Region of Waterloo Paramedic Services (ROWPS) is the emergency medical service provider for the Regional Municipality of Waterloo. The service provides both advanced and primary care level paramedic services to the cities of
Waterloo, Ontario
Waterloo is a city in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is one of three cities in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo (formerly Waterloo County, Ontario, Waterloo County). Waterloo is situated about west-southwest of Toronto, but it is n ...
,
Cambridge, Ontario
Cambridge is a city in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, located at the confluence of the Grand River (Ontario), Grand and Speed River, Speed rivers, in the central part of the Ontario Peninsula. The city had a population ...
and
Kitchener, Ontario
Kitchener is a city in the Canadian province of Ontario, about west of Toronto. It is one of three cities that make up the Regional Municipality of Waterloo and is the regional Administrative centre, seat. Kitchener was known as Berlin until a ...
and the townships of Wilmot, Woolwich, Wellesley and North Dumfries.
Staff
Region of Waterloo Paramedic Services employs over 300 primary and advanced care paramedics and support staff.
Fleet
* 66 vehicles including:
** 48 ambulances
** 4 Supervisor Emergency Response Vehicles (ERVs)
** 4 First response emergency response units (ERUs)
** 1 Operations Support - Multi-Casualty Incident (MCI) Truck with a trailered UTV for off-road/multi-terrain response
** 2 Community Paramedic Vehicles
** 2 Logistics and Support Vehicles
** 2 MCI Trailers
** 3 Administrative Support Vehicles
Operations
ROWPS operates from 13 stations within the Region and serves a population of approximately 700,000. ROWPS also provides service to neighbouring areas (such as Oxford, Perth, Wellington and Brant Counties) when ambulances in those municipalities are not available to respond.
* Headquarters – 120 Maple Grove Road, Cambridge (0 Base)
* Breslau – 51 Beacon Point ct. (Station 12)
* Cambridge South – 91 St. Andrews Street (Station 4)
* Cambridge North – Pinebush Road (Station 5)
* Kitchener Downtown – 100 Water Street North (Station 8)
* Kitchener East – 1035 Ottawa Street North (Station 7)
* Kitchener West – 1700 Queens Boulevard (Station 3)
* Kitchener South – Conestoga College Campus, Conestoga College Boulevard (Station 9)
* North Dumfries Township (Ayr) – 501 Scott Street (Station 11)
* Waterloo – 90 Westmount Road (Station 2)
* Waterloo – 1001 Erb's Rd (Station 14)
* Wilmot Township (Philipsburg) – 2001 Nafziger Road, Wilmot (Station 10)
* Woolwich Township (St. Jacobs) – 30 Parkside Drive (Station 6)
See also
Paramedicine in Canada
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List of EMS Services in Ontario
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Paramedics in Canada
A paramedic is a healthcare professional, providing pre-hospital assessment and medical care to people with acute illnesses or injuries. In Canada, the title paramedic generally refers to those who work on land ambulances or air ambulances p ...
*
Emergency Medical Services in Canada
Emergency services in Waterloo Region
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Waterloo Regional Police Service
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Kitchener Fire Department
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References
Emergency Medical Services
Waterloo
Regional Municipality of Waterloo