Region of Durham Paramedic Services
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Region of Durham Paramedic Service provides emergency medical services to Durham Region in Ontario, Canada.
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| Established | 2000 |
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| Headquarters | Whitby, Ontario, Canada |
| Jurisdiction | Regional municipality |
| Employees | 315 |
| BLS or ALS | Both ALS and BLS |
| Ambulances | 41 and 11 other support vehicles |
| Chief | Troy Cheseboro |
| Responses | 96457 (2011) |
| Website | durham.ca |
The service has 315 paramedics in twelve response stations throughout the region. The service began in 2000 and replaced six different contractors to the Ontario Ministry of Health.
Operations
There are 12 paramedic response stations located across Durham Region:
- Whitby Paramedic Station & Headquarters - 4040 Anderson Street
- Oshawa (North) Paramedic Station - 1260 Wilson Rd. N.
- Oshawa (South) Paramedic Station - 497 Bloor Street East
- Courtice Paramedic Station - 2701 Courtice Road
- Bowmanville Paramedic Station - 9 St. George Street South
- 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 moved Uxbridge Fire Station 301 Brock St W, Uxbridge, ON L9P 0A4
- Port Perry Paramedic Station - 1775 Reach Street
- Sunderland Paramedic Station - S1050 Durham Regional Rd 10
- Seaton RDPS Training Center 1890 5th Concession Rd, Pickering, ON L0H 1J0
- Enniskillen RDPS Community Paramedicine 2354 Concession Rd 8, Clarington, ON L1C 5X4 Fire Station
Fleet
- 41 Type III Ambulances - Ford E-Series 26 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 Command Vehicles staffed by Superintendents (either ACP or PCP status)
- 1 Ford F350 for the supervisor of community paramedics
See also
Paramedicine in Canada
Emergency Services in Durham Region
References
http://www.durham.ca/health.asp?nr=/departments/health/durhamems/
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