District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department

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The District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department is the municipal agency responsible for providing fire protection, emergency medical care, and rescue services throughout Washington, D.C.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf emergency medical services provider
fire department
government agency
municipal agency
collaboratesWith District of Columbia Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency
Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia
neighboring county fire departments in Maryland
neighboring county fire departments in Virginia
country United States of America
surface form: United States
employs emergency medical technicians
firefighters
paramedics
governingBody Council of the District of Columbia
hasAbbreviation DC FEMS
DCFEMS
hasDuty disaster response
emergency medical response
fire suppression
public safety
hasOfficialLanguage English
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C.
industry emergency medical services
fire and rescue services
jurisdiction District of Columbia
Washington, D.C.
languageOfWorkOrName English
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity District of Columbia
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
operatesIn urban area
operatesWithin Washington metropolitan area
surface form: National Capital Region
overseenBy Mayor of the District of Columbia
parentOrganization Government of the District of Columbia
surface form: District of Columbia government
providesService emergency medical services
fire protection
hazardous materials response
rescue services
technical rescue
sector public sector
serviceArea District of Columbia
Washington, D.C.
typeOfTransport advanced life support unit
basic life support unit
ground ambulance
uses ambulances
fire engines
ladder trucks
rescue vehicles

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Air Support Unit collaboratesWith District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department
Harbor Patrol Unit cooperatesWith District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department
District of Columbia Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency coordinatesWith District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department
District of Columbia Office of Unified Communications coordinatesWith District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department
2009 Red Line collision emergencyResponseBy District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department
Petworth fireService District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department
Government of the District of Columbia hasAgency District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department
Mayor of the District of Columbia hasJurisdictionOver District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department