The EMS is committed to providing a sustainable emergency service to all the citizens of Joburg. It contributes directly to the City’s vision and priorities through its reactive and proactive services.
Through its proactive services, the unit plays a direct role in changing residents’ perceptions of their own safety. Through its reactive services, it is committed to ensuring that response times of ambulance and fire services are world standard.
It continuously develops programmes and awareness campaigns to enhance service delivery. These are informed by the risk profile that the City develops and updates regularly to ensure consistent monitoring relevance of the services.
Some of the projects and programmes are: - BESAFE: Basic Emergencies, Safety and Fire Education programme is an injury prevention and disaster preparedness programme geared especially towards young children. It is designed to help children and families to create safer homes and communities by giving them appropriate skills and knowledge.
- There are ten BESAFE Centres in Joburg - in Alexandra, Dube, Berea, Orange Farm, Ivory Park and Florida Park. Telephone 011 758 5050 for more information.
Training Academy EMS academies offers high level training in line with national and international standards, resulting in world accepted levels of competence in emergency management services. Courses on offer vary from basic fire fighting and first aid training to more advanced training in hazardous materials, vehicle rescue and basic ECG interpretation.
Courses EMS has three training academies situated in Brixton, Rietfontein and in Florida where the following courses are on offer: - Fire and hazardous materials training
- Basic fire fighting training for businesses
- The programmes in this course are aimed at emergency service personnel and are open to suitably qualified persons across South Africa.
The following is offered:- fire fighter 1 and 2
- hazmat first responder – awareness level
- hazmat first responder – operations level
- Fire services instructor
- fire officer
- driver operator
- aerial appliance
The course is aimed at businesses and individuals wishing to obtain basic competence in the fields of first aid, firefighting and hazardous materials. Read more in the prospectus.
Medical training
- This course involves intensive medical training aimed at qualified health care practitioners, emergency services personnel, and ambulance emergency assistants, among others. The following programmes are offered:
- Ambulance Emergency Assistant Course (AEA)
- Ambulance Emergency Assistant Refresher Course
- BLS for Healthcare Provider Course
The course is aimed at employees within the emergency services industry wanting to specialise in technical rescue or person’s required to perform such rescues as part of their jobs, and individuals involved in outdoor activities requiring basic rope skills.
A number of high-adrenalin programmes are on offer: - High Angle 1 and 2
- Motor Vehicle Rescue
- Confined Space Rescue
- Trench Rescue
- Structural Collapse Rescue
- Industrial and Agricultural Rescue
- Swift Water Rescue
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