In brief

Devon Air Ambulance Trust is the charity that raises the funds to operate Devon’s Air Ambulance service.

The service is provided free at the point of need, to anyone and everyone in Devon and neighbouring counties, resident or visitor. To ensure its effectiveness, and to ensure we respond to the most poorly patients, each individual deployment is carefully assessed against specific criteria in terms of clinical need, urgency, accessibility and distance to the hospital that is most appropriate to treat the illness or injury of the patient.

Devon Air Ambulance operates two helicopters (one EC135 and one larger H145) all year round from its airbases in Exeter and Eaglescott, near Umberleigh, in the north of the county. Both aircraft are night capable and the aircraft operating out of Exeter Airbase flies daily up to 2am each morning.

We continue to be proud of our independence. This is only possible thanks to the loyal support we receive from our local communities, who fund our service through their public fundraising, donations, legacies, gifts and from our business supporters. The benefit of being financially independent means we can make long-term plans for our service based solely on local needs and priorities.