|
EMS Licensing Coordinator
(603) 223-4218
The Bureau of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) licenses approximately 300 EMS Units, close to 400 ambulances and over 4,500 prehosiptal EMS care Providers, at four main certification levels (First Responders, EMT-Basic, EMT-Intermediate and Paramedic) Certified providers are eligible for a state EMS Providers license which is required under RSA 153-A in order to practice prehospital emergency medicine. The following is a statewide statistical breakdown of each level:
| |
Total |
Paid |
Volunteer |
EMT-Basic Level
EMT-Intermediate
EMT-Paramedic
Other Levels*
Statewide |
59%
20%
12%
9%
100% |
36%
52%
90%
12%
43% |
64%
48%
10%
88%
57% |
| * Other certification levels are: Physician’s Assistant, RN, Apprentice, Emergency Response, First Responder |
| |
| The state EMS system is divided into five regions, each comprised of local EMS districts, which are governed by representatives elected from the local communities. The following describes the pay status of EMS providers in each of the five regions: |
Region 1
Region 2
Region 3
Region 4
Region 5 |
Paid
40%
50%
52%
36%
16%
|
Volunteer
60%
50%
48%
64%
84% |
Area Served
Claremont area, Connecticut River Valley
Hillsborough, Cheshire, and part of Rockingham County
Seacoast
Central New Hampshire, Lakes Region
North Country (wilderness region) |
|
