Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
Emergency Medical Services
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City of Kawartha Lakes Emergency Medical Services currently has a fleet of 10 ambulances and 4 Emergency Response Units (ERU) with bases in Lindsay, Fenelon Falls, Bobcaygeon and secondary posts in Oakwood and Coboconk. There is a staff of approximately 80 paramedics who, along with management keep things running smoothly 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Primary and Advanced Care Paramedics form a highly qualified team of emergency health care professionals. The team is serving the City and neighbouring areas with state of the art pre – hospital care. Our contact information is:
EMS Headquarters – 705-324-5731
- Keith Kirkpatrick – Chief – ext. 593 kkirkpatrick@city.kawarthalakes.on.ca
- Derek Brown – Deputy Chief – ext. 578 dbrown@city.kawarthalakes.on.ca
- Ron McMillan – Commander Quality Assurance– ext. 579 rmcmillan@city.kawarthalakes.on.ca
- Andrew Rafton – Commander Operations – ext. 577 arafton@city.kawarthalakes.on.ca
- Valerie Knights – Executive Assistant – ext. 594 vknights@city.kawarthalakes.on.ca
- Cindy Minaker - Administration Assistant – ext. 546 cminaker@city.kawarthalakes.on.ca
In an emergency, contact 9-1-1
To contact Kawartha Lakes EMS please call Keith Kirkpatrick, Chief, at 705-324-5731 or e-mail kkirkpatrick@city.kawarthalakes.on.ca.




