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Bureau of EMS Office Move and New State Office Hours

The Bureau of EMS has moved from the Cannon Health Building to our new office at 3760 Highland Dr in Salt Lake City. All Bureau staff office phone numbers have changed (our old numbers started with 801-538-...., and our new numbers start with 801-273-....).

Beginning August 4, 2008, state offices, including the Bureau of EMS, will be open Monday–Thursday, 7:00am–6:00pm, under the governor's "Working 4 Utah" initiative. The EMS Warehouse will be open Monday–Thursday, 7:00am–5:00pm.

Certification Fee Schedule Updated

The EMT/Paramedic Certification Fee Schedule has changed, effective July 1, 2008.

2008–2009 Ambulance Rates Published

The Bureau of EMS has published the ambulance rates for 2008–2009, effective July 1, 2008.

Utah Trama Network Conference August 14–15

The purpose of the Utah Trauma Network (UTN) Conference is to increase the knowledge and expertise of the health care professionals that care for trauma patients.

Prehospital Data Collection System

The Bureau's new prehospital data collection system, POLARIS, went live in September 2006. The Bureau has created an extensive Web site section to give prehospital agencies and software vendors the information they need to transition from Utah's 20-year-old AIS data system to POLARIS or any NEMSIS-compliant system. Additional information about NEMSIS and POLARIS...

EMS Information System (EMSIS) Access

To access the Bureau's EMS Information System at https://bems.state.ut.us/ (for general information on EMT status and approved courses), log in as "guest" with password "guest" then click "Public Access". Use Internet Explorer (v6 or below) or Netscape (v4.79 or below). In Mozilla Firefox, create a new line in "about:config" with name "general.useragent.override", and add "Mozilla/4.0" to the string value suggested by Firefox.

Bureau of EMS Locations and Contact Information

Mailing Address
Bureau of Emergency Medical Services
Utah Department of Health
PO Box 142004
Salt Lake City UT 84114-2004

EMS Office (map)
3760 S Highland Dr, Fl 4 & 5
Salt Lake City UT
(Do not mail to this address; use our mailing address, above)
Hours, through August 1, 2008: Monday–Friday, 8:00am–5:00pm, except state holidays
Hours, beginning August 4, 2008: Monday–Thursday, 7:00am–6:00pm, except state holidays
Phone: 801-273-6666
Toll-free: 800-284-1131
Fax: 801-273-4148
Fax for certification paperwork: 801-273-4149
Disaster Line (emergencies only): 866-DOH-UTAH (866-364-8824)

EMS Warehouse (map)
130 S Redwood Rd Unit J
North Salt Lake UT 84054
Hours, through August 1, 2008: Monday–Friday, 8:30am–4:30pm, except state holidays
Hours, beginning August 4, 2008: Monday–Thursday, 7:00am–5:00pm, except state holidays
Phone: 801-936-0230

Updated July 16, 2008