Western Pacific Emergency Response Ltd

Western Pacific Emergency Response Ltd is a medical services company headquartered in British Columbia, Canada. It also uses the names WPEMS and Pacific EMS. The company provides paramedics, ambulances, medical standby, medical transport, mobile treatment centres and emergency transport vehicles across Western Canada.

The company says it does not respond to public 911 calls. It tells anyone with a medical emergency to call 911 or go to the nearest hospital.

Emergency services include wildfire medical support, wildfire training, the FireMEDIC program, disaster response, security evacuation and overseas medical support. Industrial services include paramedics, first aid, emergency response and remote worksite safety. Event services include ShowMED on set medical for film and television, and medical teams for sports and special events.

Medical transport includes BC ground ambulance, Western Canada ground ambulance, long distance ground ambulance and border ground ambulance transfers between Canada and the USA. The site lists an air ambulance alternative under medical transport but gives no further detail.

The company rents mobile treatment centres, emergency transport vehicles and industrial ambulances. The rentals are available with or without a medic, across Western Canada.

The site says the company started in June 2006 under its CEO, Graham Williamson, an experienced paramedic. It began with one ground ambulance. In December 2006 it made its first cross border long distance ground ambulance transport. The site also says it created the first private Critical Care Transport Team in British Columbia.

The site lists about 300 missions per year and about 100 clients. Quotes and bookings can be requested through the website.