EVAC Operations

The Emergency Medical Foundation was founded in 1981. Since its inception, EVAC Ambulance has based its growth and success upon a commitment to exceed customer and clinical expectations.
EVAC Ambulance has over Twenty Eight (28) years of expertise in working with the local medical, educational and the public safety community. We are acutely aware of the importance of timely, high quality ambulance care. We are committed to helping communities improve the overall health status of its citizens. This commitment has fueled our growth and reputation as an industry leader and one of the reasons why EVAC Ambulance and ECS were selected as the recipients of the Florida 2002 Outstanding EMS Provider of the Year Award.
The Operations Department is the most visible part of EVAC Ambulance which includes the Medic Trucks, Paramedics and E.M.T.’s. Our employees are some of the most highly skilled emergency medical professionals the industry can supply. We respond to over 73,000 calls for service per year and transport almost 43,000 patients to local and out of county hospitals. Our service is an Advanced Life Support (ALS) only provider so that no matter where you are, you receive the same level of care under the guidance of one Medical Director. EVAC Ambulance is one of only a few “Public Safety Agency’s” within Volusia County that is responsible for the well being of every citizen in every city and unincorporated Volusia County area.

EVAC Ambulance utilizes System Status Management along with Dynamic Deployment to meet the changing demands placed on the EMS system in Volusia County. Employee scheduling and staffing is accomplished using 8, 10, 12 and 13-hour shifts providing 24-hours of ambulance coverage.

Each vehicle is equipped with state of the art Mobile Data Terminals (MDT), Automatic Vehicle Locators (AVLS), Tablet Computers for reporting purposes, Lifepack 12 monitors and GPS Mapping capabilities. Our state of the art 800 MHz  radio system allow us to talk with any other agency in Volusia County at the touch of a button for instant communications.
Our Paramedics and E.M.T.’s are trained in vehicle extrication, Hazardous Materials Responses. We assist all local fire departments at fire scenes when requested.

System Status Management
EVAC Ambulance is one of only a few ambulance services in the State of Florida to use computer-aided flexible deployment, called System Status Management.  Traditionally, ambulances were located at fixed posts or stations waiting for emergency calls.  This posed an immediate concern regarding extended response times, which fell well below the industry standards to some areas of the county.
To alleviate this crisis, EVAC Ambulance would have to add six to eight stations throughout the county to meet an ever increasing demand, causing a budget increase of approximately 5 to 6 million dollars annually. By utilizing a flexible deployment system, ambulances are staged throughout Volusia County based on call history and geographical concerns.  EVAC Ambulance uses over fifty flexible posting locations and six fixed stations to have ambulances in the right location at the right time when they are needed, to minimize response times while maximizing cost efficiency in the system.  When EVAC Ambulance began using the flexible deployment strategy in the early 90s, we shaved an average of about 1 minute 30 seconds from our response times.  It is estimated that less than 100 ambulance services nationwide actually deploy trucks like EVAC Ambulance.