PublicSafetyAPI

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

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
• PyPI: pypi.org/project/publicsafetyapi-mcp
• REST API docs: publicsafetyapi.dev/docs

License

MIT