By The Canadian Press

Snowstorm forces Calgary EMS to call red alert

Mar 16, 2018 | 7:48 AM

CALGARY- Emergency Services in Calgary was forced to call a red alert for nearly half an hour yesterday when all available ambulances got tied up during a snowstorm.

They had 118 calls for service between 8 a.m.and noon.

On a normal day the average is about 85.

Spokesman Adam Loria says there was a small number of non-life-threatening calls pending, but all were eventually handled and extra staff and ambulances were brought on shift throughout the morning.

He says situations of extremely high demand are brief but EMS responds to all emergencies, even in the busiest times.

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(The Canadian Press – Global Cgy)