How to Obtain a Fire or EMS Report

The Deerfield-Bannockburn Fire Protection District generates an incident report for every service call, which includes fire and medical responses.  Should you need to obtain a copy of a report you should be aware that we comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and other applicable medical confidentiality parameters.  To obtain a copy of an EMS or fire report please follow our Freedom of Information Policy found here. If you have any questions, please contact our district headquarters fire station 20 at 847-945-4066 or visit us at 500 Waukegan Road, Deerfield on Monday thru Friday, 8am to 4pm.

EMS or Medical Reports are restricted in disclosure in accordance with HIPPA.  In order to obtain a complete copy of  a report you must demonstrate proof of the following:

• You are the patient listed on the EMS/medical Report.  Picture ID required.
• You must sign in person for the report after showing proper identification.
• We are not permitted to fax an EMS/medical report. This restriction is in place in order to comply with the HIPAA legislation.
• If the patient is a minor, or you are the legal custodian of an orphan, the elderly, or other circumstance, you must provide legal documentation for our review.
• An EMS/medical report may also be obtained by a a court order, or by providing legal authorization through a law firm representing you as a client.
• We are unable to release health information over the phone, by e-mail, fax, text, or other electronic methods as these are unsecure networks that may be accessible to others.
• These procedures are required in order to comply  with the HIPAA and other medical confidentiality legislation to ensure protection of your private health care information.  We appreciate your understanding as we comply with federal law.

To obtain more information about HIPPA please visit the following link. www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/