The City of Bethlehem Emergency Medical Services is a division of the Bethlehem Fire Department dedicated to providing pre-hospital emergency medical care within the corporate limits of the City of Bethlehem. The service is licensed by the State of Pennsylvania to provide advanced life support service to the sick and injured. The Service operates six fully equipped advanced life support ambulances staffed by 20 full-time and 30 part-time State Certified Paramedics 24 hours a day 7 days a week responding to nearly 10,000 “911” calls per year.