San Dieguito EMS District - County Service Area 17
The County EMS Office administers the San Dieguito EMS District (also known as County Service Area 17 or CSA 17), which provides emergency ambulance services. CSA 17 was established in 1969 to provide public ambulance transport, and in 1975, it started delivering paramedic-level emergency services within the approximately 73-square-mile district.
CSA 17 consists of:
- Del Mar
- Del Mar Heights & Del Mar Terrace
- Solana Beach
- Encinitas
- Rancho Santa Fe
- 4-S Ranch
- Portions of Elfin Forest.
Ambulance service is currently provided through American Medical Response (AMR).
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CSA 17 Agency List
The following agencies provide 9-1-1 services within the San Dieguito EMS District (County Service Area 17). Agency contact information is for general, non-emergency purposes only.
If you think you have a medical emergency, call 9-1-1 immediately.
Transporting Agency Name Address Phone Number Level of Care American Medical Response 8808 Balboa Avenue
Suite 150
San Diego, CA 92123(858) 492-3500 Paramedic Transport First Responder Agencies Name Address Phone Number Level of Care Del Mar Fire Department 2200 Jimmy Durante Blvd
Del Mar, CA 92014(858) 755-9313 Paramedic Encinitas Fire Department 505 S. Vulcan
Encinitas, CA 92024(760) 633-2800 Paramedic Rancho Santa Fe Fire Protection District 18027 Calle Ambiente
Suite 101
Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067(858) 756-5971 Paramedic Solana Beach Fire Department 500 Lomas Santa Fe Drive
Solana Beach, CA 92075(858) 720-2407 Paramedic
Medical Records Requests & Inquiries
- For CSA 17 (Del Mar, Solana Beach, Encinitas, Rancho Santa Fe) ambulance billing and medical records inquiries, please call Digitech at (877) 904-5704.
- Property tax inquiries: Please call the County of San Diego,
Emergency Medical Services Office at
(619) 285-6429 or EMSnotifications@sdcounty.ca.gov.
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(Updated May 2021)
(Updated August 2025)
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CSA 69 Archives
- Effective January 1, 2023, emergency ambulance services for the Santee-Lakeside region have transitioned to the newly-formed Santee-Lakeside EMS Authority.
- For the former CSA 69 (Lakeside and Santee) ambulance billing and medical records inquiries, please call Digitech at 800-901-9122. Medical record requests can also be sent to the transporting agency: Lakeside Fire Protection District or Santee Fire Department
- Effective January 1, 2023, emergency ambulance services for the Santee-Lakeside region have transitioned to the newly-formed Santee-Lakeside EMS Authority.
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