The Austin-Travis County EMS (A/TCEMS) Department is the primary provider for
medical rescue within the City of Austin and Travis County. Together with
several first response agencies and
corporate first response teams, A/TCEMS responds to over 116,000 requests
for aid each year. The department has a staff of over 400,
a budget of approximately $40M and collects revenue for direct services
of over $20M.
Medical Direction is provided by a full-time EMS physician. A/TCEMS
provides excellent clinical care with state of the art equipment and highly
trained Paramedics. A/TCEMS covers approximately 1100 square miles
and serves a population of 998,543.
The department was created by municipal ordinance in 1975 to provide the citizens
of Austin a reliable and quality service for emergency pre-hospital medical rescue.
It operates under a third service model as an independent city department
that is separate from fire and police.
Unique from its inception, A/TCEMS remains one of the leading municipally operated third
service EMS systems in the country.