Pender EMS & Fire

Pender EMS and Fire Inc., is charged with providing Fire and Emergency Medical Services, Crash Rescue, Search and Rescue, and Medical Transport Services across the 857 square miles of Pender County. The county has 50,000 year round residents, with a seasonal influx of more than 300,000 tourists.
Pender EMS and Fire Inc., boasts eight Paramedic Ambulances, two Paramedic Quick Response Vehicles, one Bariatric Transport Ambulance, and four Non-Emergency Patient Care Transport Ambulances. There are six Fire Stations, Four Engine Companies and two Ladder Companies with Boat operations based both on the east and west sides of the county as well as two Heavy Rescue Trucks. Pender EMS and Fire is operated by 132 full-time and 60 part-time employees, along with volunteer members, that staff these stations and apparatus.