"Our Wairarapa paramedics all live and work in the community, so often have some real personal connections to the people they help.
"We're lucky to have a great team of volunteers who work alongside our paramedics. That means we are always able to have two people on board the ambulance when we attend an incident, which is the best thing for patient care."
Mr Sunderland said Wellington Free Ambulance worked closely with other services in the community, including fire, police, and local GPs and nurses, who helped provide a first response service for some of the more outlying areas.
He said summer was one of the busier times for Wellington Free Ambulance.
Road crashes and outdoor activity-related accidents could increase during the summer season. There were also a lot more people in the region enjoying the beautiful weather and beaches.
"We keep a close eye on numbers and have extra people and vehicles on standby for times where incidents are likely to go up, especially around big events like Toast Martinborough, and the annual summer influx."
Mr Sunderland said the Wairarapa community had donated generously to Wellington Free Ambulance during this year's Onesie Day annual appeal.
"We raised an amazing $21,400, which is significantly higher than previous years."
Ms Livingston said Wellington Free Ambulance had three double crewed emergency ambulances in Wairarapa, based at Masterton and Greytown.
It had one first response ambulance based at Martinborough staffed by local volunteers and one patient transfer service operating from Masterton.
The service had 20 paid staff and 10 volunteers in Wairarapa.
