Region of Durham Paramedic Service provides emergency medical services to
Durham Region
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The service has 315 paramedics in eleven EMS stations throughout the region. The service began in 2000 and replaced six different contractors to the Ontario Ministry of Health.
Operations
There are 11 EMS stations located across Durham Region:
* Whitby Paramedic Station & EMS 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
* Port Perry Paramedic Station - 1775 Reach Street
* Sunderland Paramedic Station - S1050 Durham Regional Rd 10
Fleet
* 41 Type III Ambulances -
Ford E-Series
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* 7 rapid response vehicles -
Chevrolet Tahoe
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* 1 emergency response and command unit -
Chevy Tahoe
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* 1 logistics van -
Chevy Express
* 1 emergency support unit
Dodge Ram Van
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* 3 administrative support units
* 3 EMS Command Vehicles staffed by Superintendents (either ACP or PCP status)
* 1 Ford F350 for the supervisor of community paramedics
See also
Paramedicine in Canada
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List of EMS Services in Ontario
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In 1999, the government of Ontario downloaded responsibility for the provision of Land Ambulance Services. In the southern half of the province, the respo ...
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Paramedics in Canada
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Emergency Medical Services in Canada
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Emergency Services in Durham Region
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Durham Regional Police Service
The Durham Regional Police Service (DRPS) is the police service operated by and serving the Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario, Canada. The DRPS has a strength of over 900 sworn officers and over 300 unsworn members, and serves the following ...
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Fire Services in Durham RegionPARA-Marine Search and Rescue
References
http://www.durham.ca/health.asp?nr=/departments/health/durhamems/
Durham Durham most commonly refers to:
*Durham, England, a cathedral city in north east England
**County Durham, a ceremonial county which includes Durham
*Durham, North Carolina, a city in North Carolina, United States
Durham may also refer to:
Places
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Regional Municipality of Durham
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