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Empress EMS (NYC & The Hudson Valley)

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Empress EMS

Empress EMS is a private ambulance and emergency medical service provider. It offers pre- and post-hospital care, including 911 emergency response, advanced life support, basic life support, inter-facility transport, and specialized medical transport services. Empress EMS serves communities, hospitals, and healthcare facilities with highly trained paramedics and EMTs, utilizing state-of-the-art medical equipment and technology.

Locations

Empress EMS HQ:
722 Nepperhan Avenue Yonkers, New York 10703

Empress North Location: (Mid Hudson Valley):
10 South White Street Poughkeepsie, NY 12601

Empress Bronx Location (Bronx Division):
1315 Loomis Street Bronx, NY 10461

Mobilemedic EMS Location: (Sullivan County):
Empress EMS Acquired MobileMedic EMS in 2022
266 Main Street Hurleyville, NY 12747

Rockland Mobile Care Location (Rockland County):
540 Chestnut Ridge Rd. Chestnut Ridge, NY 10977

Empress EMS Communications

Westchester & Bronx:

  • Empress Dispatch is located at HQ in Yonkers and operates at the following frequencies:
Empress EMS
Frequency License Tone Description Tag
462.95 KNJJ243 203.5 PL Empress EMS EMS Dispatch

Hudson Valley: (Putnam, Dutchess, Ulster, Sullivan, Orange)

  • Empress Hudson Valley Dispatch is located at Empress North in Poughkeepsie and operates on the OneVoice Network DMR Connect+ System.
  • Additionally, Units will be dispatched by their respective county or city dispatch centers
    • Putnam:
      • Putnam County 911 dispatches the Putnam County Medics
    • Dutchess:
      • Dutches County 911 Dispatches all county Units and Dedicated ALS/BLS units
      • Units in the city of Pougkipsee are dispatched by City 911
    • Ulster:
      • Ulster County 911 Dispatches all county Units and Dedicated ALS/BLS units
    • Sulivan:
      • Sulivan County 911 Dispatches the SC MobileMedics
    • Orange:
      • Orange County 911 Dispatches all county and city Units and Dedicated ALS/BLS units

OneVoice Network:

Talkgroups (Empress EMS)
DEC Mode Description Tag
500170 TDMA Empress EMS Hudson Valley EMS Dispatch
500171 TDMA Empress EMS Hudson Valley Ops 1 EMS-Tac
500172 TDMA Empress EMS Hudson Valley Ops 2 EMS-Tac
500751 TDMA Orange Ch 1 EMS Dispatch
500752 TDMA Orange Ch 2 EMS Dispatch
500753 TDMA Ulster Ch 1 EMS Dispatch
500754 TDMA Ulster Ch 2 EMS Dispatch
500755 TDMA Dutchess Ch 1 EMS Dispatch
500756 TDMA Dutchess Ch 2 EMS Dispatch
500757 TDMA Westchester Ch 1 EMS Dispatch
500758 TDMA Westchester Ch 2 EMS Dispatch
500761 TDMA Orange County EMS Response 1 Patch EMS Dispatch
500762 TDMA Orange County EMS Response 2 Patch EMS Dispatch
500763 TDMA Orange County EMS 4 Patch EMS-Tac
500764 TDMA Orange County EMS District 4 Patch EMS-Tac
500765 TDMA Orange County Interop 1 Patch Interop
500766 TDMA Orange County Special Events 1 Patch Interop
500767 TDMA Orange County Special Events 2 Patch Interop

Empress EMS Apparatus List

Empress EMS units not assigned a post can be in any Hudson Valley county at any time based on call volume

Bronx

Empress EMS is contracted to provide services for Montefiore Health System.

Dutchess County

Primary Provider of 911 EMS response for the city of Poughkeepsie
Empress Units:

  • Empress EMS Flycar 20-1
  • Empress 182
  • Empress 184
  • Empress 186 (Previously EMSstar)
  • Empress 187
  • Empress EMS Flycar 190
  • Empress 201 (Beekman FD ALS Amblunnce (34-79))
  • Empress 202 (Town of Wappineger Medic 2 (Ambulance))
  • Empress 221 (Previously MLSS)
  • Empress 232 (Previously MLSS)
  • Empress 248 (Previously MLSS)
  • Empress 250 (Pawling FD ALS Ambulance (54-79))
  • Empress 252 (Previously MLSS)
  • Empress 260 (Previously MLSS)
  • Empress 261 (Previously MLSS)
  • Empress 262 (Previously MLSS)
  • Empress 264 (Previously MLSS)
  • Empress 273 (Previously MLSS)
  • Empress 274 (Previously MLSS)
  • Empress 281 (Previously MLSS)
  • Empress 282 (Previously MLSS)
  • Empress 285 (Previously MLSS)
  • Empress 289 (Previously MLSS)
  • Empress 290 (Previously MLSS)
  • Empress EMS Flycar 296 (Previously MLSS)
  • Empress 831 (Previously EMSstar)
  • Empress 872 (Previously EMSstar)
  • Empress 184 (Previously EMSstar)
  • Empress 881 (Previously EMSstar)
  • Empress 881 (Previously EMSstar)
    • These units include 10 Dedicated Transport trucks only. These units are for hospital and nursing transports.

