50 Jesup Road Westport, CT 06880 Telephone: 203-341-6081 Call 911 For An Emergency

Founded in 1979, Westport EMS is a civilian division of the Westport Police Department, and is the 911-response ambulance service for the Town of Westport, providing Paramedic and Basic Life Support levels of care. The Deputy Chief of Police functions as the Director of EMS, with the Deputy Director of EMS responsible for all operations of the service.

Operating out of our centrally located Police/EMS Headquarters building with 3 state-of-the-art ambulances and 3 SUV fly-cars, WEMS responds to approximately 2400 calls per year. Our staff consists of 7 full-time paid employees, four of whom are Paramedics, and close to 100 volunteers; WEMS also contracts with Norwalk Hospital EMS to provide one Paramedic 24/7/365, also stationed in our Headquarters building.

In addition to 911-response in Westport, including two limited-access highways, we provide mutual aid for surrounding municipalities of Norwalk, Wilton, Weston, and Fairfield. We also provide standby coverage for sporting events and large-scale community activities within the Town of Westport, as well as to other communities as requested by their EMS services. Integral to these events is our bike team, our unique-in-Connecticut motorcycle unit, and our UTV all-terrain response unit.

As a division of the Town, Westport EMS bills for services. However, we work arm in arm with Westport Volunteer EMS, a separate 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose missions are to provide volunteers to staff our ambulances and to raise funds for the purchase of all capital equipment and supplies used by WEMS. For more information on WVEMS, to become a volunteer, or to make a donation, please go to westportems.org

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