Fire and Emergency Medical Service (EMS) Stations Deep Dive

Data Schema

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Fire and Emergency Medical Service (EMS) Stations Schema

Field Name Description
OBJECTID Unique identifier for each record within the dataset.
X Longitude coordinate of the EMS station's location.
Y Latitude coordinate of the EMS station's location.
PERMANENT_IDENTIFIER A unique identifier assigned to the EMS station, ensuring consistent reference.
SOURCE_FEATUREID Identifier for the source feature from which the data is derived.
SOURCE_DATASETID Identifier for the dataset from which this information originates.
SOURCE_DATADESC Description of the dataset source providing the EMS information.
SOURCE_ORIGINATOR The entity or organization that created or provided the dataset.
DATA_SECURITY Information regarding the security classification of the data.
DISTRIBUTION_POLICY Policy governing how the data can be shared or distributed.
LOADDATE Date and time when the data was last loaded into the dataset.
FTYPE Feature type classification (e.g., fire station, EMS station) of the station.
FCODE Code representing the feature classification in the dataset.
NAME Name of the fire or EMS station.
ISLANDMARK Indicates whether the station is considered a landmark location.
POINTLOCATIONTYPE Type of point location for the station (e.g., emergency response).
ADMINTYPE Type of administrative entity that oversees the EMS station.
ADDRESSBUILDINGNAME Name of the building in which the EMS station is located, if applicable.
ADDRESS Physical address of the EMS station.
CITY City where the EMS station is situated.
STATE State where the EMS station is located, using standard state abbreviations.
ZIPCODE ZIP code corresponding to the EMS station's location.
GNIS_ID Geographic Names Information System Identifier for the station.
FOOT_ID Identifier used for features as part of a specific dataset.
COMPLEX_ID Identifier for a group of related facilities or stations.
GLOBALID A globally unique identifier for the EMS station.
Country Country where the EMS station is located.
placekey Placekey identifier for the location of the EMS station, used for cross-referencing.
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Geography

United States

Frequently Asked Questions

What is this dataset?
What is the history of this dataset?
How often is the data updated?
Annually
What is the coverage and what is included in this dataset?
Why is this data valuable?
How do I join this dataset with other datasets?
Fire & EMS data can be easily appended with a Placekey (a open matching service for physical places).  Once the Fire & EMS data is appended with a Placekey, it can be easily joined with any other dataset that has a postal address or physical address.

Dataset at a glance

Dataset Name
Fire and Emergency Medical Service (EMS) Stations
Description
Update Frequency
The Fire and Emergency Medical Service (EMS) Stations dataset is updated annually.
Coverage
United States
Data Quality
Not assessed
Dataset Size
The Fire and Emergency Medical Service (EMS) Stations dataset contains approximately 12,800 rows.
Maintained By
The dataset is maintained by the Homeland Infrastructure Foundation-Level Data (HIFLD).
License
You can view the licensing information here.