Delaware County EMS DCEMS provides ALS transport service throughout Delaware County. They currently respond from three stations with a fourth rig located at Muncie Fire Station 7. DCEMS is comprised of Paramedics and Advanced EMT's that respond on a wide variety of medical calls, often in conjunction with local fire departments. They also respond to Hazardous Materials Incidents with their own Decontamination Team to decon patients prior to transport.
Station 1 - Downtown Muncie Station 1 is located in along Jackson Street in downtown Muncie and serves as department Headquarters.
DCEMS Fleet - 2007 Station 1 is shown here with Medics 12, 13, 14 & 15 and the Paramedic Supervisor vehicles: Squads 11 and 51.
Medic 12 - 2006 Ford E-450/Lifestar Medic 12 is the newest rig with the department and is typical of the 8 transport ambulances at DCEMS.
Squad 51 - 2005 Ford F-150 4x4 Quick-Response Vehicle Squad 51 serves as the Paramedic Supervisor's vehicle. This truck runs on larger incidents and as a Paramedic supplement for townships with BLS ambulances. Inside, this truck has custom compartments that carry a full complement of ALS equipment and medications.
Squad 11 - 1998 Chevy Tahoe Quick-Response Vehicle Squad 11 now serves as the second-due Supervisor vehicle for rapid Paramedic Response.
Truck 1 - 2004 Ford F-250 4x4 - EMS Support Unit This rig serves as a support unit for all EMS operations and is housed at Station # 1. Truck 1 supports all special operations and tows the command trailer.
Medic 7 (EMS 2206) - 2003 Ford E-350/Lifestar Ambulance Medic 7 is the only DCEMS Unit that shares quarters with a fire department. Responding from Muncie Station 7, this rig protects the northside of Muncie and Delaware County.
DCEMS Station 2 - Southwest Station 2 is located along IN-32 in Yorktown, just in front of the Yorktown/Mount Pleasant Township Fire Station. This single-unit station is home to Medic 61 and it's several of it's personnel also serve on the Fire Department.
Medic 61 - 2008 Chevy Duramax/Lifestar Medic 61 responds from it's station in Yorktown. It is numbered to correspond with the numbering system of the Yorktown/ Mt. Pleasant Township Fire Department.
Reserve Medic 61 (EMS 2209) - 1999 Ford E-450/Mobile Medical
Station 3 - East Memorial Road at the US-35 bypass - Eastside Station 3 is located on Muncie's far eastside. It is home to Medic 55, the VIPER Decon Trailer, the DCEMS Incident Command Trailer and the deparment's Special Response Unit off-road vehicle. This station also has a large conference area and frequently serves as a training center for DCEMS and other Delaware County departments.
DCEMS VIPER Page