There is always one Paramedic and one Intermediate on duty at our station 24 hours a day 365 days per year.

The Paramedic is usually in one of the fly cars and the Intermediate or sometimes another Paramedic is the Crew Chief or shift supervisor who rides in the ambulance and is in charge of all personnel on the shift. The crews are made up of MRTs, EMT-Bs or other ALS certified crew members.

Depending on demand, we staff at least one and up to three ambulances from our one station in downtown Westport. On weekdays during the day shift and other peak times, we staff to support two Paramedic ambulance units.

We do not have a general home response program and no one has green light permits. Crew Chiefs and authorized crew members may take one of the fly cars home with them to responded to second or third calls during off peak times.

We provide coverage for special events in the town. You will see our volunteer crews at road races, PAL football games, the Festival Italiano, the fireworks and the Memorial Parade to name a few.

Our crew members sign up for regular shift blocks 24 hours a day. We have sleeping capacity for six crew members to support our overnight response.

We have both paid and volunteer staff. This is a unique model that has served us well. Crew Chiefs are of the same rank regardless of their pay status. Volunteer and paid Crew Chiefs are held to the same training and performance standards.Paid staff members have administrative responsibilities in addition to their ambulance response duties. These include: general administration, training, scheduling, maintenance and billing.