Klamath County Fire District No. 1 is excited to announce that beginning August 1, 2007 FireMed members will have the option of adding Mercy Flights to their membership.  This collaboration with Mercy Flights now extends your ground ambulance coverage to all of Jackson County, as well as air-coverage in eleven western states!

What is FireMed?

• FireMed is a voluntary ambulance membership program that covers you and your entire household for emergency medical treatment and transport services for one low annual fee.
• Ambulance services are provided by Klamath County Fire District No. 1.
• Should a member require medically necessary ambulance transport, the department will bill the member’s insurance coverage and write off any remaining balance.
• The member will not receive a bill for any balance.
• This means no worries, no hassles, and no ambulance bills.
• To enroll in the FireMed program please download the FireMed application and return it to Fire District No. 1

 

What is Mercy Flights?

As a participant in the FireMed and Mercy Flights joint membership program, you can have the peace of mind knowing that if you are critically ill or injured the best treatment may be out of the area. Mercy Flights will transport you by air while their in-flight medical crew will provide you with the finest possible airborne care. Mercy Flights provides expert emergency and non-emergency medical care and transport. All of Mercy Flights' ground and air ambulances carry the latest in life-saving technology, with skilled paramedics who are rigorously trained in the latest procedures. For more detailed information please visit their website at www.mercyflights.com. To enroll in the FireMed Plus Mercy Flights joint membership program please download the application and return it to Fire District No. 1

 

Klamath County Fire District No.1 has been providing dedicated high-quality emergency services to our community for over seventy years.  Fire District No. 1 also provides ambulance services.  Since 2000, Fire District No. 1 has participated in the FireMed program.  This program assists patrons of the Fire District with the financial concerns of ambulance bills, while helping Fire District No. 1 with our primary goal of providing emergency medical services and to save lives with quality pre-hospital care.

With the FireMed program, you can protect yourself from out-of-pocket expenses, which are in excess of your insurance coverage, and that are incurred when medically necessary ambulance services are utilized.  As a participant in the FireMed program, Fire District No. 1 has a reciprocal agreement with over 75 other ambulance agencies in Oregon. 

Funds from this membership program allow Klamath County Fire District No. 1 to maintain state-of-the-art equipment, and provide educational training opportunities allowing our Paramedics to meet stringent medical continuing education requirements.

We urge you to consider the information, and to review your personal insurance coverage.  If we can assist you in reaching a decision regarding your participation, or answer any questions, please feel free to contact our business office 8:00am - 5:00pm Monday thru Friday.

Who should join FireMed?

Fixed income individuals—Be assured you won’t have to pay for an emergency ambulance transport.

Families—Because FireMed covers all permanent residents of your household, no matter how many emergency trips are incurred within a year.

Those with high health insurance deductibles or no insurance—Even with an 80% coverage, an ambulance transport can cost four times the cost of a FireMed membership.

Those with serious health conditions—Being ready for an emergency is part of managing chronic illnesses.  A FireMed membership gives you peace of mind.

Those who care about their community—Your $49 stays in the community to pay for Paramedic and EMT training, and valuable life saving equipment used by our Klamath Fire District No. 1 Paramedics and EMT’s.

 

 

State-Wide Reciprocal Coverage Area

As a participant in the FireMed Membership Program, Fire District No. 1 has a reciprocal agreement with over seventy-five ambulance agencies in Oregon.  Reciprocity means that these agencies will honor our membership, and provide necessary medical transportation to the closest medically appropriate facility under the terms of our agreement.  Here is a map showing the additional shaded coverage area.

 

 

 

 

 

Mercy Flights Coverage Area

The pressurized, twin-engine aircraft is equipped to handle any kind of intensive care condition - from heart attacks and auto accidents to premature babies, critical illness and more. The two-person, in-flight medical crew includes a specially trained registered nurse and a paramedic equipped with advanced life-support systems to provide the finest possible airborne care serving the western United States.

 

 

 

Terms of FireMed Membership

The Membership Plan benefits are for permanent residents of the same single-occupancy, non-commercial residence within the Klamath County Fire District No. 1 response area.  All members must be listed on the application form.

Membership covers emergency pre-hospital medical treatment and medically necessary ground transportation within Fire District No. 1’s Ambulance Service Area.

Medically necessary non-emergency ground transport to the closest medically appropriate facility and medically necessary non-emergency ground transport between a primary care facility in Fire District No. 1’s Ambulance Service Area and another primary care facility may be covered with prior authorization by a physician.

Charges for denied, disallowed, or non-medically necessary transport as determined by member’s insurance or third party payer not covered by FireMed and are the responsibility of the member.

This non-transferable, non-refundable membership is secondary to all insurance carriers.  Fire District No. 1 will bill and accept payment from members’ primary and secondary insurance carriers and write off any remaining balance as payment in full.

Should members receive insurance payment or medical benefits for ambulance service rendered by Fire District No. 1, said member shall forward such payment to Fire District No. 1.

Reciprocal agencies will honor Fire District No. 1 membership for medically necessary ground transports to the closest medically appropriate facility, according to the terms of the reciprocity agreement.  A list of reciprocal agencies is on file at Fire District No. 1’s office, 143 North Broad Street, Klamath Falls, OR  97601.

Services are based on medical need, not membership status, and patients are transported to the closest medically appropriate facility.

To enroll in the FireMed program please download the FireMed application and return it to Fire District No. 1