EMS

During this one or two year fellowship, fellows work as assistants in the City of Columbus Emergency Medical Services System to acquire experience in the operation of a sophisticated metropolitan EMS system. This includes training programs for BLS and ALS personnel, prehospital and resuscitation research, air ambulance, National Registery of EMTs and tactical EMS.

Metropolitan Columbus encompasses 400 square miles with a population of 1.74 million people, the City of Columbus encompasses 240 square miles with a population of 790,000.

Our Partners

Columbus Division of Fire

• 110,000 EMS incidents per year
• 32 Medic units
• 7 EMS Supervisors
• 34 Engines
• 15 Ladder trucks
• 5 Heavy Rescue trucks
• 1 Hazmat truck
• 13 Rescue Boats
• Tactical EMS (TEMS) team with over 100 responses a year
• Medical Director: David Keseg, MD
• http://fire.columbus.gov/

MedFlight of Ohio

• 4,000 helicopter transports and 4,000 MICU transports per year
• 8 Helicopters throughout Ohio
• 3 MICU trucks
• Fixed wing operation
• Medical Director: Howard Werman, MD
• http://www.medflight.com/

Suburban Fire Departments

• Clinton Township: http://www.clintontwp-columbus.org/fire.htm
• Scioto Township: http://www.sciotofire.com/
• Upper Arlington: http://www.uaoh.net/fire/
• Worthington: http://www.wfd101.com/
• Franklin County departments: http://www.osuem.com/ems_agencies.php

Training Agencies

• OSU Center for EMS: http://centerforems.osu.edu/
• CSCC: http://www2.cscc.edu/academics/departments/ems-fire/

National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians

• NREMT: http://www.nremt.org/

Contact Information and Links

• Fellowship Director: Michael Sayre, MD
• OSU EMS History: http://www.osuem.com/ems_history.shtml
• USAR Ohio Task Force 1: http://www.ohtf1.com/
• Listen to Columbus Fire and EMS Dispatch Live