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= Bay County Department of Emergency Services =

The Bay County Department of Emergency Services provides fire protection, Emergency Medical Services (EMS), and Emergency Management services to Bay County, Florida.

Organization
There are three divisions the Department of Emergency Services is comprised of:


 * Emergency Management Division
 * Bay County Emergency Management is responsible for performing technical work in the development, implementation, and management of countywide disaster prevention, protection, recovery and mitigation activities as well as dispatching all Fire and EMS 9-1-1 calls and keeping up the 800Mhz Radio system in the County.
 * Emergency Medical Services Division
 * Bay County Emergency Medical Services operates several Advanced Life Support Paramedic Mobile Intensive Care units from locations throughout Bay County including Callaway, Lynn Haven, Panama City, Panama City Beach and other locations and responds to approximately 28,000 calls for assistance per year.


 * Fire Services Division
 * Bay County Fire Services serves the rural and suburban unincorporated areas of Bay County responding to structure and wildland fires as well as first responder calls in assistance to Bay County Emergency Medical Services.

Stations
Bay County Emergency Services is headquartered at the Bay County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in Southport, Florida. Several stations sustained catastrophic damage during Hurricane Michael in 2018, resulting in their temporary closure. Since Hurricane Michael, the stations in District 8 (Southport) and District 14 (Hiland Park) have reopened in temporary structures. The District 7 station (Northwest Side) remains closed as of November 2020, with all personnel and apparatus assigned to District 1 (Thomas Drive).