Emergency Response Times

[AmmoTech90]

See above

True, I guess they weren't pointing out an article that might be of interest, or asking for your opinion on the matter, which I guess you gave - Toronto EMS better.
A wall of text from a totally irrelevant contact was what was requested.

 

[lenaitch]

I just thought the post might be of interest. I didn't mean start a fight or compare service delivery models.

 

[mariomike]

Toronto EMS better.

If you say so.

I would say different.

As in, different Call Volumes require different service delivery models.

They get a lot of out of town applicants.

So does TFS.

I found it interesting that fire fighters with many years experience with a full-time fire department elsewhere were willing to leave to pursue their “dreams” as they put it and work for Toronto Fire. It made me feel a little bit special that I have been a part of an organization that others envy and want to be a part of as well.

Frank Ramagnano Secretary - Treasurer,Toronto Professional Fire Fighters’ Association I.A.F.F. Local 3888

 

[kratz]

While Toronto EHS and TFS offer commendable benefits packages, the ROC can not compete, nor should they. Toronto is struggling with a budget crisis, despite having an ideal population density and defined geographical area, compared to the ROC. More than 80% of Canadian firefighters are volunteers. In an effort to control costs, more than a third of provinces have contracted out their EHS services.

 

[mariomike]

While Toronto EHS and TFS offer commendable benefits packages, the ROC can not compete, nor should they.

Municipal taxpayers, in Ontario, get what they pay for.

Readers can argue if that is fair / unfair.

In Ontario, don't know about ROC ( Rest of Canada? ) paramedic funding is a mixed formula.

A maximum of fifty percent comes from the provincial government.

Provincial funding is based upon the census population, not business day population.

Municipal taxpayers ante up the other fifty percent.

They can pay more than fifty percent, if they want a different, not necessarily better, service delivery model.

Response times and Unit Hour Utilization ( UHU ) may be included in the calculation.

https://web.archive.org/web/20080328010526/http://www.emsontario.ca/about/ems.htm

The Ministry ( Ontario Ministry of Health) continues to set standards, fully funds air ambulance, dispatch and base hospital programs, and through an approved funding template, provides a maximum of 50% of required land ambulance service funding.