The Des Plaines Fire Department is committed to providing for the emergency medical care needs of our community by ensuring that we have highly trained, competent personnel, utilizing the latest technology while maintaining a high degree of compassion.

All residents and non-residents are charged ambulance fees, which are determined by the average cost of a patient's assessment and treatment.

There is also a lift-assist fee that can occur when the Fire Department responds and provides assistance with moving an individual who does not need ambulance transportation services related to illness or injury.

Ambulance Fee Information

• Effective Dec. 1, 2019, an ambulance service fee of $1,500 for the evaluation, treatment and transportation of a patient by the fire department to a medical facility. Additionally, there is a charge of fifteen dollars ($15) per mile during the transport of the patient.

• Effective Dec. 1, 2019, the fee for no transport ambulance service is $250. This is applicable for patients who are medically evaluated and/or treated by the fire department but who are not transported to a medical facility.

• Effective Jan. 1, 2020, there is a lift-assist fee to be assessed to an individual when the fire department responds and provides lifting or moving assistance to such individual who has not sustained or potentially-sustained an injury or acute illness but who requests lifting or moving services of the fire department. The number of an individual's lift-assist occurrences determines the fee per occurrence:

Questions?

For questions regarding ambulance billing please contact Andres Medical Billing at 847-577-8811.

Requests for medical records can be made through the website chartswap.com or call 800-244-2345 or fax 800-329-5274.