EMS Counts Act

This bill aims to get a more accurate count of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) workers across the country. It tells the Labor Department to update its job categories within 120 days so people who are both firefighters and EMS—like firefighter/EMTs and firefighter/paramedics—are counted as EMS practitioners. The bill says EMS crews answer over 22 million emergency calls each year, and better data helps plan for disasters and public health crises. It also requires a report within 270 days explaining past changes that split EMTs and paramedics into their own category and how the new updates were carried out.

Key points

• Who is affected: EMS practitioners, firefighters who also serve as EMTs or paramedics, and the communities that rely on them.
• What changes: Update federal job categories to count dual‑role firefighters as part of the EMS workforce, and submit a report on the updates and the earlier EMT/paramedic split.
• When: Update due within 120 days after the law takes effect; report due within 270 days.