City and County of Honolulu Emergency Services Department

The consolidated city-county of Honolulu was established in 1907 and includes the city of Honolulu (the state's capital and largest city), the rest of the island of O'ahu, and several smaller nearby islands. Formally created in 1998, the Honolulu Emergency Services Department oversees emergency medical services for the city-county's population of nearly one million residents, as well as the many tourists who visit the island each year. In addition to offering traditional emergency services led by 911 dispatchers, paramedics, and emergency medical technicians, the Honolulu Emergency Services Department embeds itself in the community by giving presentations to students in area schools, attening health fairs to educate the public about the EMS system, and recruiting new team members through career fairs.