Emergency Response

The Emergency Services Office was created in 1991 after the Delaware County Board of Supervisors realized the need to establish a full time centralized office for emergency management.

The Emergency Services Office has strived to fulfill its mission to improve the quality of the County's ability to prepare, respond, recover, and mitigate life changing events which affect its' nearly 50,000 residents.

Currently the office is charged with managing a multitude of tasks regarding emergency management. Some of the responsibilities include fire coordination, EMS coordination, New York State EMS course sponsorship, AHA training center, 911 oversight and policy development, County addressing program and managing all aspects in regards to the County's' comprehensive emergency management plan. The Delaware County Department of Emergency Services is proud to work hand in hand with all of the Fire and Emergency Medical response units which call Delaware County home.