EMS Reserve
Nov 1981
Serving since
44
Years of service
166,000
Hours of service
16 hrs
Hours per month
The EMS Reserve is a unique volunteer unit of trained Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) within the Pasadena Fire Department, one of Los Angeles County's premiere EMS providers.
Our volunteer members put their skills and training to work every day—serving on 911 response ambulances, providing emergency medical care at special events, supporting Fire Department operations, and responding when disasters strike.
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Providing volunteer EMTs to work alongside paid firefighter paramedics on the Pasadena Fire Department's Advanced Life Support Rescue Ambulances, responding to 911 calls across the city.
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Providing Basic Life Support Emergency Medical Services at large Pasadena-area events in conjunction with firefighter paramedics.
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Providing a ready reserve of volunteer EMTs to be deployed whenever and wherever they are needed during widespread disasters, such as the 2025 Eaton Fire.
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Learning new techniques and polishing old ones through monthly sessions and large-scale exercises, keeping EMT skills at their sharpest.
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