Emergency Medical Services
Medical calls are a major part of TFD's activity accounting for over 61% of all fire department activity. TFD provides Advanced and Basic Life Support medical care to the citizens and visitors of Tallahassee and Leon County.
EMS Programs – Community Involvement
To help promote good health habits and to prevent potentially serious illness, the Fire Department offers free blood pressure screening to you as a public service at all 15 fire stations located throughout Leon County. In addition to the free blood pressure check, you are given a card to keep to maintain a record of your blood pressure readings. You are encouraged to take this card with you on visits to your physician for review. Learn more about lowering your blood pressure by reading this American Heart Association report.
CPR and AED Awareness Training in Schools
To better prepare our community's youth for emergencies, CPR and AED training is being provided to all public high schools in our community. In the 2006-07 school year, we expect to train an additional 2,300 students in CPR and the use of an AED (Automated External Defibrillator).
American Heart Association Heart Ready Award
Recognizing that coronary artery disease is America's #1 Killer, advanced defibrillators are standard on our ALS units and over 50 have been deployed to our Basic Life Support units, staff vehicles and fire department facilities. This preparation has been recognized as the Department has recently been awarded the American Heart Association's HEARTREADY Award.
Hazardous Materials Toxicology Response Program
In the case of chemical exposures, the Department has implemented the only pre-hospital chemical exposure treatment program in our region. This program of specially trained paramedics has the required knowledge, training, and antidotal resources needed to intervene in specific chemical poisonings.
Helping Hugs Program
When young children have suffered trauma from fire related injuries, medical emergencies, or accidents, Department members will give the child a small stuffed animal for comfort. This helps to ease fear and anxiety the child may experience and to breakdown the barrier between the child and firefighters.