A FireMed membership provides 24-hour comprehensive family ambulance coverage for just $85 per year. It is not insurance; it is prepaid coverage in excess of any health insurance or medical benefits. Sign up any time and get a full 12 months of coverage.
Services covered by FireMed:
- Emergency pre-hospital medical care and ambulance transportation.
- All emergency services must originate within the Albany FireMed area or in other areas of the state that participate in the Oregon FireMed Network.
- Hospital transfers that are medically necessary and authorized by a physician.
FireMed membership
Sign up for a new membership or Renew your existing membership
Print, fill out, and bring your form to Station 11, 611 Lyon St SE: English | Spanish
One small annual fee covers all permanent members of your household. The person who signs the application form will be the Primary Member. Household members include all permanent residents living at your address, as well as spouses or dependents living in a nursing home or residential care facility located within the FireMed service area.
Need more reasons to join FireMed?
Cost savings
Ambulance service is expensive. Unfortunately, ambulance costs are seldom fully covered by insurance companies or Medicare. When "medically necessary" ambulance services are provided to members, FireMed will handle all insurance billing and waive any costs not covered by insurance, such as co-payments and deductibles.
Convenience
Dealing with insurance companies and Medicare is never easy. When you become a FireMed member, you never have to submit your own ambulance bills. All ambulance claims are processed and submitted by our professional billing staff, who are trained to understand the complex and ever-changing rules and procedures of multiple insurance companies and Medicare.
Community support
Your FireMed membership fees support improvements to ambulance services in Albany. Livesaving equipment and training are expensive. Your support helps FireMed invest in up-to-date medical technology and provides opportunities for advanced training to your paramedics and emergency medical technicians.
Part of the Oregon FireMed Network
Wherever you travel in Oregon, your Albany FireMed membership will be honored by 56 other FireMed agencies at no extra cost!
What isn't covered?
FireMed does not cover transportation for non-medical situations when a private vehicle, taxi, wheelchair van, or stretcher van service is available, or for transport to and from doctors’ offices or clinics. The program also does not cover nursing home transportation for treatment normally provided in the nursing home, or transport home from a medical facility, when the patient’s condition does not warrant an ambulance.
