The Emergency Medical Services Division consists of the ALS Fire Chief & Deputy Chief, Medical Director/Base Hospital (Summit Regional Medical Center – Show Low) an Advanced Life Support (ALS) Program Manager, and the remaining two ALS Shift Captains. All of our full and part-time staff are certified at the EMT, or Advanced Paramedic levels. We operate a fully ALS equipped Fire Engine and three (3) ALS Type-I and one (1) Type-III ambulances out of one central station. Our EMS Division responses to emergency medical calls for service have, over the past 8 years have steadily increased to nearly 900 EMS calls for service last year (2020).
History of EMS
The Heber-Overgaard Fire District is the sole provider of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in and surrounding the community of Heber-Overgaard. The Department has a long history of emergency medical service, from its volunteer days to now having a fully staffed engine and ambulance, available 24/7. The Fire Department uses a fully integrated system, utilizing dual-role firefighters in the delivery of fire and emergency medical services. Of our 13 full time staff including the Chief, 5 firefighters are trained to the level of Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) and 8 firefighters are Certified Emergency Paramedics (CEPs).