MEDICAL SERVICES UNIT

Bureau Head
Supervisor Carla Bevilaqua

Staff
14 full time / 2 part time: all New York State EMT-P Certified

RESPONSIBILITIES

Primary Advanced Life Support provider in the Town of Tonawanda & Village of Kenmore. 

The mission of the Town of Tonawanda Paramedics is to provide competent, professional first aid/advanced life support (ALS) to all those in need in the Town of Tonawanda and Village of Kenmore.

The Town of Tonawanda Paramedics work on a "tiered" response system where the paramedics provide first aid and advanced life support care in conjunction with Police Officers in the Town of Tonawanda or first aid responders from the Village of Kenmore Fire Department. Patient transport is done by commercial ambulance service with advanced medical care provided by the Town of Tonawanda Paramedics when needed.

In 2007 the paramedics received 6,122 requests for assistance.