Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue - Emergency Medical Service

Emergency Medical Service

The majority of emergency calls to which Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue responds are medical in nature. This is largely due to the large elderly population they service as well as the decrease of fire-related calls over the past few decades.

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