What is FIREMED?

WHAT IS FIREMED?

FireMed Is an ambulance membership program effective in Polk County Fire District's ASA (Ambulance Service Area) such as Buena Vista, Airlie, Pedee, Suver, Indepedence and Monmouth (please see District Map).

WHY SUBSCRIBE TO FIREMED?

Members of FireMed are provided with emergency pre-hospital medical care and ground ambulance transportation and protection from any out-of-pocket costs after insurance billing for medically necessary emergent and non-emergent* ambulance care and transportation. Emergency transportation will be to the nearest appropriate hospital.

FireMed is NOT insurance, but should be used in addition to any medical benefits members may have.

Members pay an annual membership fee of $65.00.

WHO IS COVERED WITH THE MEMBERSHIP?

FireMed covers all permanent residents living at your home address, including persons living together as a family unit. A spouse or dependent living in a nursing home or residential care facility is covered if the care facility is within ambulance service boundaries.

Not included are roommates, or boarders, who are required to obtain their own separate membership.

OTHER FIREMED INFORMATION:

Uninsured members will receive a 50% discount only.

If an ambulance bill is received and you are a FireMed member please call (503) 838-1510

For more information please see FireMed Terms aof Agreement at www.polk1.org.

If you have general questions about an ambulance transport bill, please contact our third party billing agency, Tactical Business Group at (855) 245-8228 or email at info@tacticalbusiness.com.

Website Accessibility Policy

Polk County Fire District No.1 is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Polk County Fire District No.1 has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.

If you need any special assistance or accommodations:

Call us at (503) 838-1510 – Fax (503) 838-1235

Ongoing Compliance Information

Compliance Officer

Polk County Fire District No.1 has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations. The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.

Compliance Procedures and Reports

In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards, Polk County Fire District No.1 regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.

Linked Documents and Third Parties

Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties, we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.

See an opportunity for us to improve? Please contact our accessibility officer or call us at (503) 838-1510 – Fax (503) 838-1235.

Report a Website Accessibility Issue

We are committed to your ability to access all content, and we will respond to all requests as soon as possible.