Volunteers are an integral part of the Australian way of life. Without volunteers many community support services would cease to exist.
Volunteer Ambulance Officers are a vital part of the Tasmanian community. Coming from all parts of society, volunteers all have one thing in common – a passion to do something to help their community.
The Tasmanian Ambulance Service operates 51 Response Locations statewide with a fleet of approximately 100 Ambulance Vehicles and a staff of approximately 500 Volunteer Ambulance Officers and 260 paramedics.
Volunteers play a central role in the Ambulance Service, attending emergency and medical cases on a daily basis. Volunteer Ambulance Officers help make up:
- 23 Ambulance Stations – staffed solely by volunteers
- 14 Ambulance Stations – where volunteers support paramedics
- 3 First Response Units – staffed by volunteers
Tasmanians living in outer urban, rural and island communities are indebted to the Volunteer Ambulance Officers who contribute a great deal, on a voluntary basis, to the provision of ambulance care and transport in Tasmania.
