How many ambulances are deployed at football grounds on a typical Saturday match day.

It is the responsibility of the management at individual football grounds to assess the level of ambulanceprovision required based on the anticipated attendance. Guidance as to what thatminimum provision should be is contained in the “Guide to Safety at Sports Grounds”. The table showsthe minimum ambulance provision required against the anticipated attendance,together with the rates charged by the Scottish Ambulance Service for thatminimum provision. Total costs may vary, however, depending on the level of additionalservices which the ambulance service may have been asked to provide by thefootball ground’s management team.
Anticipated
Attendance
| Ambulance Provision
| Cost

5,000
to
25,000

| 1 accident and emergency ambulance (with paramedic crew) plus:
1 ambulance officer
| £450+
VAT

25,000
to
45,000
| 1 accident and emergency ambulance (with paramedic crew), plus:
1 ambulance officer
1 major incident equipment vehicle and paramedic crew
1 control unit
| £1,150 + VAT

45,000
or
more
| 2 accident and emergency ambulances (with paramedic crews), plus:
1 ambulance officer
1 major incident equipment vehicle and paramedic crew
1 control unit
| £1,550 + VAT