Dedicated ALS Units:

  • Arlington FD (32-89)
  • Beekman FD ALS Amblunnce (34-79) (Empress 201)
  • City of Poughkeepsie EMS Coverage
  • East Fishkill FD Medic 1
  • East Fishkill FD Medic 2
  • Pawling FD ALS Ambulance (54-79) (Empress 250)
  • Town of Fishkill Medic 9 (called Medic 9 to avoid confusion with the East Fishkill Medics)
  • Town of Wappineger Medic 1 (Ambulance)
  • Town of Wappineger Medic 2 (Ambulance) (Empress 202)
  • Union Vale FD ALS Ambulance (63-79)

Dedicated BLS Units:

  • East Fishkill FD BLS Ambulance (Staffed on Weekends only)

Orange County

Primary Provider of 911 EMS response for the City of Middletown
Empress EMS (Previously MLSS)

  • Ambulance 237
  • Ambulance 243
  • Ambulance 245
  • Ambulance 256
  • Ambulance 259
  • Ambulance 261
  • Ambulance 269
  • Ambulance 270
  • Ambulance 272
  • Ambulance 277
  • Ambulance 287
  • Ambulance 293
  • Ambulance 294
  • S.O.R.T. 1
  • S.O.R.T. 3
  • S.O.R.T. 5 (A.T.V.)

Putnam County

Putnam County EMS Services Contracted to Empress EMS

  • 35-7-1: BLS Ambulance (During High Call Volume)
  • Medic 1: Philipstown & Garrison
  • Medic 2: Putnam Valley & Continental Village
  • Medic 3: Carmel, Kent, Mahopac & Mahopac Falls (Flycar)
  • Medic 4: Brewster, Patterson & Lake Carmel (Flycar)
  • Medic 10: Paramedic Supervisor (Flycar)

Rockland County

Rockland Mobile Care:

  • 71(A for ALS units; B for BLS units)1 thru 18
  • North Rockland Medic 1

Sullivan County

51 - MobileMedic EMS (Now Empress EMS)

  • ALS Fly Car 51-61
  • ALS Fly Car 51-62
  • ALS Fly Car 51-63
  • Ambulance 51-87
  • Ambulance 51-88
  • Ambulance 51-89
  • Ambulance 51-90
  • Ambulance 51-91
  • Ambulance 51-92
  • Ambulance 51-93
  • Ambulance 51-94
  • Ambulance 51-95
  • Ambulance 51-96
  • Ambulance 51-97
  • Ambulance 51-98
  • Ambulance 51-99

Ulster County

Empress Units:

  • Empress 234 (Previously MLSS)
  • Empress 244 (Previously MLSS)
  • Empress 245 (Previously MLSS)
  • Empress 245 (Previously MLSS)
  • Empress 247 (Previously MLSS)
  • Empress 250 (Previously MLSS)
  • Empress 253 (Previously MLSS)
  • Empress 254 (Previously MLSS)
  • Empress 255 (Previously MLSS)
  • Empress 267 (Previously MLSS)
  • Empress 268 (Previously MLSS)
  • Empress 275 (Previously MLSS)
  • Empress EMS Flycar 297 (Previously MLSS)
  • Empress EMS Flycar 299 (Previously MLSS)
  • Empress 701 (Previously EMStar)
  • Empress 703 (Previously EMStar)
  • Empress EMS Flycar 745 (Previously MLSS)

Westchester County

  • Primary Provider of 911 EMS response for the cities of Yonkers, New Rochelle, Mount Vernon, White Plains, and the Town of Yorktown.
  • A for ALS units; B for BLS units; M for Medic Units (Flycar)
  • Units follow the Westchester County Apparatus Numbering System

New Rochelle:
Dispatched by 60 Control on 460.4625

  • Ambulance 30A1
  • Ambulance 30A2
  • Ambulance 30A3
  • Ambulance 30A4

White Plains: Dispatched by White Plains Police on 460.400

  • 31B1
  • 31B2
  • 31A1 (Empress 201)

Mount Vernon:

  • 32B1
  • 32A1 (Empress 751)
  • 32A2 (Empress 752)

Yonkers:

  • Up to 15 ambulances staffed and dispatched by Empress EMS
  • Fly Car 10
  • Fly Car 71
  • Fly Car 80
  • Fly Car 81
  • Empress 403
  • Empress 506
  • Empress 650
  • Empress 653
  • Empress 654
  • 33M1
  • Squad 11

Yorktown: Dispatched by 60 Control and Yorktown Police.

  • 34M1
  • 34M2