Region of Durham Paramedic Services
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| Established | 2000 |
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| Headquarters | Durham Region, ON |
| Jurisdiction | Regional municipality |
| Employees | 260 |
| BLS or ALS | Both ALS and BLS |
| Ambulances | 34 and 11 other support vehicles |
| Chief | Richard Armstrong |
| Responses | 96457 (2011) |
| Website | durham.ca |
Region of Durham Paramedic Service provides emergency medical services to Durham Region in Ontario, Canada.
The service has 260 paramedics in ten EMS stations throughout the region. The service began in 2000 and replaced six different contractors to the Ontario Ministry of Health.
Operations
There are 10 EMS stations located across Durham Region:
- Whitby Paramedic Station & EMS Headquarters - 4040 Anderson Street
- Oshawa (North) Paramedic Station - 400 Ritson Road North, Unit #2
- Oshawa (South) Paramedic Station - 497 Bloor Street East
- Courtice Paramedic Station - 2701 Courtice Road
- Bowmanville Paramedic Station - 9 St. George Street
- Beaverton Paramedic Station - 343 Bay Street, PO Box 59
- Ajax Paramedic Station - 175 Hunt Street
- Pickering Paramedic Station - 1103 Kingston Road
- Uxbridge Paramedic Station - 4 Campbell Drive
- Port Perry Paramedic Station - 1775 Reach Street
Fleet
- 37 Type III Ambulances - Ford E-Series 22 front line and 15 spare
- 7 rapid response vehicles - Chevrolet Tahoe SUV
- 1 emergency response and command unit - Chevy Tahoe SUV
- 1 logistics van - Chevy Express
- 1 emergency support unit Dodge Ram Van
- 3 administrative support units
- 3 EMS Command Vehicles staffed by Superintendents (either ACP or PCP status)
See also
Paramedicine in Canada
Emergency Services in Durham Region
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York Region EMS | Kawartha Lakes EMS Peterborough EMS |
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References
http://www.durham.ca/health.asp?nr=/departments/health/durhamems/
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