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Our Mission

to support and stabilize rural EMS agencies across Iowa by providing grants to acquire essential education and equipment, helping emergency services become more effective and efficient while improving the lives of the people they serve.

What percentage of EMS agencies in the state of Iowa cover rural areas?

75%

As of 01/01/2026, how many active EMS agencies does Iowa have?

733

What percentage of all EMS agencies serving Iowa are 100% staffed by volunteers?

61.7%

Iowa saw more active EMS clinicians in 2025, increasing by what percentage?

2%

EMS in the News
Essential: Dwindling number of volunteers force some Iowa EMS to close
Essential: Iowa's EMS Emergency
EMS levy funds still delayed nearly a year after voter approval in Webster County
As staff dwindles, one ambulance covers an entire Iowa county

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