Local EMS Agencies
The EMS Authority provides statewide coordination and leadership for the planning, development, and implementation of local EMS systems. California has 33 local EMS systems that are providing emergency medical services for California’s 58 counties. Seven regional EMS systems and twenty-six single county agencies provide the services. Regional systems are usually comprised of small, more rural, less-populated counties and single-county systems generally exist in the larger and more urban counties.
Local EMS Agency Information
Alameda County EMS Agency
Alameda County
Director: Lauri McFadden
Email: Lauri.McFadden@acgov.org
Medical Director: Karl Sporer, MD, FACEP, FACP
Email: Karl.Sporer@acgov.org
1000 San Leandro Blvd., Ste. 200
San Leandro, CA 94577
Phone: (510) 618-2050
Fax: (510) 618-2099
Central California EMS Agency*
Central California (Fresno, Kings, Madera, Tulare)
Director: Dan Lynch
Email: dlynch@fresnocountyca.gov
Medical Director: Jim Andrews, MD
Email: jandrews@fresno.ucsf.edu
PO Box 11867
Fresno, CA 93775
Phone: (559) 600-3387
Fax: (559) 600-7691
Coastal Valleys EMS Agency*
Coastal Valleys (Mendocino/Sonoma)
Manager: Bryan Cleaver
Email: bryan.cleaver@sonoma-county.org
Medical Director: Mark Luoto, MD, FACEP
Email: mluoto@sonoma-county.org
195 Concourse Blvd.
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
Phone: (707) 565-6501
Fax: (707) 565-6510
Contra Costa County EMS Agency
Contra Costa County
Director: Marshall Bennett
Email: Marshall.Bennett@cchealth.org
Medical Director: Senai Kidane, MD
Email: Senai.Kidane@cchealth.org
777 Arnold Drive, Suite 110
Martinez, CA 94553
Phone: (925) 608-5454
Fax: (925) 228-2492
El Dorado County EMS Agency
El Dorado County
Director: Michelle Patterson, MPH
Email: michelle.patterson@edcgov.us
Interim Medical Director: Kimberly Freeman, MD
Email: Kimberly.Freeman@edcgov.us
2900 Fair Lane Court
Placerville, CA 95667
Phone: (530) 621-6500
Fax: (530) 621-2758
Imperial County EMS Agency
Imperial County
EMS Manager: Charles Peraza
Email: charlesperaza@co.imperial.ca.us
Medical Director: Kathy Staats, MD
Email: katherinestaats@co.imperial.ca.us
935 Broadway Ave
El Centro, CA 92243
Phone: (442) 265-1364
Fax: (442) 265-1478
Inland Counties Emergency Medical Agency*
Inland Counties (Inyo, Mono, San Bernardino)
