Dial 911 - For Emergencies
Amenia, North East and Dover participates in a contract with North Dutchess Paramedics, Inc. (NDP) for the provision of basic life support (BLS), advanced life support (ALS), and paramedic services for all Dutchess County Department of Emergency Response (DCDER) and 911 emergency calls for service within the Town.
Services & Responsibilities
- provide BLS (emergency medical technician) and ALS (paramedic) for all DCDER and 911 emergency calls for service within the Towns;
- 24 hours a day, 7 days a week;
- provide initial medical assistance to sick, disabled, and injured persons and the transport of such persons to local hospitals and tertiary hospitals;
- at the request of the Towns or the DCDER, service any ill, disabled or injured person in need of care as requested by pre-hospital care providers;
- cooperate with and provide paramedic intercepts with NDP transporting ambulances in the Towns; and
- allow pre-hospital care providers of the Towns to practice skills and obtain continuing medical education under the direction of an individual skilled as a paramedic.
The cost to provide Ambulance Service in 2025 was $480,762 (12% of the 2025 Amenia Town Budget).