Ambulances

This page features the ambulance we use to transport patients. Each ambulance has a short description and links to a "virtual tour" of each. In March of 2004 DVR started a rotation plan. In the past when a new truck was received, that was the primary truck and it was used and used and used. It would accumulate a lot of mileage and other trucks would not be used. Trucks became older and had higher mileage and would not be utilized efficiently. In March of 2004 we purchased the current A3. Prior to that, we utilized 4 trucks but felt that 4 were not needed and decided to trade in 2 older trucks for the brand new one. We decided to implement a rotation schedule so each truck is utilized equally or close to equal!! The trucks now rotate (rotated each Monday morning) so that each truck spends a week as the primary truck, the next Monday morning goes to the Dover station (what I call on vacation!!), then back down to the Wilmington station for its 3rd week as the the secondary truck, and then rotates back to the primary and the cycle begins again. So far, this has been a very successful plan. Each ambulance is equally equipped and standardized so this is an easy task and works quite successfully!

A1 (Click picture for larger image)

A1 is a 2000 AEV (American Emergency Vehicles) Traumahawk on a Ford E-450 chassis. This unit features a 154" Module with 72" of headroom. A1 also features Insta-chain drop down chains for winter use, a 1000 watt onboard inverter and utilizes a Ferno-Washington Model 35A Stretcher for patient transport. A1 is equipped with all necessary equipment required by the Vermont Dept. of EMS requirements.

Take a virtual tour of A1.

A2 (Click picture for larger image)

A2 is a 2007 AEV (American Emergency Vehicles) Traumahawk on a Ford E-450 chassis. This unit features a 164" Module with 72" of headroom. A2 also features On-spot drop down chains for winter use and utilizes a Ferno-Washington Model 35A Stretcher for patient transport. A2 is equipped with all necessary equipment required by the Vermont Dept. of EMS requirements. A2 is a sister truck to A3.

Take a virtual tour of A2.

A3 (Click picture for larger image)

A3 is a 2004 AEV (American Emergency Vehicles) Traumahawk on a Ford E-450 chassis. This unit features a 164" Module with 72" of headroom. A3 also features On-spot drop down chains for winter use and utilizes a Ferno-Washington Model 93P Stretcher for patient transport. A3 is equipped with all necessary equipment required by the Vermont Dept. of EMS requirements. A3 is a sister truck to A1 with some minor differences.

Take a virtual tour of A3.