The Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District currently deploys ten 24 hour Advanced Life Support (ALS) ambulances, a number of ALS reserve ambulances, and several ALS engine companies.  The District will also begin to deploy two peak time Basic Life Support (BLS) ambulances to compliment the EMS system during busier times.

The District developed the AED (Automatic External Defibrillator) program throughout the District.  With the AED, all engine and truck companies have the ability to "shock" the heart of certain cardiac patients back into a life sustaining rhythm until ALS arrives.

Our Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) program is comprised of EMT-Paramedics who read and review each paramedic run report written within the District.  The reports are reviewed for protocol compliance, appropriate treatment, and thoroughness.  The program is peer-based and serves to assure the highest standards possible are being delivered to the public we serve. 

Paramedic student interns also ride along with a District transporting unit to complete their training.  This program places the student on an ambulance so that they may learn first hand how to apply the knowledge they have obtained in the classroom and clinical setting.

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