About us
When you dial 144, we are there: day and night, in all weathers, from Birseck to Thierstein.
We are around 100 people from the region: paramedics, emergency physicians, trainers and a team that keeps everything running behind the scenes. From our ambulance stations in Reinach BL and Breitenbach SO, we reach you quickly in 32 municipalities. Rettungsdienste Nordwestschweiz AG is part of Knecht Gruppe.
- on duty 365 days a year
- 24/7
- employees
- around 100
- calls per year
- over 7,000
- ambulance stations in Basel-Landschaft and Solothurn
- 2
What sets us apart
Strong expertise
Qualified paramedics (Swiss higher vocational diploma, HF) and our emergency physician team care for you at the scene and on the way.
Quickly on the scene
During the day, five ambulances and one emergency physician vehicle are on standby, at night three ambulances and one emergency physician vehicle.
Across cantonal borders
The 144 emergency call centre sends the nearest available team, whether in Basel-Landschaft or Solothurn.
We train people
We train paramedics (HF) and regularly practise emergencies as a team.
Our service area
From our ambulance stations in Reinach BL and Breitenbach SO, we serve 32 municipalities in the cantons of Basel-Landschaft and Solothurn: around 220 km² with 124,407 residents, from Birseck to Thierstein.
Since the Breitenbach station went into operation in 2024, we have been reaching the scene much faster in Thierstein.
Show all 32 municipalities
Basel-Landschaft, Arlesheim district 87,508 residents
- Aesch 11,327
- Arlesheim 9,309
- Biel-Benken 3,550
- Ettingen 5,625
- Münchenstein¹ 12,662
- Oberwil 11,459
- Pfeffingen 2,432
- Reinach 21,003
- Therwil 10,141
Basel-Landschaft, Laufen district 3,939 residents
- Burg im Leimental 279
- Duggingen 1,648
- Grellingen 2,012
Solothurn, Dorneck district 18,621 residents
- Bättwil 1,185
- Dornach 6,898
- Gempen 919
- Hochwald 1,278
- Hofstetten-Flüh 3,410
- Metzerlen-Mariastein 970
- Rodersdorf 1,398
- Seewen 1,088
- Witterswil 1,475
Solothurn, Thierstein district 14,339 residents
- Bärschwil 806
- Beinwil 248
- Breitenbach 4,440
- Büsserach 2,473
- Erschwil 996
- Fehren 619
- Grindel 508
- Himmelried 974
- Meltingen 623
- Nunningen 1,948
- Zullwil 704
¹ excluding the St. Jakob sports facilities, Brüglingen, Merian Gärten and the Dreispitz area (responsibility of Rettung Basel-Stadt). Population figures: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS), permanent resident population as at 31 December 2025. Büren, Nuglar-St. Pantaleon, Kleinlützel and Brislach are served by the ambulance service of the Kantonsspital Baselland (the Basel-Landschaft cantonal hospital).
Working together
Emergency care only works as a network. We work closely with the 144 emergency call centre for Basel-Stadt and Basel-Landschaft, Sanität Basel (the Basel ambulance service), the ambulance service of the Kantonsspital Baselland (the Basel-Landschaft cantonal hospital) and the hospitals in the region.
On call-outs, we work side by side with the fire service, police and civil protection. The cantons of Basel-Landschaft and Solothurn guide and support our work.
