Welcome to the
  Lanark County Ambulance Service
web site

The Lanark County Ambulance Service (operated by the Almonte General Hospital) is the sole Service Provider providing ambulance services within the County of Lanark, and provides 24-hour pre-hospital BLS emergency  and non-emergency care and transportation to and between hospitals for individuals experiencing injury or illness since September 1st, 2000. All bases are staffed with one twenty four hour vehicle in Carleton Place, Almonte, Perth and Smiths Falls with a second vehicle on days in Perth & Smiths Falls. Our 1996 90th Percentile Response Time is 15:49 for Code 4 Responses. We will additionally respond from receipt of a call to booking out to the call within two minutes. We additionally have an Emergency Response Vehicle for Lanark Highlands which is staffed Monday thru Friday 8:00 -16:00 hrs.

SERVICE COMMITMENT

We thank you for visiting our site, we hope that you will find the information useful and interesting.  

LCAS utilizes Automatic Vehicle Locator

Lanark County Ambulance Service now utilizes
Interfleet®,  the premier Internet based automatic vehicle location and dispatching solution from Grey Island Systems International Inc. This product lets us and our ambulance dispatch track and locate our ambulance fleet throughout Lanark County.

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LCAS Staff participate in local Santa Claus Parades in Carleton Place, Perth and Almonte

Winners Almonte Santa Claus parade. Pictured left to right, back row President Don Drynan, Lions Club, GRINCH (paramedic Dan Gallant), Jim McIsaac, Manager, Lanark County Ambulance Service, bottom row, paramedic Mark Blaskie, paramedic John Montgomery and paramedic Paul Mahony.

Current Employment opportunities

While there are presently no full time positions advertised, we may require regular part time and casual positions with Lanark County Ambulance Service.  We will keep applications on file until the next round of hires. Please submit applications to Manager, Lanark County Ambulance Service, P.O. Box 201, 37 Neelin Street, Carleton Place, ON., K7C 3P4.... for more details, please have a look at our Job Posting Page.

• Civitan Clubs make Donation
• 2001 Ontario EMS Awards, Local Recipients
• Mississippi River Days, Carleton Place
• Race Against Drugs
• LCAS Charity Curling Bonspiel
• Mock Disaster, Perth
• Disaster Exercise, Smiths Falls
• Influenza Vaccination Clinic for Public

News

• Perth/Lanark County Emergency Services Hold Memorial Service

• Town of Carleton Place holds Memorial for the American Tragedy

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Lanark County Ambulance Service Manager 

Mr. Jim McIsaac is the Manager of Lanark County Ambulance Service. Jim has been been in the EMS field since 1974, progressing from ambulance officer to Supervisor, Manager and then Operator of Carleton Place/Richmond Ambulance Service. Jim was also Director of Operations for Eastern Medical Services based in Osgoode. Jim has served and continues to serve on many EMS and community committees and boards as a former Director of the Board of the Ontario Ambulance Operators Association and currently a member of the Ontario EMS Directors.

• Manager Hired.  Press release

Lanark County Ambulance - Manager of Quality Assurance and Training

Mr. Ed McPherson has recently been appointed from the position of Base Manager, Perth to Manager of Quality Assurance and Training with Lanark County Ambulance Service. Ed may be contacted at the following e-mail; perth@lanarkcountyambulance.com

Link to: Upcoming External Training Courses

This site was last updated 21 April, 2011

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