Region of Waterloo Paramedic Services (ROWPS) is the emergency medical service provider for the Regional Municipality of Waterloo. The service provides both advanced and primary care level paramedic services to the cities of
Waterloo, Ontario
Waterloo is a city in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is one of three cities in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo (formerly Waterloo County, Ontario, Waterloo County). Waterloo is situated about west-southwest of Toronto. Due to the c ...
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Cambridge, Ontario
Cambridge is a city in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, located at the confluence of the Grand River (Ontario), Grand and Speed River, Speed rivers. The city had a population of 138,479 as of the 2021 Canadian census, 202 ...
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Kitchener, Ontario
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and the townships of Wilmot, Woolwich, Wellesley and North Dumfries.
Staff
Region of Waterloo Paramedic Services employs 280 primary and advanced care paramedics and support staff.
Fleet
* 66 vehicles including:
** 48 ambulances
** 4 Supervisor Emergency Response Vehicles (ERVs)
** 4 First response emergency response units (RERU's)
** 1 Operations Support - Multi-Casualty Incident (MCI) Truck with a trailered UTV for off road/multi-terrain response
** 2 Community Paramedic Vehicles
** 2 Logistics and Support Vehicles
** 2 MCI Trailers
** 3 Administrative Support Vehicles
Operations
ROWPS operates from 13 stations within the Region and serves a population of approximately 630,000. ROWPS also provides service to neighbouring areas (such as Oxford, Perth, Wellington and Brant Counties) when ambulances in those municipalities are not available to respond.
* Headquarters – 120 Maple Grove Road, Cambridge
* Breslau – 51 Beacon Point ct. (Station 12)
* Cambridge South – 91 St. Andrews Street
* Cambridge North – Pinebush Road
* Kitchener Downtown – 100 Water Street North
* Kitchener East – 1035 Ottawa Street North (also Kitchener Fire Station #3)
* Kitchener West – 1700 Queens Boulevard (also Kitchener Fire Station #5)
* Kitchener South – Conestoga College Campus, Conestoga College Boulevard
* North Dumfries Township (Ayr) – 501 Scott Street
* Waterloo – 90 Westmount Road
* Waterloo – 1001 Erb's Rd (Station 14)
* Wilmot Township (Philipsburg) – 2001 Nafziger Road, Wilmot
* Woolwich Township (St. Jacobs) – 30 Parkside Drive
See also
Paramedicine in Canada
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List of EMS Services in Ontario
This is a list of Emergency Medical Services providers in the Canadian province of Ontario.
In 1999 The Government of Ontario downloaded responsibility for the provision of Land Ambulance Services. In the southern half of the province, the respon ...
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Paramedics in Canada
A paramedic is a healthcare professional, providing pre-hospital assessment and medical care to people with acute illnesses or injuries. In Canada, the title paramedic generally refers to those who work on land ambulances or air ambulances p ...
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Emergency Medical Services in Canada
Emergency medical services in Canada are the responsibility of each Canadian province or territory. The services, including both ambulance and paramedic services, may be provided directly by the province, contracted to a private provider, or d ...
Emergency services in Waterloo Region
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Waterloo Regional Police Service
The Waterloo Regional Police Service (WRPS) provides policing services for the Regional Municipality of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, which encompasses the cities of Waterloo, Kitchener, and Cambridge, as well as the townships of North Dumfrie ...
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Kitchener Fire Department
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Hamilton Paramedic Service
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County of Brant Ambulance Service
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References
Emergency Medical Services
Waterloo
Regional Municipality of Waterloo