About Our EMS Services
Truro Township Fire Department provides emergency medical services to the residents and visitors of Truro Township and surrounding communities. Our EMS personnel respond to a wide range of medical and traumatic emergencies, providing patient assessment, treatment, stabilization, and transport when needed.
Our crews are prepared to manage everything from routine medical complaints to life-threatening emergencies, including cardiac arrest, severe trauma, respiratory emergencies, strokes, seizures, overdoses, and behavioral health emergencies. Our firefighters and EMS providers work closely with our emergency medical system partners to provide timely care from the moment we arrive until the patient is transferred to definitive medical care.
2025 EMS Response Statistics
4,756 — Total EMS Runs
Our EMS crews responded to a wide variety of emergencies throughout 2025, including:
- 803 — Traffic & Transportation Incidents
- 735 — Traumatic Injuries
- 608 — Breathing Problems
- 447 — Unconscious, Fainting & Near-Fainting
- 383 — Chest Pain
- 333 — Lift Assists
- 322 — Psychiatric & Behavioral Emergencies
- 242 — Seizures/Convulsions
- 207 — Cardiac Arrests/Deaths
- 173 — Abdominal Pain & Medical Complaints
- 157 — Hemorrhage & Lacerations
- 117 — Overdoses, Poisonings & Ingestions
- 42 — Stroke/CVA
- 18 — Penetrating Trauma, including Stabbings and Gunshot Wounds
These numbers represent just a portion of the medical emergencies our crews encounter each year. Every call presents its own challenges, and our personnel are committed to providing compassionate, professional care to patients and their families when they need it most.