Administrator: Tom Lynch
Email: tom.lynch@cao.sbcounty.gov
Medical Director: Reza Vaezazizi, MD, FACEP
Email: rvaezazizi@cao.sbcounty.gov
1425 South “D” St
San Bernardino, CA 92415-0060
Phone: (909) 388-5823
Fax: (909) 388-5825
EMT Certification Inquiries: icemacredentialing@cao.sbcounty.gov
Kern County EMS Agency
Kern County
EMS Program Manager: Jeff Fariss
Email: farissj@kerncounty.com
Medical Director: Kristopher L. Lyon, MD, FACEP
Email: lyonk@kerncounty.com
1800 Mt. Vernon Ave.
Bakersfield, CA 93306
Phone: (661) 868-5216
Fax: (661) 868-1204
Los Angeles County EMS Agency
Los Angeles County
Director: Cathy Chidester BSN, MSN
Email: cchidester@dhs.lacounty.gov
Medical Director: Marianne Gausche-Hill, MD, FACEP, FAAP, FAEMS
Email: mgausche-hill@dhs.lacounty.gov
10100 Pioneer Blvd., Suite 200
Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670
Phone: (562) 378-1500
Fax: (562) 941-5835
EMT Certification Inquiries: EMTinfo@dhs.lacounty.gov
Marin County EMS Agency
Marin County
Director Chris Le Baudour
Email: clebaudour@marincounty.org
Medical Director: Dustin Ballard, MD
Email: DBallard@marincounty.org
1600 Los Gamos Dr., Suite 220
San Rafael, CA 94903
Phone: (415) 473-6871
Fax: (415) 473-3747
Merced County EMS Agency
Merced County
Administrator: James Clark
Email: Jim.Clark@countyofmerced.com
Medical Director: Ajinder Singh, MD, CPE
Email: singhajinder@aol.com
260 East 15th St.
Merced, CA 95341
Phone: (209) 381-1250
Fax: (209) 381-1259
*Regional Agencies
Monterey County EMS Agency
Monterey County
Director: Teresa Rios
Email: RiosT@co.monterey.ca.us
Medical Director: John Beuerle, MD
Email: BeuerleJ@co.monterey.ca.us
1441 Schilling Place, South Building
Salinas, CA 93901
Phone: (831) 755-5013
Fax: (831) 775-8040
Mountain-Valley EMS Agency*
Mountain-Valley (Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Mariposa, Stanislaus)
Executive Director: Cindy Murdaugh
Email: cmurdaugh@mvemsa.com
Medical Director: Greg Kann, MD
Email: greg.kann@gmail.com
1101 Standiford Ave, Ste. D1
Modesto, CA 95350
Phone: (209) 529-5085
Fax: (209) 529-1496
Napa County EMS Agency
Napa County
Administrator: Shaun Vincent
Email: michael.vincent@countyofnapa.org
Medical Director: Zita Konik, MD
Email: zita.konik@countyofnapa.org
2751 Napa Valley Corporate Dr., Bldg. B
Napa, CA 94558
Phone: (707) 253-4341
Fax: (707) 299-4126
North Coast EMS Agency*
North Coast EMS Agency
Director: Larry Karsteadt
Email: larry@northcoastems.com
Medical Director: Matthew Karp, MD
Email: matt@northcoastems.com
3340 Glenwood Ave.
Eureka, CA 95501
Phone: (707) 445-2081
Fax: (707) 445-0443
Northern California EMS Agency*
Northern California (Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Sierra, Trinity)
Chief Executive Officer: Donna Stone
Email: dstone@norcalems.org
Medical Director: Jeffrey Kepple, MD
Email: jkepplemd@norcalems.org
930 Executive Way, Suite 150
Redding, CA 96002
Phone: (530) 229-3979
Fax: (530) 229-3984
Orange County EMS Agency
Orange County
Administrator: Tammi McConnell RN, MSN, MICN, PHN
Email: TMcConnell@ochca.com
Medical Director: Carl H. Schultz, MD, FACEP, FAAEM
Email: CSchultz@ochca.com
405 West Fifth St., Suite 301A
Santa Ana, CA 92701
Phone: (714) 834-3500
Fax: (714) 834-3125
Certification Email: emslicensing@ochca.com
Riverside County EMS Agency
Riverside County
Administrator: Trevor Douville
Email: tdouville@rivco.org
Medical Director: Reza Vaezazizi, MD, FACEP
Email: rvaezazizi@cao.sbcounty.gov
450 East Alessandro Boulevard
Riverside, CA 92508
Phone: (951) 358-5029
Fax: (951) 358-5160
Sacramento County EMS Agency
Sacramento County
Administrator: Dave Magnino
Email: magninod@saccounty.net
Medical Director: Hernando Garzon, MD, FACEP
Email: garzonh@saccounty.net
9616 Micron Ave, Ste 960
Sacramento, CA 95827
Phone: (916) 875-9753
Fax: (916) 875-9711
San Benito County EMS Agency
San Benito County
Coordinator: Kris Mangano
Email: kmangano@cosb.us
Medical Director: Dave Ghilarducci, MD, FACEP
Email: daveghil@mac.com
