Emergency Medical Service Stations Geospatial Data

Geospatial data on Emergency Medical Service (EMS) Stations compiled by the Department of Homeland Security. The dataset was last updated in November 2022. It originates from the Homeland Infrastructure Foundation-Level Data (HIFLD) initiative.

Use Cases

• Analyze the spatial distribution of EMS Stations to identify coverage gaps for emergency response planning.
• Integrate EMS Stations geospatial data with population density layers to assess service accessibility.
• Use the HIFLD-derived station locations for infrastructure resilience modeling against natural hazards.

Strengths

• Compiled by the authoritative Department of Homeland Security, ensuring a government-grade source.
• Data is part of the structured Homeland Infrastructure Foundation-Level Data (HIFLD) collection.
• Maintained with a recorded update in November 2022.

Limitations

• The specific number of station records, data columns, and geographic coverage are not provided.
• Data may be static and not reflect real-time station status or operational changes.
• Lack of sample data or column descriptions prevents assessment of attribute depth and completeness.

Provenance

Source

Department of Homeland Security

Collection Method

Part of the Homeland Infrastructure Foundation-Level Data (HIFLD) geospatial data collection.

Freshness

Last updated 2022-11-02.