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Emergency Medical Services
Vermont Office of Emergency Medical Services
Vermont’s Emergency Medical Services system – or EMS – responds to medical emergencies every day. EMS is an integrated system for providing emergency medical treatment and transportation of sick and injured patients.
The Vermont Office of Emergency Medical Services works on behalf of Vermonters to ensure that the EMS system is adequately equipped and prepared to provide the best out-of-hospital emergency care possible. There are nearly 180 ambulance and first responder agencies in the state, and most of our nearly 3,000 licensed EMS personnel are volunteers.
Vermont EMS COVID-19 Resources
EMS Frequently Asked Questions
COVID-19 Assessment And Transport (revised 3/27/2020)
COVID-19 Field Triage (revised 3/27/2020)
EMS Response to COVID-19
Provisional EMS License Application - For Students with NREMT Provisional Certification
Provisionally Reinstated EMS License Application - For Recently Retired EMS Practitioners
Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) EMS Response
Vermont Statewide EMS Protocols
The Vermont EMS Office is committed to supporting the delivery of excellent, evidence-based emergency care to all Vermonters and our visitors. To that end, we are constantly reviewing our treatment protocols, and we publish one major revision every two years. You can download the most recent version below:
- 2018 Vermont Statewide EMS Protocols
- Protocol update training materials
- List of optional training sessions
- Summary of changes from the 2015 version
Videos for donning and doffing procedures for PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)
In This Section
There are a number of programs and initiatives for EMS agencies looking to expand their scope of practice, increase their volunteer ranks and become more engaged in their community.
The Vermont Statewide Incident Reporting Network (SIREN) is a comprehensive electronic prehospital patient care data collection, analysis and reporting system that has been in use since 2010.
Find out about EMS class schedules, practical exam schedules, leadership calls, regional and EMS Advisory Committee meetings.
Find contact information for Vermont EMS Office staff, EMS services, and EMS district chairs, training coordinators and medical advisors.
Check here often for changing notifications and updates of interest to the EMS community.
Here are important documents you will need to take a practical exam, apply for or renew a personnel license, operate an EMS agency, provide training, become a HeartSafe community, or offer Public Access Defibrillation.