Toronto EMS
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| Toronto Emergency Medical Services |
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| Established | 1975 |
| Headquarters | Toronto, ON |
| Jurisdiction | City |
| Staff type | Full-time Paid |
| Employees | 1,171 |
| BLS or ALS | Both ALS and BLS |
| Ambulances | 150 |
| Chief | Bruce Farr |
| Website | http://www.torontoems.ca/ |
Toronto Emergency Medical Services (EMS) provides ambulatory and paramedic care for the city of Toronto. Before 1998 it was known as Metro Toronto Ambulance and shortly after as Toronto Ambulance.
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[edit] History
Metro Toronto Ambulance was formed in 1975 to replace private operators of ambulance services (mainly funeral homes, as well as hospitals) in Metro Toronto. Together with Ontario's Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, Metro Toronto Ambulance provided ambulance services from 1975 to 1998. With the amalgamation of Metro Toronto in 1998, Metro Ambulance became Toronto Ambulance, and later adopted its current name.
As of April 2005, the departments and commissioners were replaced by divisions under the city manager (and deputy managers).
Toronto EMS is now under Emergency Medical Services Division. It is the largest municipal EMS operation in Canada.
[edit] Operations
Toronto EMS operates in geographical locations in conjunction with area hospitals. Emergency service headquarters (for both fire and ambulance) is located at 4330 Dufferin Street.
A total of 41 stations serves a city of with a population of 3.5 million in an area of 650 square kilometres (251 square miles).
A list of EMS stations in Toronto: Northwest
- 01 – 63 Toryork Road
- 02 – 170 Plewes Road
- 03 – 895 Eastern Ave (Serves as the training facility for TEMS)
- 04 – 153 Chatham Ave
- 10 – 2015 Lawrence Avenue West – attached to TFS Station 442 (formerly City of York FD # 4)
- 11 – 1135 Caledonia Road
- 12 – 1535 Albion Road – near TFS Station 413
- 13 – 555 Martin Grove Road
- 14 – 321 Rexdale Boulevard
- 15 – 2753 Jane Street – attached to TFS Station 142 (formerly North York FD # 14)
- 16 – 4330 Dufferin St – EMS HQ
- 17 – 4135 Bathurst St – at Bathurst Street and York Downs Boulevard
- 18 – 643 Eglinton Avenue West
- 19 – 2660 Eglinton Avenue West
- Marine Unit – 259 Queens Quay Way
Northeast
- 20 – 3300 Bayview Avenue – attached to TFS Station 111 (formerly North York FD # 13)
- 21 – 2075 Bayview Avenue
- 22 – 12 Canterbury Place – attached to TFS Station 114 (formerly North York FD # 15)
- 23 – 115 Parkway Forest Drive
- 24 – 3061 Birchmount Road
- 25 – 8500 Sheppard Ave E. (attached to TFS)
- 26 – 4331 Lawrence Avenue East – attached to Toronto Police 43 Division
- 27 – 900 Tapscott Road – attached to TFS Station 211 (formerly Scarborough FD # 15)
- 28 – 2900 Lawrence Avenue East – near Scarborough General Hospital
- 29 – 4800 Sheppard Avenue East (Behind TFS Station #243, in the trailer)
Southwest
- 31 – 4219 Dundas Street West
- 32 – 9 Clendennan Avenue
- 33 – 760 Dovercourt Road
- 34 – 674 Markham Street
- 35 – 265 Manitoba Drive – attached to TFS Station 346 at the Exhibition Place
- 36 – 339 Queens Quay West
- 37 – 1288 Queen Street West
- 38 – 259 Horner Avenue
- 39 – 155 The East Mall
Southeast
- 40 – 58 Richmond Street West
- 41 – 1300 Pape Avenue
- 42 – 1535 Kingston Road
- 43 – 126 Pape Avenue
- 44 – 887 Pharmacy Avenue
- 45 – 135 Davenport Avenue
- 46 – 105 Cedarvale Avenue
- 47 – 3600 St Clair Avenue East
- 48 – 235 Cibola Avenue
- 49 – 3100 Eglinton Avenue East
[edit] Fleet
Of the 242 vehicles are in the EMS fleet, 150 are ambulances. The rest are support vehicles (mainly buses and trucks).
