About Us
The California Tahoe Emergency Services Operations Authority (or "Cal Tahoe") is a Joint Powers Authority (JPA) formed in 2001 as a transport contractor for ambulance service under a contract with the County of El Dorado to the Tahoe South Shore service area and parts of northwestern Alpine County. The JPA's administrative offices are located at Station 2, 2951 Lake Tahoe Blvd.
JPA Organization Chart [.pdf]
CTESOA Crews and Ambulances
As of October 31, 2017 the JPA includes two member agencies:
- Lake Valley Fire Protection District
- City of South Lake Tahoe Fire Department
- Fallen Leaf Lake Community Service District
Cal Tahoe JPA operates three full-time ambulances and maintains two reserve ambulances that are dispatched by the City of South Lake Tahoe Police Department. Paramedics from South Lake Tahoe Fire Department and Lake Valley Fire Protection District responded to 3,447 emergency medical calls in 2017. This contract for ambulance service is funded thru County Service Area No. 3, and Cal Tahoe has a $2.3 million operating budget for FY 2017-18. The JPA was awarded a five-year contract for 911 ambulance services effective September 1, 2011.