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Emergency Medical Services
Mission Statement
The Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Department’s mission is to provide pre-hospital emergency medical treatment and transportation of the sick and/or injured, and to promote a Town-wide community-based emergency medical services system that reduces premature death and disability from acute illness and injury through prevention, education, and response efforts.
Department Functions
The EMS Department is charged with maintaining a state of readiness for emergency response, providing emergency and non-emergency response, providing aid to the public, and providing specific community services. The EMS Department coordinates with the Town’s Police Department, Union Fire District (UFD), Kingston Fire District (KFD), South County Hospital, neighboring communities, Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH), Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency (RIEMA), and any other appropriate local, state, or federal entity as appropriate.
Department Locations
The EMS Department operates from two locations during daytime hours, between 7am and 7pm. Paramedic 1 and 2 are located at the Public Safety Complex on Kingstown Rd, and Paramedic 3 is located at the "South Station" within the Public Services building on Commodore Perry Highway. During the hours of 7pm and 7am all EMS units respond from the Public Safety Complex.
Special Needs Registry
The State of Rhode Island has developed a registry for Rhode Islanders with disabilities, chronic conditions, and other special healthcare needs.
Code RED
The Town of South Kingstown has implemented a state-of-the-art community notification system to alert citizens about emergencies and other important community news. The community notification system, provided by Code RED, enables the Town to provide essential information quickly in a variety of situations, such as severe weather, fires, floods, unexpected road closures, or evacuation of buildings or neighborhoods. Please take the time to sign up for the notification service.
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Craig Stanley
EMS DirectorPhone: (401) 783-3321 x519
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Emergency Medical Services
Physical Address
1790 Kingstown Road
Wakefield, RI 02879
Emergency: 911
Documents
- Town of South Kingstown HIPPA Policy Notice (PDF)
- RI Special Needs Registry
- CPR Information
- South Kingstown Town AED Locations
- South Kingstown EMS Patient Information Yellow Cards
- South Kingstown EMS - Informational Video
- Clearly Visible Address Numbers for Emergency Responders
- Heatstroke - Children In Cars - Safekids
- Rip Currents - Break the Grip of the Rip
- Keep Kids Safe - Pool Season
- About South Kingstown EMS - Mission
- Beat the Heat
- Move Over for Emergency Vehicles
- SK Town Cooling Center Locations and Hours
- Heat Stoke vs Heat Exhaustion
- Welcome to Ready Kids - Tools and information to help before, during and after disasters.
- Prepraring Makes Sense for People with Disabilities - Ready Kit