Our Fleet Services department manages the 23 emergency vehicles in the fleet. We have several different types of emergency vehicles in our fleet:

We operate diesel powered Mercedes Sprinter ambulances as our primary frontline vehicle. Fuel-efficient (2.9 litre diesel compared to the 6 litre petrol Silverados), these vehicles also have an improved turning arc and a fluorescent yellow exterior. Typically we operate a total of 12 front-line emergency ambulances each day, with nine rostered on at night;

We have two Incident Command vehicles, both Mitsubishi Pajeros and crewed by Intensive Care Paramedics. These vehicles are used for incident management and coordination with other emergency services (fire, police, Life Flight etc) in the event of a serious or unusual emergency (such as a multiple-vehicle collision). The Incident Command vehicles also manage communications between paramedics on the scene and Communications Centre staff. Our Pajeros were kindly supplied to us courtesy of Mitsubishi Motors Ltd.

We operate Fiat Ducatos as part of our non-emergency Patient Transfer Service ambulances (PTS), as well as two Mercedes Sprinters, a mobility van and four Outlander station wagons.

The Rescue Squad has two four wheel drive vehicles - a Chevrolet Suburban fully equipped with medic and rescue equipment, including a rescue stretcher (Stokes Basket) and an electric capstan winch with 3500 Kg pulling power, and a Mitsubishi Triton which acts as a support vehicle. Click Here to read about how the Chevrolet vehicle was generously donated by WFA Life Members John and Hilary Parkin.

Petrol powered Chevrolet Silverado ambulances were used in the past to make up the emergency ambulance service fleet. We currently have three of these vehicles used as part of our Event Medical Cover (TeamFree) Unit, as well as Mitsubishi Triton vehicle.

You can view pictures of all our emergency vehicles in the Gallery.