Metro Paramedic Service

What Metro Paramedic Service does

Metro Paramedic Service is a privately held U.S. public safety company founded in 1984 and headquartered in Elmhurst, Illinois. The firm provides emergency medical and firefighting personnel as well as emergency medical equipment, operating as a staffing and equipment provider to public safety clients in the emergency response sector.

The company is a for-profit private entity with a workforce of 101-250 employees, placing it in the small-to-mid-cap range for U.S. contract emergency services firms. Its service mix spans two core lines: (1) supplied personnel — paramedics, EMTs, and firefighters — and (2) emergency medical equipment provisioning. This dual offering positions it as a one-source supplier for municipalities, hospitals, or industrial sites requiring emergency response staffing and gear. The underlying technology stack, proprietary processes, or platform architecture is not disclosed in the available source material.

The business model is consistent with traditional contract public safety services: revenue is generated via fee-for-service or contracted-rate arrangements with governmental or institutional buyers for personnel hours and equipment provisioning. Pricing models, contract terms, customer logos, geographic coverage beyond the Elmhurst base, and revenue figures are not disclosed. The company's primary website currently displays only a loading/verification page, which represents a meaningful data gap for prospective investors assessing operational scale, client base, and financial profile.

Name

Metro Paramedic Service

Website

https://metroparamedics.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Metro Paramedic Service is a private U.S. public safety company founded in 1984 and based in Elmhurst, Illinois, providing emergency medical and firefighting personnel plus emergency medical equipment to governmental and institutional clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Emergency Medical Services

NAICS

Ambulance Services (62191), Ambulance Services (621910), Fire Protection (92216)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLAFANAB

Private EMS Providers (Contract/Interfacility)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Healthcare Providers & Systems/Emergency Medical Services

SECONDARYBPAIAGAC

Emergency Medical Services (EMS) & Ambulance Services

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Law Enforcement & Public Safety (Police, Fire, EMS)

SECONDARYBPABANAG

Medical Emergency Response & On-site First Aid/Paramedics

Business & Public Services/Facilities Management & Building Services/Emergency Preparedness and Response Services

SECONDARYHLAFANAN

Ambulance Fleet, Equipment & Logistics Services

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Healthcare Providers & Systems/Emergency Medical Services

Keywords

• Emergency medical services
• Paramedic staffing
• Public safety services
• Firefighting personnel
• Emergency response

Headquarters

HQ city

Elmhurst

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D

Core offering

Metro Paramedic Service is a public safety company that supplies emergency medical and firefighting personnel as well as emergency medical equipment. The company deploys trained paramedics, EMTs, and firefighters to client sites and provides the associated medical equipment needed to deliver pre-hospital emergency care and fire suppression services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Emergency Medical Personnel Staffing
• Firefighting Personnel Staffing
• Emergency Medical Equipment

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves1 record

Broad incumbents

• American Medical Response (AMR): AMR is the largest private ambulance and EMS provider in the United States, offering both emergency and interfacility transport plus contracted municipal services — directly comparable to Metro Paramedic Service, but at vastly greater national scale.
• Falck: Falck is a global EMS and public safety services operator with significant US presence, providing ambulance services, fire and rescue staffing, and training — a broad incumbent comparable to Metro's integrated EMS + fire offering.
• Global Medical Response: Global Medical Response is the parent of AMR and other air/ground EMS brands, forming the largest US private EMS platform — a broad incumbent that competes with Metro for the same municipal contract pipeline.
• International SOS: International SOS is a global medical and security services firm providing on-site paramedics, clinic staffing, and emergency response for corporate and industrial clients — comparable to Metro's on-site first aid/EMS staffing activity but at enterprise scale.

Direct peers

• Acadian Ambulance Service: Acadian is a privately held regional EMS provider offering ground ambulance, air medical, and contracted public safety staffing across the South and Midwest — comparable in business model and service mix to Metro.
• ProTransport-1: ProTransport-1 is a private EMS provider offering interfacility and emergency transport with contract staffing across multiple US states — closely aligned with Metro's contracted private EMS service model.
• MedStar Ambulance: MedStar is a regional private EMS and mobile healthcare provider offering 911 response, interfacility transport, and community paramedicine — a direct comparable to Metro's contracted EMS operations.
• Lifeguard Ambulance Service: Lifeguard Ambulance is a private EMS operator providing contracted 911 and interfacility services across multiple states, with a similar reliance on municipal contracts as Metro Paramedic Service.
• Priority Ambulance: Priority Ambulance is a private EMS provider operating across the southeastern and central US, offering 911, interfacility, and contracted public safety services — a direct comparable in size and contract structure to Metro Paramedic Service.

Regional players

• St. John Ambulance: St. John Ambulance is a major volunteer-led EMS and first-aid training organization with operations across Canada, the UK, and internationally — comparable in mission and training focus but operating primarily outside Metro's US market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Metro_Paramedic
• Facebookfacebook.com/metroparamedicservices
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/metro-paramedic-service-inc.

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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