Esperance's only paramedic, who has tended to region for 12 years, welcomes St John WA plan to quadruple staff

Paul Gaughan has been the only paramedic servicing Esperance for almost 12 years. (ABC Esperance: Emily Smith)

Paul Gaughan's shoulders have felt a little lighter ever since a fellow paramedic arrived in Esperance.

He can only imagine how he will react at the end of the year, when the number of St John WA paramedics in the WA South Coast town is expected to quadruple.