Fire - Emergency Medical Services

"A North Carolina Approved Model EMS System"

Currituck County Fire- EMS (CCFEMS) primary function is to provide pre-hospital Advanced Life Support emergency medical care and transportation to the citizens and visitors of Currituck County. We are also charged with assisting the six contracted Volunteer Fire Departments with fire and rescue response, education and suppression. The department is staffed by Basic, Intermediate, and Paramedic Emergency Medical Technicians and certified firefighters.

Quick Links

• View the Fire-Emergency Medical Services brochure

• Volunteer as an EMS provider with CCFEMS! Click here to find out more!

• Want to volunteer with one of our six (6) Volunteer Fire Departments? Click here to link you to their websites!

• Visit the Fire & EMS Advisory Board web page for agendas and meeting minutes

• Did you have an experience that you really enjoyed? Please fill out our complement form here

• Do you have ideas where we can improve service? Please fill out our complaint/improvement form here

FOR EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE, CALL 9-1-1

What This Department Does

• Responds to requests for emergency medical services and provides assistance to the volunteer fire departments

• Staffs eight to ten ambulances 24-hours-a-day. Emergency crews are currently stationed in Moyock, Sligo, Waterlily, Grandy, Corolla, Carova, Pine Island and Knotts Island.

• Provides Advanced Life Support emergency medical treatment/transport, vehicle extraction,

• Assist the Sheriff's Office, Ocean Rescue and Volunteer Fire Departments with an all hazards response

• Provides medical support for any large events or special events

What This Department Does Not Do

• Provide medical transport for non-emergency patients

Interesting Facts

• Currituck County Fire- EMS responded to 3,550 EMS and fire responses in 2008.

• In severe emergencies, EMS staff utilizes Nightingale Air Ambulance at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital and Dare Med Flight based in Manteo, NC. On occasion, a helicopter from the U.S. Coast Guard Station in Elizabeth City may be called to assist.
  
  

Common Terms

MR: Medical Responder

EMT: Emergency Medical Technician

EMT-B: Emergency Medical Technician - Basic

EMT-I: Emergency Medical Technician - Intermediate 

EMT-P: Emergency Medical Technician - Paramedic

FF 1: Firefighter Level 1

FF 2: Firefighter Level 2

Contact Information

P.O. Box 267
Currituck, NC 27929
Phone: 252-232-7746
Fax: 252-232-0015

The Fire-Emergency Medical Services Administrative office is located at 2950 Caratoke Hwy, Currituck, NC.

Administrative Office Hours

Monday – Friday
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.