Delaware County EMS is a professional “emergency-only” agency provided by the Delaware County Board of Commissioners, serving the residents of Ohio’s fastest growing county. We strive to improve prehospital outcomes through a unified, system‐based approach to comprehensive and innovative care while becoming an industry leader in patient care and the development of healthcare providers.
We are leaders in our field and have received numerous accreditations and accolades, reflecting our commitment to excellent care and community service.
- CAAS and CAPCE Accreditation
- Mission Lifeline Recognition: Gold with target heart attack.
- State of Ohio EMS System of the Year 2020
- EMS World National EMS System of the Year 2022
- National Safety in EMS Award 2022
- Finalist for the 2023 Excellence in Innovation Hooley EMS Award
- Finalist for System of the Year at the National Conference on EMS 2023
- Captain Jarrod Tupps: State of Ohio EMS Provider of the Year 2024
Today DCEMS Medic 3 and Captain 462 participated in Camp Skeeter at Oak Creek Elementary @olentangylocalschools . Students learned about when to dial 911, what is an emergency, our equipment, and what paramedics do.
This is always a very fun event for both the kids and our staff and we really appreciate the invite!
Today we pause to remember and reflect on those who made the ultimate sacrifice. We appreciate and are indebted to those individuals and we remember them today and throughout the year.
Thank you, and we hope everyone has a safe Memorial Day.
And our final post this evening and of EMS week 2026 is about the future of DCEMS. As the county grows, so will we to accommodate the needs. One significant step to accommodate this growth in 2019 was to add Medic 11 in Sunbury @cityofsunburyoh to serve the area and the growth in Berkshire Township. The next step was creating an agreement with @bstg_fire to build a joint station for their equipment as well as Medic 11. We broke ground on this station in March of last year and have been watching it come together intently.
And today is the day. Today our crew of Lt. Wortz, and Paramedics St. John and Walton are in for good. We’re incredibly excited about what this building stands for, we’re excited for improved service to the area, and we’re happy to continue serving and growing for the future
Continuing our day celebrating the men and women of DCEMS both past and present, we are excited to share about our first-ever retirees breakfast hosted in conjunction with the IAEP Local R7-11 and the Delaware County Citizens Academy Alumni. All groups joined together to serve 15 of our retired members at the Brown Township hall in Kilbourne. It was a great time for our retired members to gather around the table, have a meal, and reminisce about their time at DCEMS. These 15 individuals that joined us today provided a combined total of 375 years of service to the residents of Delaware County Ohio. As we close out National EMS Week, we are thankful for the years of service these men and women gave to Delaware County to lay the foundation for the agency we are today.
