Service Profile

Our Activity

The NAS operates from over 100 locations throughout Ireland.

It is important to note that the NAS operates on a national and area basis as opposed to a local basis. Resources are dynamically deployed which means resources are deployed to areas to provide cover or to respond to incidents as they arise.

Our Staff

• Our services are delivered by a staff number in excess of 1,600. In addition services in Dublin are supplemented by Dublin Fire Brigade staff who rotate.  
• Our Intermediate Care Service, which predominantly focuses on inter-facility transfer of patients, is staffed by a crew of Emergency Medical Technicians.
• Our Pre-hospital Emergency Care services are staffed by Paramedic and Advanced Paramedic staff.
• The National Emergency Operations Centre is staffed by Emergency Call Takers, Emergency Medical Dispatchers, Control Supervisors and Control Managers.
• Our Medical Oversight is provided by a Medical Director, Deputy Medical Director and three Area Medical Advisors.
• The National Ambulance Service College delivers the required training to all staff through our Education and Competency Assurance managers both within the college and across the service.

• NAS business support roles includes;

1. Estate, Fleet and Equipment,
2. Finance,
3. Human Resources,
4. Communications,
5. Business Management
6. and Programme Management functions.

Our Estate, Fleet and Equipment

The NAS supply services from 102 locations throughout Ireland. We operate a wide range of fleet including Emergency Ambulances, Intermediate Care Vehicles, Rapid Response Vehicles and a range of specialised support vehicles. Over the last number of years we have invested significantly in the purchase of new vehicles and a fleet maintenance programme.