History
Since 1986, REMSA has provided nationally recognized ground ambulance service within Washoe County, Nevada.
Specialties
As the largest employer of EMS personnel in Northern Nevada, REMSA provides residents and visitors with 9-1-1 response and transport, interfacility transport, disaster preparedness, special events coverage, search and rescue, tactical medical support, and public education. REMSA provides ground ambulance services under a performance-based franchise agreement with the Washoe County Health District and is the sole provider of emergency and inter-facility ground ambulance transport services within Washoe County (excluding Incline Village and Gerlach). REMSA is a private nonprofit community-based service which is solely funded by user fees with no local community tax subsidy. REMSA maintains its operational and clinical standards as one of the most recognized high-performance EMS systems in the country. REMSA responds to approximately 70,000 requests for service per year.