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Toronto Emergency Medical Services (EMS) provides emergency ambulance service to the City of Toronto. When somebody calls 911 for a medical emergency, Toronto EMS paramedics assess, treat, and transport the patient to a hospital emergency department. Toronto EMS is the largest municipal land ambulance service in Canada, and the sole emergency ambulance service in Toronto.

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Recent Toronto EMS News:

Share a Cup with a Brave Canuck!
Toronto EMS Chief Bruce Farr has issued a challenge to all emergency services across Canada to support the “Share a Cup with a Brave Canuck!” program this holiday season.

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Awards Ceremony
Toronto EMS held our annual awards ceremony on May 21, 2009. Among the honourees were members of allied services, members of the general public who performed heroic deeds, members of the media, as well as the personnel of Toronto EMS.

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Toronto is celebrating its 175th anniversary.
On March 6 2009, The City of Toronto turned 175. In those 175 years, Toronto's emergency medical response system has evolved tremendously, from unskilled “carters” in horse-drawn carriages to our current fleet of 150 ambulances staffed by highly-trained paramedics.

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