The head of the Ottawa Paramedic Association says the issue of 'level zero', when there are no ambulances available to respond to 9-1-1 calls, is so serious that Ottawa was 'lucky' Monday's explosion wasn't worse.
The head of the Ottawa Paramedic Association says the issue of "level zero", when there are no ambulances available to respond to 9-1-1 calls, needs a stronger solution than simply hiring 14 new paramedics.
Darryl Wilton, president of the Ottawa Paramedics Association, told Newstalk 580 CFRA's Ottawa Now with Kristy Cameron that the city can't continue to see these kinds of delays. "When you look at a number like 74,216 , it's hard for people to put that into context. What does that mean? How many hours are lost? How many days are lost?" he said. "You're looking at more than 1,200 hours or 51.5 days where there's no ambulance left to respond."
Wilton said paramedics says solutions to the problem, which has been worsening over the years, have not made a difference.
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