Stanislaus County EMS Agency (SCEMSA) is a Local EMS Agency (LEMSA) with an effective start date of July 1, 2022. 

On March 30, 2021, the Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors authorized the Chief Executive Officer to issue a termination notice to the MVEMSA JPA Board to withdraw from the JPA, effective July 1, 2022. SCEMSA is a division of the Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Department and will be led by the Chief of Emergency Services, Richard Murdock, and the newly appointed EMS Director, Chad Braner.  The Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors will be the governing body over all SCEMSA activity.

Prior to July 1, 2022, Stanislaus County was a member of the MVEMSA JPA, which served Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Mariposa and Stanislaus Counties