<Li> Police services and security are provided for the island by the United States Park Police . </Li> <Li> Fire suppression / protection is provided by the National Park Service's Statue of Liberty / Ellis Island Division of Safety and Emergency Management Statue of Liberty Fire Brigade which consists of a crew of federal NPS firefighters who are trained and certified as Structural Firefighter I, Structural Firefighter II or Wildland Firefighters . The crew also provides fire suppression response to nearby Liberty Island . Since the nearest other National Park Service Engine Company is located in Fort Hancock in Sandy Hook, New Jersey, the Statue of Liberty Fire Brigade maintains a mutual aid agreement with the Jersey City Fire Department and the New York City Fire Department for mutual aid assistance on Ellis Island should it be required . The Statue of Liberty / Ellis Island Division of Safety & Emergency Management staffs the fire brigade . The fire brigade is led by a Fire Captain (crew leader) and two Lieutenants, and has six collateral duty firefighters . </Li> <Li> Emergency medical services are provided by National Park Services Statue of Liberty / Ellis Island Division of Safety and Emergency Management, which consists of a team of full - time NPS Emergency Medical Technicians and Certified First Responders . Patient transportation is coordinated with Jersey City Medical Center ambulances, but emergency response and patient care falls solely upon the National Park Service Emergency Medical Technicians . </Li> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (December 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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