Cabell County EMS began originally as a part of the Sheriff's department, or S.T.O.P. (Sheriffs Technical Officers Patrol) in 1974. Since the department's inception the goal has been to provide fast and compassionate care for the critically ill and injured citizens of Cabell County and the City of Huntington. The department has progressed from its roots into a separate department, under the direction of A. Gordon Merry III, that deals not only with emergency medicine but with any emergency that faces anyone in Cabell County.

CCEMS operates 5 stations throughout Cabell County