Emergency services in Tumut, Australia

Indicator: Emergency services

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What the results tell us for Tumut

The Ambulance Service of NSW reports that there are two ambulance stations in Tumut, which equates to 0.54 ambulances per thousand population. Response times are shown below.

Table 1. Tumut ambulance information 1997–98 and 1998–99
Station	Average Response Times (minutes)		Number of Ambulances
Station	1997–98	1998–99	1997–98	1998–99
Tumut	9.10	10.58	4	4
Batlow	7.17	9.59	2	2

Source: Ambulance Service of NSW.

About the data

Date were provided by the Ambulance Service of NSW.

Description: What does 'emergency services' measure?

Which data are collected?

response time for ambulance, fire brigade and police, in relation to targets
number of ambulances, fire brigades and police per '000 population, number and distribution of stations
average occupancy rates of refuge accommodation

Why do we report this indicator?

Emergency services, such as ambulance, fire and police services, are established to protect the community from a range of hazards. The level of service provision is a response by society to people's need to feel and to be safe. Refuge accommodation, whether it be temporary accommodation for the homeless, victims of violence, or other groups, also plays an important role in providing some members of the community somewhere they can feel safe.

Emergency services should be adequate in terms of accessibility and response times to emergencies. Refuge accommodation can be considered to be adequate when anyone in need is able to access accommodation, thus it is expected that average occupancy rates would always be less than 100%.