The Emergency Medical Services system in Dakota County includes eight ambulance providers, 12 police departments, 13 fire departments and three hospitals.

Ambulance providers in Dakota County

• ALF-Allina Ambulance (Apple Valley, Lakeville, and Farmington)
• Burnsville Fire Department
• Cannon Falls Ambulance
• Hastings Fire Department
• Health East Transportation
• Northfield EMS
• North Memorial Air Care
• South Metro Fire Department

Advisory Council

The Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council consists of representatives from the eight ambulance providers in the county, along with hospitals, police, fire, Dakota County Communications (911) and emergency management. The council helps assure prompt, quality, skillful and coordinated emergency medical services to the residents of Dakota County. The council meets quarterly at the Western Service Center. See the EMS Advisory Council bylaws.

Dakota County EMS Awards

Each year during Emergency Medical Services Week in May, the Dakota County EMS Council recognizes first responders and citizens who make exceptional contributions to public safety and the emergency medical services system. Submit a nomination for a Dakota County EMS Award.

Dakota County EMS Scholarships

The Dakota County EMS Council offers scholarships to help with expenses related to EMS conferences, classes, seminars, trainings or other relevant requests related to providing EMS services in Dakota County.  See the Scholarship Process.

Contact Christine Lees, disease prevention and control supervisor, for more information.

Learn CPR

The Dakota County Heart Restart program offers hands-only bystander CPR training for groups in the county.

Dakota County Heart Restart is sponsored by the Dakota County EMS Advisory Council, a collaboration of the eight ambulance providers, police, fire, hospitals and Dakota County Public Health.

Other organizations offer CPR training, including the American Red Cross and the American Heart Association.