York Region EMS
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| York Region Emergency Medical Services |
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| Established | 2000 |
| Headquarters | York Region, ON |
| Jurisdiction | Regional municiaplity |
| Staff type | Full-time Paid |
| Employees | 310 |
| BLS or ALS | Both ALS and BLS |
| Ambulances | 37 and 27 other support vehicles |
| Chief | Brad Meekin, Director/General Manager |
| Website | EMS Operations |
York Region Emergency Medical Services (EMS) provides ambulatory and paramedic care for the municipalities within York Region. Before 2000, ambulance services were provided by 2 private operators (Beaverton & District Ambulance and Uxbridge - Stouffville Ambulance), York County Hospital, Nobleton Volunteer Ambulance and Ontario's Ministry of Health. The patchwork of service also had York Region dispatched by 3 different Ministry of Health Communication Centres (Aurora and north by Georgian CACC, Stouffville and Markham by Oshawa CACC and the remainder by Mississauga CACC). Georgian CACC now dispatches the whole region on the Ontario Government leased Bell Mobility Fleetnet VHF trunked radio system. There are 310 paramedics serving the region. EMS Operations are based in Newmarket, Ontario.
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[edit] Operations
York Region EMS operates in the following geographical entities within York Region:
- Markham
- Vaughan
- King Township
- Newmarket
- Aurora
- Richmond Hill
- Whitchurch-Stouffville
- East Gwillimbury
- Georgina
There are 18 Paramedic Response Stations across York Region:
- John Street, Markham
- 9th Line, Markham
- 10 Riviera Drive (Woodbine Avenue), Markham
- 220 Edward Street, Aurora
- Racco Parkway, Thornhill (Vaughan Fire Station 78)
- 139 Woodstream Blvd, Woodbridge - moving to Islington and Rutherford (Vaughan Fire Stn 79)
- 835 Clarke Avenue, Thornhill (Vaughan Fire Station 71)
- Keele Street at Elizabeth Grove, King City (the previous location of King City Fire Station 34)
- 1590 Queensville Side Road, Queensville
- 171 Major Mackenzie Drive West, Richmond Hill
- 6392 Main Street, Stouffville
- 139 Pefferlaw Road, Pefferlaw
- 15400 Highway 48, Stouffville
- 165 The Queensway, Keswick
- Keele St and Rutherford Road, Maple (Vaughan Fire Station 72)
- Cane Parkway, Newmarket
- 22 Princess Street, Mount Albert
- 21001 Dalton Road, Sutton
[edit] Fleet
- 37 Ambulances - Type III ambulance - Crestline/Ford E350
- 12 Paramedic and Supervisor Response Vehicles
- 3 Supply Vehicles
- 4 Administrative Vehicles
- 2 Education and Training Vehicles
- 1 Emergency Support Vehicle - GMC Tahoe SUV with trailer
- 5 EMS Mountain Bikes
[edit] Services
- Basic life support
- Advanced life support
- Heart Alive - Public Access Defibrillation (PAD) program
[edit] See also
- York Regional Police
- Peel Regional Paramedic Services
- Toronto EMS
- Toronto Police Service
- Toronto Fire Services
- Fire Services in York Region
[edit] External links
| North: County of Simcoe Paramedic Services | ||
| West: Peel Regional Paramedic Services | York Region EMS | East: Durham Region EMS |
| South:Toronto EMS |
