Which one is the World largest Ambulance service?

Question

Which one is the World largest Ambulance service?

Answer 1

The British Columbia Ambulance Service (Canada) has the largest coverage area.



364,000 square miles covered by 500 ground ambulances, 4 helicopters, and 6 planes, operating out of 190 stations. BCAS has 3500 Paramedics serving a population of 4.4 million and respond to over 500,000 calls per year. BC Ambulance also boasts the world's only Paramedic based Neonatal-Intensive Care/Infant Transport Team.



http://www.bcas.ca/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Columbia_Ambulance_Service



In North America, other big players are FDNY-EMS with 3200 EMTs and Paramedics responds to 1.3 Millions calls per year. In England, the London Ambulance Service has 4500 Paramedics in 900 ambulances responding to 1.5 million calls per year.

Answer 2

BCAS is big, there are a few others that are bigger down under as well



St john New Zealand is country wide, mostly volunteers, but just under 3000 paramedics and in Australia ambulance NSW has a bit over 4000 parameidcs, 5 helicopters as well as contracts and other fixed wings, ambulance victoria has a bit over 3000 with 4 helicopters and thier own fixed wings :) no idea about callouts but the services are stretched so id guess alot

http://www.ambulance.nsw.gov.au/

http://www.ambulance.vic.gov.au/

Answer 3

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