Template:infobox Ambulance Service Boston Emergency Medical Services (Boston EMS) provides basic life support (BLS) and advanced life support (ALS)units throughout the neighborhoods in the city of Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Boston EMS is a public safety agency responding to 911 calls alone or with the Boston Police and/or Boston Fire departments dependent upon the nature of an incident. The agency employs over 400 emergency medical technicians (EMT) and [Paramedics]s[1]. Boston EMS is a separate agency from the Boston Fire Department. Boston EMS hires MA State certified EMTs, and then promotes paramedics from within the department.
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Boston EMS traces its history to the Boston City Hospital Ambulance Service, formed in 1892[2].
After 36 years of service with Boston EMS, Chief of Department Richard Serino retired in October 2009 to accept the position of Deputy Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) after nomination and confirmation by the US Senate.
The Boston EMS Regimental Pipes and Drums Corps is one of the first dedicated EMS pipe and drum band in the United States, and was formed in 1998[3].
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   | Boston EMS Official Website - Boston EMS Main Page |
| | BEMS Regimental Pipes and Drums Official Website - An Unofficial Site |
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