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Table 1 Countries and regions, from which first responder systems responded to the survey

From: First responder systems can stay operational under pandemic conditions: results of a European survey during the COVID-19 pandemic

Country

Region

Number of km2 covered

Number of inhabitants covered

Number of first responders

Albania

Tirana

502

800,000

68

Austria

Vienna

415

1,900,000

n.a

Belgium

Hoogstraten

105

21,000

250

Denmark

Nationwide

42,944

5,800,000

103,658

Southern Denmark

12,191

1,223,000

500

Faroe Islands

1190

53,000

289

Finland

Pirkanmaa

14,000

515,000

50 units*

France

Moselle

6216

1,000,000

2100

Germany

Aachen

160

250,000

1255

Berlin

792

3,700,000

4000

Bielefeld

258

330,000

600

Duisburg

233

495,000

260

Emsland

3700

481,000

1900

Freiburg/ Breisgau

1531

493,000

1010

Groß-Gerau (county)

453

270,000

300

Gütersloh (county)

968

366,000

750

Hochsauerlandkreis

1960

259,777

743

Peine (county)

535

135,000

200

Osnabrück (city and county)

2200

520,000

1400

Stormarn (county)

766

250,000

2 units

Vorpommern-Greifswald

3927

235,623

411

Ireland

Nationwide

70,000

4,500,000

200

Wicklow

202

5000

16

Italy

Emilia Romagna

22,500

4,400,000

9900

Luxembourg

Nationwide

2500

630,000

56 units

Luxembourg (city)

50

15,000

20

Netherlands

Nationwide

41,543

17,440,679

300,000

Romania

Bucharest-Ilfov

2000

5,000,000

3000

Slovenia

Nationwide

5000

600,000

3300

Sweden

Region Blekinge

3039

159,684

2965

Region Kronoberg

8466

199,886

2141

Region Östergötland

10,562

467,095

4118

Region Sörmland

6060

299,101

3712

Region Stockholm

6519

2,389,923

24,487

Region Västmanland

5146

277,074

3118

Region Västra Götaland

23,942

1,733,574

19,167

Switzerland

Basel-city and Baselland

550

500,000

1417

Bern

5960

1,000,000

2400

Geneva

16

500,000

975

Kanton St. Gallen

2031

510,000

500

Obwalden

400

30,000

150

Ticino Region

2812

360,000

4500

Wallis

5200

350,000

1200

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Bassetlaw

638

120,000

30 units

Northamptonshire

16,000

500,000

35 units

Surrey

225

323,960

8 units

Woking, Surrey

20

100,000

10 units

  1. n.a. indicates “not answered”; * some regions stated number of “first responder units” instead of number of participants. “Units” often represent one car/shift; all numbers were provided by survey participants