Nationwide, 45 percent of all fire departments provide EMS with basic life support, and 17 percent of departments provide EMS with advanced life support. With these services being offered, it is important that all fire stations have a strong Medical Waste and Hazardous Waste partner.

  • Consultative approach: Medical Systems will work with your staff to determine the waste streams your fire department is generating and the most cost effective, environmentally friendly, and compliant way to address them. 
  • Regulated Medical Waste or Red Bag waste: The EPA defines regulated medical waste as “healthcare waste that may be contaminated by blood, body fluids or other potentially infectious materials”. Medical System’s Regulated Medical Waste disposal program is designed to offer a wide variety of container sizes and service schedules to meet your specific needs. Medical Systems will work with you to make sure you have containers for Regulated Medical Waste (RMW) in your ambulances and engines that can be removed, and the contents added to a larger receptacle in the station. We will work with your staff to make sure what should and what should not be considered Regulated Medical Waste, to reduce over classification and increased cost. Learn More…
  • Pharmaceutical Waste: Understanding all the EPA, DOT, FDA and DEA regulations surrounding the disposal of unneeded or expired medications takes a lot of time. Developing a comprehensive pharmaceutical waste segregation program for your fire station requires a solid partner in the pharmaceutical waste and hazardous waste field. Is your agency set up to avoid diversion of controlled substance waste? Should you commingle non-hazardous,  P, U and D listed pharmaceutical waste or should you segregate them? Medical Systems will work with you and our pharmacy consultant to determine the best course for your agency and then help you execute that plan. Learn More…
  • Compliance Training: Making sure your staff members receive the proper, OSHA, HIPPA, DOT and Bloodborne Pathogen training is critical to your department remaining compliant. Medical System’s compliance training is designed to make staying up to date with current regulations as simple as possible. We will work with you to determine what staff members need what training and then set up a system to make sure initial and reoccurring training is completed. All courses are offered on-line making it much easier for staff members to complete the required training. Learn More…