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Toronto Paramedic Services operates a total of 41 stations, geographically distributed across the 640 km 2 (246 sq mi) of the City of Toronto. Emergency service headquarters (which is shared with Toronto Fire Services, but both services operate independently) is located at 4330 Dufferin Street in Toronto.
The fire chief (C1), as well as the 4 commanding deputy chiefs,(C2, C3, C4, C5), are all based at 4330 Dufferin Street – the central headquarters for both Toronto Fire and Toronto Paramedic Services. There are four division commanders (C6, C7, C8, C9). Each division commander is based in their respective commands – north, east, south and west.
This is a list of Emergency Medical Services providers in the Canadian province of Ontario.. In 1999, the government of Ontario downloaded responsibility for the provision of Land Ambulance Services.
EMS services are publicly operated, and many by the provincial ministry of health (mostly since the 1970s). In Ontario services were devolved to local municipalities in the 1990s. Alberta Health Services; British Columbia Ambulance Service; List of EMS Services in Ontario. Ottawa Paramedic Service; Region of Waterloo EMS; Toronto Paramedic Services
The Toronto Paramedic Association is a part of the Ontario Paramedic Association (OPA). The OPA has 2,800 members and is a part of the Paramedic Association of Canada, which has over 14,000 members. The Toronto Paramedic Association is not a labor representative. The labor interests of members are represented by CUPE Local 416.
The service uses a dual-response system in which the Winnipeg Fire Department has a licensed Primary Care Paramedic on most firefighting apparatus who can assist the paramedics on ambulance. [ 14 ] WEMS has 25 ambulances, 1 Major Incident Response Vehicle (MIRV), [ 15 ] 1 bariatric ambulance , [ 16 ] 4 District Chiefs-Paramedic Operations, and ...
There is a considerable degree to inter-provincial variations on paramedic and emergency medical responder practice across Canada. To address this there is a national consensus of paramedic and emergency medical responder practice (by way of the National Occupational Competency Profile) identifies the knowledge, skills, and abilities as being most synonymous with a given level of paramedic or ...
The mission of St. John Ambulance in Canada is to enable Canadians to improve their health, safety, and quality of life through training and community services. [1] St John Ambulance in Canada has (collectively) close to 25,000 members in communities across Canada - over 2,500 instructors, over 12,000 volunteers and over 5,000 members of the ...