Last week Queensland celebrated Ambulance Week from the 12th to 16th of September. The week is a time to commemorate the establishment of the state’s first civil ambulance service in 1892 and for the community to acknowledge those people who are there for us in an emergency.
QAS Commissioner Russell Bowles said that officers who performed their roles to an exceptional standard were recognised and rewarded during Ambulance Week.
“We also remember 32 officers who have lost their lives in the course of their duty,” he said.
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