St John Ambulance SA Ltd Annual Report 2024-25

3 Ambulances 16 Support vehicles (stretcher bearing) 15 Support vehicles (non-stretcher bearing) 1 Command/communications unit 1 St John SA State Operations Control Centre 435 Operations adults 24/7 State duty officer & disaster response coordinator, pagers & Government Radio Network

Strengthening SA’s ability to prepare, respond and recover from emergency Responsibilities Provide a structured command, communications and logistics capacity under the Ambulance Services Functional Support Group: • Activate/deploy personnel • First aid/casualty triage (on scene/treatment centres/hospitals/welfare facilities) • Patient evacuation (excluding rescue) • Communications Working relationships with key stakeholders Established working relationships with key emergency service providers enable us to respond cohesively. Emergency services stakeholders: SA Police, SA Ambulance Service, Country Fire Service, State Emergency Service, Metropolitan Fire Service, SA Sea Rescue Squadron, Surf Life Saving SA Readiness to respond First response crews are backed by state wide infrastructure including fleet vehicles, comprehensive medical equipment, command, communications and logistics capabilities.

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