When a second call for assistance goes out, 90% of the time you'll still get one of our members responding to the scene to provide initial assessment and stabilization. After a short wait, an ambulance will arrive and you'll be on your way to the hospital.
Which back-up ambulance is the best one for your location? We spend a lot of time poring over maps and data to determine which ambulance can reach you most quickly in case we are out. Each year we take some time to reevaluate our choices to make sure it still makes sense. Here is a piece of the current back up matrix. Each dispatch center refers to this when they need a 2nd (or 7th) ambulance.
You can also see that we provide mutual aid to surrounding communities. Most often we end up in Hinesburg, northern Jericho or Williston. Occasionally we end up in a far off land such as Shelburne and have to consult our map book. Last year we provided mutual aid 52 times and received mutual aid 18 times.
We are fortunate to be surrounded by a number of great ambulance services. Whether you end up with an ambulance from Williston, Essex, UVM or St. Mikes you'll be in good hands.