A list of vehicles used by EMS:
| Make/Model | Type | Origin |
| Norco | mountain bikes |  Canada |
| Aquila | mountain bikes | |
| Crestline/Ford E350 or Dodge RAM vans | van - Type II ambulance with many from the Ministry of Health |  United States/ Canada |
| Crestline/Ford E350 | van - Type III ambulance | United States/ Canada |
| Ford Crown Victoria | car - Emergency Response Vehicles | United States |
| GMC Tahoe | SUV - Emergency Response Vehicles | United States |
| DaimlerChrysler Jeep | SUV - Emergency Response Vehicles | United States |
| Ontario Bus Industries Orion I | bus - Emergency Support Unit #5 | Canada |
| ElDorado Coach | bus - Emergency Support Unit #6 | United States |
| Crestline/ElDorado National Axxes 40' LF | bus - Emergency Support Unit # 10 | Canada/ United States |
| Ford E-350 | truck - Emergency Support Unit #7 | United States |
| Freightliner LLC-FL80 | truck - Emergency Support Unit #8 | United States |
| Ford C800 | truck - Emergency Power Unit | United States |
| Ontario Bus Industries Orion I | bus - Telecommunications Unit | Canada |
| Dodge Caravan | minivan - Supervisory Unit | United States/ Canada |
| GMC Step Van | van - stores Van | United States |
| Marine Unit 1 | rescue craft with Volvo Penta Turbo Charged 350 horsepower engines and shared with Toronto Police | Canada /  Sweden |
| Marine Unit 5 | rescue craft shared with Toronto Police | Canada |
| Club Car golf cart | Cart style mini ambulance | Canada |
[edit] Retired Fleet
| Make/Model | Type | Origin |
| Ontario Bus Industries Orion I | bus - Emergency Support Unit #5 | Canada |
| Ontario Bus Industries Orion I | bus - Telecommunications Unit | Canada |
| Henney Packard | Ambulance | Canada |
| OBI Orion II | Multi Patient Unit 4 | Canada |
| 40' OBI Orion I | Emergency Support Unit #6 | Canada |
| Ford E-350 truck chassis | Emergency Support Unit #8 | Canada |
| Dodge Ram van | Type 2 Ambulance | Canada |
| Ford Econoline E-350 van | Type 2 Ambulance | Canada |
| 35' OBI Orion I | Multi Patient Unit | Canada |
| Ford C-880 Cab Over Style truck | Emergency Support Unit #7 | Canada |
| General Motors Diesel Division TDH bus | Emergency Support Unit #5 | Canada |
| Chevrolet Impala station wagon | supervisor car | Canada |
| GMC Step Van | Emergency Support Unit #2 | Canada |
| Dodge Tradesman | ambulance | Canada |
| 1976 Chevrolet Suburban | Emergency Support Unit #10 | Canada |
| Dodge Diplomat station wagon | Emergency Response Unit | Canada |
| Dodge RAM tow truck | Tow Truck | Canada |
| GMC Jimmy | utility truck | Canada |
| 1976 Dodge Charger car | Administration | Canada |
| 1970s GMC Jimmy truck | Emergency Support Unit #1 | Canada |
[edit] Command
- John Dean - Commissioner, Metro Toronto Ambulance 1975-1998
- Ron Kelusky - General Manager, Toronto Ambulance Services (and later Toronto Emergency Medical Services) 1998-2003
- Bruce Farr - Chief and General Manager, Toronto Emergency Medical Services 2003-present
[edit] Staff
Toronto EMS has 1,171 members including paramedics and other support staff. There are 112 Emergency Medical Dispatchers, or EMDs.
Toronto EMS is divided into teams:
- HUSAR – urban rescue team
- Basic life support
- Advance life support
- Public Safety unit
- CBRN – Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Unit
- Tactical paramedics
- Transport Unit
- Emergency Service Unit
- Emergency Response Unit
- Mountain Bike Program
- Marine Unit
Toronto EMS has the largest EMS Communications Centre in Canada and uses Tritech VisiCAD computer aided dispatch system.
[edit] Community Involvement
Toronto EMS Paramedics are heavily involved in various community programs and partnerships.
