How many miles per gallon do ambulances get?

Question

I put this question under Law Enforcement & Police because Police is the closest category to Paramedics that there is that I can see....

Answer 1

With all the equipment on board , and a gas guzzling engine , certainly no more than about 10-11 mpg at best. A more realistic figure might be about 8-9 mpg.

Answer 2

Most commercial vans (which are what ambulances essentially are) get from 8 to 12 miles per gallon. That varies depending on how big the ambulance is (some are quite large while others aren't much more than a van with a paint job), the make and model of the vehicle, engine size, fuel type, and whether or not it's used more for a rural area (crusing down the highway) or a more urban setting (dodging traffic on city streets).

Answer 3

There are all kinds of ambulances. Type I, II, & III as well as mini-mods and medium duty. Most are based on a heavy duty full size van like a Ford E350 or an F350 pickup with a box instead of a bed. They can be either gas or diesel powered two or four wheel drive. The medium duty ambulances basically start as the tractor part of a large box truck like a Freightliner. None of these vehicles get much milage due to their heavy duty suspensions and drive lines to say nothing of all the equiptment they haul around.

A wild guess might be about 8 miles per gallon averaging all types.

Answer 4

strange question for a law enforcement heading but here goes.

it depends on the engine size, and whether it is a disel or octane engine. I worked on a fire department for a while and the recues had different milage since some where disel and others where octane. also, of it is a heavy resuce it will have lower MPG do to wieght.

Answer 5

Keep in mind, many emergency vehicles idle on scene for extended periods of time. This will drastically reduce the MPG.

Answer 6

My hubby used to be an E.M.T and if I'm not mistaken its some where around 12 to 15 mpg's.