Ambulance Service in Harvard, Illinois
Northwest Rescue's Harvard station covers McHenry County and the surrounding rural communities with 911 emergency response, advanced life support, and interfacility transport. Dispatch is answered 24 hours a day.
What the Harvard Station Covers
Harvard sits at the northern edge of McHenry County, close enough to the Wisconsin line that a call can come from either side of it. The station covers Harvard and the farm communities around it, along with the stretch of Route 14 and Route 173 that carries most of the traffic through this part of the county. Rural addresses here are spread out, long driveways are common, and the nearest hospital is a real drive rather than a few blocks. That geography is why we keep a station here instead of running the area from Rockford or Lake in the Hills.
Crews out of Harvard handle 911 response alongside scheduled interfacility work, and they run mutual aid with neighboring fire districts under closest-unit agreements. When a transfer heads toward Rockford, Elgin, or a Chicago-area specialty center, this is often the station that starts the trip.
Services From This Station
Every Northwest Rescue station runs the same clinical standard. These are the services dispatched out of Harvard.
911 Emergency Response
Emergency response across northern McHenry County, run alongside local fire districts under closest-unit mutual aid agreements.
Advanced Life Support
Paramedic-level care with cardiac monitoring, IV access, and advanced airway management, which matters when the nearest hospital is a long drive.
Interfacility Transport
Hospital-to-hospital transfers toward Rockford, Elgin, and Chicago-area specialty centers, at BLS, ALS, or critical care level.
Harvard Station
Dispatch is answered 24 hours a day, every day. For an emergency, call 911. For transfers, standby coverage, or scheduling, use the dispatch line below.
Dispatch
Station Address
Nearby Stations
Lake in the Hills Station
Covers southern McHenry County and the Algonquin, Crystal Lake, and Huntley corridor.
Delavan Station
Our Wisconsin station, covering Walworth County and the communities north of the state line.
Loves Park Headquarters
Our headquarters and dispatch center, covering Winnebago County and the Rockford area.