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PublicSafetyAPI

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US police, fire, EMS and hospital locations near any address, from federal HIFLD data

Source code Website Documentation

Install

Add this to your client's MCP configuration (Claude Desktop: claude_desktop_config.json; Cursor: .cursor/mcp.json; VS Code and others use the same "mcpServers" shape).

PYPI package publicsafetyapi-mcp
Claude Code 
claude mcp add publicsafetyapi -e 'PUBLICSAFETYAPI_KEY=<your publicsafetyapi_key>' -- uvx publicsafetyapi-mcp==0.1.3
JSON configuration (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code) 
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "publicsafetyapi": {
            "command": "uvx",
            "args": [
                "publicsafetyapi-mcp==0.1.3"
            ],
            "env": {
                "PUBLICSAFETYAPI_KEY": "<your publicsafetyapi_key>"
            }
        }
    }
}

Environment variables

  • PUBLICSAFETYAPI_KEY required secret API key from https://publicsafetyapi.dev (free tier: 500 requests/month)

Documentation

From the project's README on GitHub, refreshed weekly. Links open on GitHub.

Contents
  1. publicsafetyapi-mcp
  2. Installation
  3. Configuration
  4. Available Tools
  5. Examples
  6. Links
  7. License

publicsafetyapi-mcp

mcp-name: dev.publicsafetyapi/publicsafetyapi-mcp

MCP server for 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

pip install publicsafetyapi-mcp

Or run directly with uvx (no install needed):

uvx publicsafetyapi-mcp

Configuration

Claude Desktop

Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "publicsafetyapi": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["publicsafetyapi-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "PUBLICSAFETYAPI_KEY": "your_api_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}
Cursor / other MCP clients
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "publicsafetyapi": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["publicsafetyapi-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "PUBLICSAFETYAPI_KEY": "your_api_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Get a free API key at publicsafetyapi.dev — 500 requests/month, no credit card.

Available Tools

ToolDescription
find_stations_near_addressFind the nearest facilities to a US street address
find_stations_near_coordinatesSame, but from a lat/lng (skips geocoding)
get_stationFull record for one facility by ID
list_stationsList/search facilities by type, state, name, or ZIP
get_jurisdictionWhich city/town (or county, if unincorporated) contains a location, and which agencies of one type likely serve it
get_state_summaryFacility 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.

License

MIT

Frequently asked questions

What is PublicSafetyAPI?

US police, fire, EMS and hospital locations near any address, from federal HIFLD data

How do I install PublicSafetyAPI?

It runs on your machine. In Claude Code: claude mcp add publicsafetyapi -e 'PUBLICSAFETYAPI_KEY=<your publicsafetyapi_key>' -- uvx publicsafetyapi-mcp==0.1.3. For other clients, paste the JSON configuration from this page into their MCP settings.

Does PublicSafetyAPI need an API key?

Yes. It expects PUBLICSAFETYAPI_KEY, which you set in its configuration.

Is PublicSafetyAPI open source?

Its code is public on GitHub, but the repository does not declare a standard license.

Who maintains PublicSafetyAPI?

It is published by public-safety-api. AI.tn lists it but does not maintain or endorse it.

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