Released 17/01/2019
The ACT Government is investing in five new ambulances and two new paramedic crews to ensure Canberra maintains the fastest ambulance response times in the country.
Minister for Police and Emergency Services Mick Gentlemen today announced $15.7 million in funding for two new paramedic crews and five new ambulances.
Thirty new paramedics will progressively join ACT Ambulance Service (ACTAS) to fill the two new crews.
Five new state-of-the-art ambulances fitted with electronic stretchers, power loaders and brand new defibrillators will join the ACTAS fleet.
More frontline staff and new equipment demonstrate our ongoing commitment to meeting the needs of our growing city and keeping Canberrans safe.
This adds to the 23 new paramedics and two new ambulances delivered in 2017-18 and shows the Government is continuing to invest in our core emergency services as Canberra grows.
We also bolstered the ACTAS fleet in 2018, with five new ambulances replacing older vehicles and six more ambulances being fitted with electric stretchers and power loaders.
ACTAS has seen steady growth in the number of Triple Zero (000) calls in recent years due to population growth and changes in the age profile of the Canberra community, with ambulance call outs rising from 35,000 in 2009-10 to 54,000 in 2017-18.
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