rural
Automated External Defibrillator Grant Program, which improves
emergency medical services in Alaska;
- Providing training and technical expertise to local EMS agencies.
Assisting the department's Section of Community Health and EMS in
these activities are seven Regional EMS Programs (three non-profit
EMS councils, three programs based in regional health corporations,
and one program residing in a borough-wide fire department) and the
Governor's Alaska Council on Emergency Medical Services. Working together,
these groups can rapidly assess problems and, when provided the appropriate
resources, they can affect change quickly and efficiently.
If you are an EMS provider or are interested in more information about
EMS in Alaska, follow this link to the CHEMS EMS program.
Emergency Medical Services Unit
Section of Injury Prevention and EMS
Department of Health and Social Services
P.O. Box 110616
Juneau, AK 99811-0616
Phone # (907) 465-2262
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