E.R.U.F (Emergency Rescue Unit Foundation) (Cebu City)

 rescue, emergency service

EMERGENCY RESCUE UNIT FOUNDATION (ERUF)
Hotline: 161
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ERUF is the Emergency Rescue Unit Foundation of Cebu City, on Cebu Island in the Philippines.



To our knowledge it is one of the few ambulance and rescue services that gives its services to the people free of any charge even if they have no insurance and cannot afford to pay. Most privately owned services in the Philippines seem to be insurance company based.



In 2000 and again in 2003/4 the Chairman of FIESTA went to Cebu and met with those that run ERUF. He has always been impressed with the dedication, commitment and professionalism of all those involved.

They have three stations - their Headquarters are in the Cebu City, the Cebu City Sports Complex and in Lapulapu City. They also have bases in other locations.



They have 32 full time Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) staff, 152 EMT volunteers; 26 comms personnel; 10 operational staff and are supported by 60 doctors and 6 lawyers.



For vehicles they have 6 ambulances, 3 trauma vans, 3 fire trucks, and three other vehicles. They can also call upon a helicopter if required.



In 1999 they attended 3971 calls for an ambulance, 117 medical back-up events, 372 other emergency calls such as rescue and fire etc and took part in 4276 training sessions in safety promotion and disaster preparation for the local villages.

ERUF has built a training centre at its Headquarters in the Cebu. The Training Centre is being provided to supply an improved facility for those that ERUF train. It is hoped that this Training Centre may become the central facility for the whole of the Philippines, training ambulance, rescue and fire staff from all over the islands. FIESTA support them in this project.