Peel Regional Paramedic Services
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Peel Region Paramedics Services (EMS) provides ambulatory and paramedic care for the municipalities within Peel Region
Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario
The Regional Municipality of Peel is a regional municipality in Southern Ontario, Canada. It consists of three municipalities to the west and northwest of Toronto: the cities of Brampton and Mississauga, and the town of Caledon. The entire region is part of the Greater Toronto Area and the inner...

, in Ontario
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, Canada
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. Paramedics operations are based in Mississauga.

Paramedics are represented by the sole bargaining unit [OPSEU Local 277], the Ontario Public Service Employees Union. A new executive of OPSEU Local 277 was voted in Fall 2010 for a 2 year term. The Bargaining Unit is represented by:
  • President Dave Wakley
  • Vice President Carol Murray
  • Vice President Jamie Gonsalves
  • Treasurer Mark Whitley
  • Secretary James Campbell


This replaced the 2008 executive of ex-President Brenda Wilson Young, VP Andrew Orr and Secretary Sandra Kearsey.

Peel Paramedics routinely encounter offload delays at area hospital because of the volume of patients transported and the aging population in the Region of Peel.

Operations

Peel Region EMS operates in the following geographical entities within Peel Region:
  • Mississauga, Ontario
    Mississauga, Ontario
    Mississauga is a city in Southern Ontario located in the Regional Municipality of Peel, and in the western part of the Greater Toronto Area. With an estimated population of 734,000, it is Canada's sixth-most populous municipality, and has almost doubled in population in each of the last two decades...

  • Brampton, Ontario
    Brampton, Ontario
    Brampton is the third-largest city in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada and the seat of Peel Region. As of the 2006 census, Brampton's population stood at 433,806, making it the 11th largest city in Canada. It is also one of Canada's fastest growing municipalities, with an average...

  • Caledon, Ontario
    Caledon, Ontario
    Caledon is a town in the Regional Municipality of Peel in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada. In terms of land use, Caledon is somewhat urban, though it is primarily rural in nature...



List of EMS stations:
  • Clarkson - 1578 Finfar Court, Mississauga
  • Tedlo - 2355 Tedlo Street, Mississauga
  • Fewster - 1197B Fewster Drive, Mississauga
  • Maingate (HQ) - 5299 Maingate Drive, Mississauga
  • Kennedy - 6660 Kennedy Road, Mississauga
  • Kitimat - 6810 Kitimat Road, Mississauga
  • Malton - 1980 Boylen Road, Mississauga
  • Bramalea - 52 Bramalea Road, Brampton
  • Hale - 75B Hale Road, Brampton
  • Heartlake - 91 Sandalwood Parkway East, Brampton
  • Valleywood - 2 Snelcrest Drive, Caledon
  • Bolton - 28 Ann Street
  • Caledon - 3611 Charleston Side Road

Fleet

  • 70 Ambulances
    • Type III - Ford & GMC chassis (3XXX)
    • Type III Tactical
    • Chrysler minivan - Public Education and Outreach
    • Dodge Charger - Platoon Manager
    • Chevy Malibu - Administration
    • Ford Expedition

Services

  • Primary Care Paramedics
  • Advanced Care Paramedics
  • Tactical Paramedic Units
  • Rapid Response Units

See also

  • York Regional Police
    York Regional Police
    York Regional Police is a law enforcement organization that serves over 1.1 million residents in the York Region, Ontario, Canada, located north of Toronto...

  • Toronto EMS
    Toronto EMS
    Toronto Emergency Medical Services is the statutory Emergency medical services provider for the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The service is operated directly as a branch of the municipal government as an independent, third-service option provider, which means that the service is funded by...

  • Toronto Police Service
    Toronto Police Service
    The Toronto Police Service , formerly the Metropolitan Toronto Police, is the police service for the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is the largest municipal police service in Canada and second largest police force in Canada after the Royal Canadian Mounted Police...

  • Toronto Fire Services
    Toronto Fire Services
    The Toronto Fire Services is part of the Emergency Services that respond to 911 calls in the City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.-Overview:The Toronto Fire Services is responsible for responding to fires, rescue and assisting with medical situations within the City of Toronto...

  • Fire Services in York Region
    Fire Services in York Region
    Fire services in York Region are provided for and by each municipality. There are 35 fire stations across the region. Most services consist of full time members, but some services have volunteer firefighters....

  • List of EMS Services in Ontario

External links


North: County of Simcoe Paramedic Services
West: - Halton Region EMS Peel Region Paramedics Service East: Toronto EMS
Toronto EMS
Toronto Emergency Medical Services is the statutory Emergency medical services provider for the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The service is operated directly as a branch of the municipal government as an independent, third-service option provider, which means that the service is funded by...

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