Many thanks to Local 207's Brian Dowd for finding this article on the internet. Approval of a public service model with the preferred option being publicly governed and municipally operated service. The report also found a privatized ambulance service would cost each of the three regions 15 per cent more than if was run directly by the regions. In preparing their report, the IBI group did a survey of U.S. and Canadian jurisdictions, assessed the current ambulance delivery systems, and received input from key stakeholders, including paramedics. The jargon has everything to do with your future working conditions.
Ambulances operate from a base and respond to calls when answered.
Between calls they are on stand-by or they roam. A combination of the above or what most paramedics do now. The closest vehicle responds. There are no boundaries and the coverage is seamless. Please let us know what is going on in your area.