Protection-1 LLC

Protection-1 LLC Columbia Ems Division, operating as Protection-1 Ems, is a woman-owned small disadvantaged business and Subchapter S corporation headquartered in Quincy, Washington, that provides emergency medical services and ambulance dispatch for federal wildland firefighting and incident response operations as a prime contractor on total small business set-aside vehicles. The vendor competes exclusively under small business set-asides across its entire footprint.

Protection-1 Ems delivers advanced life support and basic life support ambulance services, emergency medical responder personnel (EMT, AEMT, and paramedic staffing), and emergency medical dispatch support to the U.S. Forest Service and the National Interagency Fire Center for wildland fire suppression, severity incidents, and all-hazard emergency response. Representative work includes a $55,900 delivery order from USDA Forest Service Region 6 (Pacific Northwest Region) issued July 25, 2026, for emergency medical responder and ambulance services in Pendleton, Oregon, concluding August 7, 2026; an $8,600 delivery order from the same region issued July 24, 2026, for identical services at the same location; and a $94,600 delivery order from Region 6 issued September 7, 2025, for emergency medical services running through September 28, 2025.

Customer concentration is singular. One hundred percent of awards split between two branches of the Department of Agriculture: the Forest Service Fire and Aviation Management National Interagency Fire Center holds four awards worth $1.8 million in combined potential value, and the Forest Service Region 6–Pacific Northwest Region holds four awards worth $186 thousand in combined potential value. The vendor holds four indefinite-delivery contracts under the National Interagency Fire Center vehicle, including a $750,000 multiple-award contract for advanced and basic life support ambulance services for Region 13 National running through June 12, 2028; a $500,000 multiple-award contract for emergency medical responder services for Region 13 National running through June 27, 2028; and two additional $250,000 multiple-award vehicles running through June 2027 and June 2028. Task orders under these IDIQs are competitively awarded based on established rates within Protection-1 Ems's selected dispatch center geographic areas.

Recent activity shows growth — three awards in 2023, one in 2025, and four in 2026 — though combined obligated dollars stand at $186 thousand against $1.9 million in combined potential value, indicating that most ceiling value remains unexercised. The vendor operates exclusively as a prime contractor with no subcontract footprint. All eight awards span a single NAICS code (Ambulance Services) and single PSC code (Natural Resources/Conservation–Forest-Range Fire Suppression/Presuppression), reflecting deep specialization in federal emergency medical dispatch for wildland operations.