Health
With respect to her Department’s EMS vehicles in the province:
(a) How many vehicles have been in her Department’s fleet in (i) 2018/19, (ii) 2019/20, (iii) 2020/21, (iv) 2021/22 and (v) 2022/23, (b) what type of vehicles does her Department have at its disposal and (c) on average, how long did it take for ambulances operating in red zones to receive armed escorts in (i) 2018/19, (ii) 2019/20, (iii) 2020/21, (iv) 2021/22 and (v) 2022/23 to date?
[a] and [b]
The fleet size is a poor indicator of resource availability since it must be considered in conjunction with the available staff numbers. Furthermore, the great distances that each ambulance travels necessitates frequent servicing [planned] and maintenance/repairs [unplanned] and thus the vehicle spends much of its life traveling in-between workshops.
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APRIL 2017 - MARCH 2018 |
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Vehicle Type |
Operational |
Written Off |
Total Vehicles |
|
Ambulance |
250 |
-14 |
264 |
|
Response |
26 |
-6 |
32 |
|
Rescue |
44 |
0 |
44 |
|
Service |
101 |
-4 |
105 |
|
Tango |
53 |
-3 |
56 |
|
HT Tango |
33 |
-5 |
38 |
|
Comms Mobile Trailer |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
Suzuki V Strom M Bikes |
5 |
0 |
5 |
|
Boats |
4 |
0 |
4 |
|
Yamaha Trailer |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
Yamaha Rhino |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
Trailers |
24 |
0 |
24 |
|
|
547 |
-32 |
579 |
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APRIL 2018 - MARCH 2019 |
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Vehicle Type |
Operational |
Written Off |
Total Vehicles |
|
Ambulance |
254 |
-10 |
264 |
|
Response |
24 |
-8 |
32 |
|
Rescue |
43 |
-1 |
44 |
|
Service |
105 |
-7 |
112 |
|
Tango |
44 |
-6 |
50 |
|
HT Tango |
32 |
-6 |
38 |
|
Comms Mobile Trailer |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
Suzuki V Strom M Bikes |
5 |
0 |
5 |
|
Boats |
4 |
0 |
4 |
|
Yamaha Trailer |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
Yamaha Rhino |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
Trailers |
24 |
0 |
24 |
|
|
542 |
-38 |
580 |
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APRIL 2019 - MARCH 2020 |
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|
Vehicle Type |
Operational |
Written Off |
Total Vehicles |
|
Ambulance |
252 |
-12 |
264 |
|
Tango (14 & 23 seat) |
48 |
-3 |
51 |
|
Hotel Tango |
24 |
-4 |
28 |
|
Wheel Chair Tango |
10 |
0 |
10 |
|
Rescue |
43 |
-1 |
44 |
|
Service |
87 |
-6 |
93 |
|
Response |
47 |
-7 |
54 |
|
Suzuki V Strom Motorcycle |
5 |
0 |
5 |
|
Yamaha Rhino |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
Rubber Duck Boat |
4 |
0 |
4 |
|
Rhino Trailer |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
Boat Trailer |
4 |
0 |
4 |
|
Mobile Repeater Trailer |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
WSAR Trailer |
11 |
0 |
11 |
|
Incident Trailer |
9 |
0 |
9 |
|
|
551 |
-33 |
584 |
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APRIL 2020 - MARCH 2021 |
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|
Vehicle Type |
Operational |
Written Off |
Total Vehicles |
|
Ambulance |
251 |
-14 |
265 |
|
Tango (14 & 23 seat) |
46 |
-6 |
52 |
|
Hotel Tango |
22 |
-5 |
27 |
|
Wheel Chair Tango |
11 |
0 |
11 |
|
Rescue |
43 |
-1 |
44 |
|
Service |
82 |
-3 |
85 |
|
Response |
55 |
-9 |
64 |
|
Suzuki V Strom Motorcycle |
5 |
0 |
5 |
|
Yamaha Rhino |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
Rubber Duck Boat |
4 |
0 |
4 |
|
Rhino Trailer |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
Boat Trailer |
4 |
0 |
4 |
|
Mobile Repeater Trailer |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
WSAR Trailer |
11 |
0 |
11 |
|
Incident Trailer |
9 |
0 |
9 |
|
|
550 |
-38 |
588 |
|
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APRIL 2021 - MARCH 2022 |
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|
Vehicle Type |
Operational |
Written Off |
Total Vehicles |
|
Ambulance |
251 |
-16 |
267 |
|
Tango (14 & 23 seat) |
46 |
-6 |
52 |
|
Hotel Tango |
21 |
-6 |
27 |
|
Wheel Chair Tango |
10 |
-1 |
11 |
|
Rescue |
42 |
-2 |
44 |
|
Service |
82 |
-5 |
87 |
|
Response |
54 |
-8 |
62 |
|
Suzuki V Strom Motorcycle |
5 |
0 |
5 |
|
Yamaha Rhino |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
Rubber Duck Boat |
4 |
0 |
4 |
|
Rhino Trailer |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
Boat Trailer |
4 |
0 |
4 |
|
Mobile Repeater Trailer |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
WSAR Trailer |
11 |
0 |
11 |
|
Incident Trailer |
9 |
0 |
9 |
|
|
546 |
-44 |
590 |
|
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APRIL 2022 - AUGUST 2022 |
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|
Vehicle Type |
Operational |
Written Off |
Total Vehicles |
|
Ambulance |
249 |
-18 |
267 |
|
Tango (14 & 23 seat) |
50 |
-3 |
53 |
|
Hotel Tango |
21 |
-7 |
28 |
|
Wheel Chair Tango |
9 |
-1 |
10 |
|
Rescue |
41 |
-3 |
44 |
|
Service |
88 |
-6 |
94 |
|
Response |
55 |
-7 |
62 |
|
Suzuki V Strom Motorcycle |
5 |
0 |
5 |
|
Yamaha Rhino |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
Rubber Duck Boat |
4 |
0 |
4 |
|
Rhino Trailer |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
Boat Trailer |
4 |
0 |
4 |
|
Mobile Repeater Trailer |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
WSAR Trailer |
11 |
0 |
11 |
|
Incident Trailer |
9 |
0 |
9 |
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|
553 |
-45 |
598 |
[c] The issue of Red zones in the city is complex as it relates to the tight coupling of our operations to that of the SAPS. While we may be able to show a difference in response times, it must be noted that these are a common pool resource – thus a delay in one part of the system [red zones] causes a delay in another [non-red zone]. Obviously, this is impacted on by workload and so the busiest areas are the most affected by this relationship. Thus, red zones are more vulnerable to such delays than are other areas. The issue
Below is the difference in response times between red vs non-red zones in minutes
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2018/2019 |
2019/2020 |
2020/2021 |
2022/2023 |
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Red-Zone |
95 |
134 |
121 |
104 |
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Non-red zone |
28 |
46 |
57 |
55 |
