New Castle County Paramedics

New Castle County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) was the first paramedic service in the first state, and celebrated our 45th anniversary of advanced life support delivery in 2020. In December 2009, the New Castle County Paramedics became the first EMS agency in Delaware, and the first ALS-intercept agency to achieve national accreditation through the Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services (CAAS).

New Castle County EMS is a county municipal paramedic service covering the entire 437 square miles and over 552,778 residents of New Castle County. We exemplify Excellence in Service while responding to over 40,000 incidents a year. Supportive activities include such initiatives as:

    Community CPR and first aid training
    Heroin Alert Program
    Vial of Life Program
    Delaware Resuscitation Academy
    Special event medical coverage

The EMS Special Operations Group includes Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team medics and bike medics for special event support.