Vermillion Fire EMS Department

The Department
The Vermillion Fire EMS Department has been offering emergency services to the City of Vermillion and Clay County for 125 years, starting in 1892 with the Fire Division. The EMS Division began in 1971.
Today, the highly trained staff of the Vermillion Fire EMS Department work from two stations and use state-of-the-art equipment to proudly serve residents within an approximately 160-square-mile area, including the City of Vermillion and parts of Clay County. Our EMS Division is currently staffed by 25 dedicated BLS and ALS, paid on-call members.

Vermillion’s coverage area is a combination of university and residential communities with a year-round population of about 14,000. On average, the department runs over 1,000 calls for service annually. Call types can range from water rescues to basic EMS calls.