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Basic Emergency Medical
Service was first provided to the community in 1946, with the Advanced
Life Support being added in 1999. The
purpose of this service is to supply Emergency Medical Services
to the residents and visitors of the community.
There are currently
Two ambulances set up for Advanced Life Support. All of the Fire
Engines are set up for Basic Life Support with an external Cardiac
Defibulator. The trailor for the Tech Rescue Service is also set
up for Advanced Life Support. 22
of the Amesbury Fire Department's Staff are Basic EMTs and 6 are
Paramedics. The Staff currently runs around 2000 calls a year, 50%
of which require BLS, 50% ALS.
The services that
frequently assist the EMS Service are the Boston Med Flight Service,
and other local advanced life support companies Amesbury
also assists the local Advanced Life Support Companies.
If you would like
to contact the ALS Coordinator, you can e-mail Gary Poulin at alscoordinator@amesburyfire.org.
If you would like
to contact the EMS Coordinator, you can e-mail Dave Mather at emscoordinator@amesburyfire.org.
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