Emergency Medical Service (E.M.S.)

The Suppression Division of the Waltham Fire Department provides emergency medical services throughout the city in a coordinated effort with Waltham's contract ambulance service. As of 5/3/2021 the contracted ambulance service is Armstrong Ambulance. Waltham Fire Apparatus are usually the first to respond due to the geographical location of our fire stations. We have 10 fire apparatus' located at six stations throughout the city. The vast majority of Waltham Fire Department staffing consists of Dual Firefighter/Emergency Medical Technicians staffing the apparatus. The EMS Service provided by contract through Armstrong Ambulance consists of three 24 hour Paramedic/Basic Units dedicated to the City of Waltham and one additional Paramedic/Basic Unit during the day time hours along with one Paramedic Supervisor supplementing the ALS Services to the City of Waltham. All of our fire fighters are trained medical first responders and certified in cardiac defibrillation. All our fire apparatus' carry oxygen, medical kits, cervical collars and cardiac defibrillators along with a variety of other medical equipment to service the citizens of the City of Waltham.