New system could reduce fire calls, allow better prioritizing of medical calls

September 24, 2026 @ 7:36 amNews, Walkerton Herald-Times

WALKERTON – On Oct. 14, the Medical Priority Dispatch System (MPDS) will be implemented through the London Central Ambulance Communications Centre. Steve Schaus, chief, Paramedic Services, provided an update to Bruce County council on Sept. 17, explaining that the system has the potential to reduce the stress on volunteer firefighters in local tiered responses, and…

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Pauline Kerr is a Local Journalism Initiative Reporter with the Walkerton Herald-Times. The Local Journalism Initiative is funded by the Government of Canada.