471 Fourth Street
Hollister, CA 95023
Phone: (831) 636-4168
Fax: (831) 636-4165
San Diego County EMS Agency
San Diego County
Administrator: Andrew Parr
Email: andrew.parr@sdcounty.ca.gov
Medical Director: Kristi Koenig, MD, FACEP
Email: Kristi.koenig@sdcounty.ca.gov
5510 Overland Avenue, Suite 250
San Diego, CA 92193-1239
Phone: (619) 285-6429
MS: O-202
Credentialing: EMSCertifications.HHSA@sdcounty.ca.gov
San Francisco County EMS Agency
City and County of San Francisco
Administrator: James Duren
Email: james.duren@sfdph.org
Medical Director: John Brown, MD, MPA, FACEP
Email: John.Brown@SFDPH.org
333 Valencia Street, Suite 210
San Francisco, CA 94103
Phone: (628) 217-6000
Fax: (628) 217-6001
EMT Certifications: emsacertifications@sfdph.org
San Joaquin County EMS Agency
San Joaquin County
Administrator: Dan Burch
Email: dburch@sjgov.org
Medical Director: Katherine A. Shafer, MD
Email: kshafer@sjgov.org
P.O. Box 220
French Camp, CA 95231-0220
Phone: (209) 468-6818 Fax:
(209) 468-6725
San Luis Obispo County EMS Agency
San Luis Obispo County
Administrator: Vince Pierucci
Email: vpierucci@co.slo.ca.us
Medical Director: Thomas G. Ronay, MD
Email: tronay@co.slo.ca.us
2180 Johnson Ave., 2nd Floor
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Phone: (805) 788-2511
Fax: (805) 788-2517
San Mateo County EMS Agency
San Mateo County
Director: Travis Kusman, MPH, Paramedic
Email: tkusman@smcgov.org
Medical Director: Gregory H. Gilbert, MD, FAAEM
Email:c_ggilbert@smcgov.org
801 Gateway Blvd 2nd Floor
South San Francisco, CA 94080
Phone: (650) 573-2564
Fax: (650) 573-2029
Santa Barbara County EMS Agency
Santa Barbara County
Director: Nick Clay
Email: nicholas.clay@sbcphd.org
Medical Director: Daniel Shepherd, M.D.
Email: Daniel.shepherd@sbcphd.org
300 North San Antonio Rd.
Santa Barbara, CA 93110-1316
Phone: (805) 681-5274
Fax: (805) 681-5142
Santa Clara County EMS Agency
Santa Clara County
Director: Jackie Lowther
Email: jackie.lowther@ems.sccgov.org
Medical Director: Kenneth Miller, MD, PhD
Email: Kenneth.miller@ems.sccgov.org
700 Empey Way
San Jose, CA 95128
Phone: (408) 794-0610
Fax: (408) 792-1350
Santa Cruz County EMS Agency
Santa Cruz County
Administrator: Brenda V. Brenner
Email: brenda.brenner@santacruzcounty.us
Medical Director: David Ghilarducci, MD, FACEP
Email: daveghil@mac.com
1080 Emeline Ave.
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Phone: (831) 454-4751
Fax: (831) 454-4488
Sierra-Sacramento Valley EMS Agency*
Sierra-Sacramento Valley (Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Nevada, Placer, Shasta, Siskiyou, Sutter, Tehama, Yuba)
Director: Victoria A. Pinette, MS
Email: vickie.pinette@ssvems.com
Medical Director: Troy Falck, MD, FACEP, FAAEM
Email: troy.falck@ssvems.com
535 Menlo Drive, Suite A
Rocklin, CA 95765
Phone: (916) 625-1702
Fax: (916) 625-1730
Solano County EMS Agency
Solano County
Administrator: Benjamin Gammon
Email: BGGammon@SolanoCounty.com
Medical Director: Bryn E. Mumma, MD, MAS
Email: bemumma@ucdavis.edu
335 Tuolumne St.
Vallejo, CA 94590
Phone: (707) 784-8155
Fax: (707) 421-6618
Tuolumne County EMS Agency
Tuolumne County
EMS Coordinator: Clarence Teem
Email: cteem@co.tuolumne.ca.us
Medical Director: Kimberly Freeman, MD, FACEP, NREMT-P
Email: kfreeman@co.tuolumne.ca.us
20111 Cedar Road North
Sonora, CA 95370
Phone: (209) 533-7460
Fax: (209) 533-7406
Ventura County EMS Agency
Ventura County
Administrator: Steve Carroll
Email: steve.carroll@ventura.org
Medical Director: Daniel Shepherd, MD
Email: daniel.shepherd@ventura.org
EMT Certification Inquiries:
emsagency@ventura.org
2220 E. Gonzales Rd., Suite 200
Oxnard, CA 93036-0619
Phone: (805) 981-5301
Fax: (805) 981-5300
Yolo County EMS Agency
Yolo County
Administrator: Kristin Weivoda
Email: kristin.weivoda@yolocounty.org
Cell: (530) 490-3061
Medical Director: John Rose, MD
Email: jsrose@ucdavis.edu
137 N. Cottonwood Street, Suite 2601
Woodland, CA 95695
Phone: (530) 666-8671
Fax: 333
MHOAC/Duty Officer: (530) 321-3620