PublicSafetyAPI
US police, fire, EMS and hospital locations near any address, from federal HIFLD data
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US police, fire, EMS and hospital locations near any address, from federal HIFLD data
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- Kind
- MCP servers
- Topic
- No topic detected
- Publisher
- dev.publicsafetyapi
- Origin
- official
- Category
- ferramentas
- Transport
- local
- Version
- 0.1.2
- Last push
- 2026-08-16T15:38:07Z
- Repository state
- ativo
- Language
- Python
- Added
- 2026-08-29 03:01:30
- Updated
- 2026-08-29 03:01:30
- Origin id
dev.publicsafetyapi/publicsafetyapi-mcp
README
# publicsafetyapi-mcp
<!-- Links this package to its entry in the official MCP registry -->
mcp-name: dev.publicsafetyapi/publicsafetyapi-mcp
MCP server for [publicsafetyapi.dev](https://publicsafetyapi.dev) — US police stations, fire departments, EMS bases, and hospitals for AI agents.
Expose public safety facility lookups as tools to any MCP-compatible AI assistant (Claude, Cursor, Copilot, etc.). Built on federal HIFLD, USFA, and CMS data — public domain, commercially usable.
## Installation
```bash
pip install publicsafetyapi-mcp
```
Or run directly with `uvx` (no install needed):
```bash
uvx publicsafetyapi-mcp
```
## Configuration
### Claude Desktop
Add to `~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json`:
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"publicsafetyapi": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["publicsafetyapi-mcp"],
"env": {
"PUBLICSAFETYAPI_KEY": "your_api_key_here"
}
}
}
}
```
### Cursor / other MCP clients
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"publicsafetyapi": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["publicsafetyapi-mcp"],
"env": {
"PUBLICSAFETYAPI_KEY": "your_api_key_here"
}
}
}
}
```
Get a free API key at [publicsafetyapi.dev](https://publicsafetyapi.dev) — 500 requests/month, no credit card.
## Available Tools
| Tool | Description |
|------|-------------|
| `find_stations_near_address` | Find the nearest facilities to a US street address |
| `find_stations_near_coordinates` | Same, but from a lat/lng (skips geocoding) |
| `get_station` | Full record for one facility by ID |
| `list_stations` | List/search facilities by type, state, name, or ZIP |
| `get_jurisdiction` | Which city and county contain a location |
| `get_state_summary` | Facility counts by type for a state |
Facility types: `fire`, `police`, `ems`, `hospital`.
## Examples
Once configured, you can ask your AI assistant:
> "What's the closest fire station to 350 Fifth Ave, New York?"
> "How many hospitals are in Montana, and which have trauma centers?"
> "I'm building an emergency-response app — find every police and fire station within 5 miles of downtown Austin."
The assistant calls the matching tool and gets structured JSON back — addresses, phone numbers, coordinates, and for hospitals, beds, trauma level, and ownership.
## Links
- **Website:** [publicsafetyapi.dev](https://publicsafetyapi.dev)
- **PyPI:** [pypi.org/project/publicsafetyapi-mcp](https://pypi.org/project/publicsafetyapi-mcp)
- **REST API docs:** [publicsafetyapi.dev/docs](https://publicsafetyapi.dev/docs)
## License
MIT