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The Bureau licenses all ambulance services in the Commonwealth. Currently, there are over 1,000 licensed ambulance services that operate over 4,000 ambulance vehicles and 33 air ambulances. Ambulance Services Ambulance Licensing Manual Electronic Ambulance License Application Pennsylvania Licensed Ambulance Services EMS Incident Self Reporting System Quick Response Services (QRS) A QRS is an entity that is recognized by the Department to respond to an emergency and to provide EMS to patients pending the arrival of the pre-hospital personnel of an ambulance service. QRS Recognition Manual Electronic QRS Recognition Application Pennsylvania Recognized QRS Units EMS Incident Self Reporting System