How many EMS agencies US wide?

[rebech34]

Good Morning!
First post here...

I'm trying to find an official number of the overall number of EMS agencies in the US.
i.e., I found out on the TX DSHS, that there are 910 active agencies, including transport, 911 and others.

Anyone?

Thanks!
R

 

[Rick Tresnak]

I would contact the American Ambulance Association. They have those statistics. Surprising there isn't that many. I know when I looked it up there was something like 110,000 active services. But that was back in the 90's

 

[MrJones]

110,000 active services works out to an average of 2,200 services per state. I don't know that I'd call that not that many. In fact, I don't know that I'd even call that likely.

From the American Ambulance Association Website:

Vital U.S. Ambulance Statistics

• Number of Ambulance Services 15,276
• Number of Ground Ambulance Vehicles 48,384
• Number of EMS Personnel 840,669

 

[Rick Tresnak]

Looking back in my notes the 110,000. Were the number of vehicles in 1994.

I would contact the American Ambulance Association. They have those statistics. Surprising there isn't that many. I know when I looked it up there was something like 110,000 active services. But that was back in the 90's

 

[MrJones]

Looking back in my notes the 110,000. Were the number of vehicles in 1994.

So the ambulance fleet in the U.S. has declined by approximately 55% in 20 years? Fascinating. I wonder what accounts for the decline.

 

[CodeBru1984]

So the ambulance fleet in the U.S. has declined by approximately 55% in 20 years? Fascinating. I wonder what accounts for the decline.

I wonder if mergers of multiple smaller companies into a single bigger company has to do with the decline of the U.S. ambulance fleet.

 

[avdrummerboy]

Or perhaps the fact that most companies simply run rigs into the ground and are as slow as humanly possible to but new (or usually new used) rigs!

 

[Rick Tresnak]

I wonder if mergers of multiple smaller companies into a single bigger company has to do with the decline of the U.S. ambulance fleet.

I think part of the answer is that there were a lot of volunteer services that can't keep personnel, and/or keep up with the con ed. I know we are going regional based ems up here and that has impacted the numbers of services significantly.