Response Times
Conduct a needs assessment to establish how accessories will be used to save time and protect providers
Ambulance fleet management cost measurement, preventative maintenance to prevent critical failures can extend the vehicle life cycle
In the coming years, EMS will be engaged in even more efforts to triage patients in the field to route them to the most appropriate hospitals
Under the contract, Falck will be fined $5,000 every time an ambulance takes longer than 24 minutes to arrive at an emergency
IAFF Local 734 shared an audio clip of someone saying there were no units to send to the scene of a quadruple shooting
Pat Scarcella, an ER nurse, said an ambulance from another county was the only one available despite the hospital being less than half a mile away
The lawsuit said miscommunication between Seattle agencies led to a 20-minute delay in firefighters responding to the shooting
Carbondale Police Interim Chief Stan Reno said the officers’ actions would normally go against policy but were a “potentially life-or-death decision”
Nearly 200 people spoke either for or against the switch from AMR to Falck ahead of the long-awaited vote
Medshore Ambulance officials explained how it’s addressed problems that delayed response to a stroke call at a councilwoman’s house
Grant County Fire District 7 aims to improve patient care by providing quicker transports for injuries that are not life-threatening
Oklahoma City Fire Department officials have been criticized for their handling of the incident
A firefighter spoke to the Bamberg County council Monday about incidents where he says MedShore Ambulance Services lagged in its response
Mobile Medical Response officials disputed claims by Traverse City firefighters that service has worsened
The Marana police dispatcher was attempting to transfer the call to Tucson 911 to dispatch the fire department
Some in the Orange County, California public safety community have pushed to change the policy that restricts when a sheriff’s helicopter can be dispatched
Police officials said the trainee 911 operator who took the call mistakenly labeled it as a lower priority call
The parents of the 3-year-old girl who suffered burns in a cooking accident said they waited 20 minutes for an ambulance before the firefighter offered to transport her
Orange County fire officials are investigating why a fire helicopter was dispatched to the scene instead of a closer sheriff’s office helicopter
The owner of First Response Ambulance Service says the company will not buy new ambulances unless fines and penalties that could put it out of business are changed
Columbus fire officials are seeking to understand an apparent delay in the arrival of city medics to the scene of the fatal incident
The AIMHI benchmarking project focuses on high-performance, high value operational measures
EMS leaders in Queensbury disagree on whether a merger is the best option amidst wider conflicts
The new computer-aided dispatch system allows for immediate automated selection of the closest available fire and EMS unit for all emergency calls
An Orange County Fire Authority dispatcher sent a fire helicopter that arrived in 18 minutes instead of calling a sheriff’s copter only a minute away
A dispatcher sent a fire helicopter that took 18 minutes to arrive instead of a sheriff’s helicopter that was one minute away
Some Greenfield residents complained about 20-minute response times, but Community Emergency Corporation officials said those numbers are taken out of context
The family of the patient who died called the hospital directly after failing to reach a 911 operator due to a rare power distribution unit failure
Drone Delivery Canada Corp. worked with Peel Region Paramedic Services to test the ability of a drone to deliver AEDs to lay responders
First Response Ambulance Service criticized the city of Decatur’s penalty system of points and fines, adding that its response time requirements are higher than the national standard
The Roseville Volunteer Fire Department blasted the drone operator on Facebook and police have launched an investigation into the incident
The upgraded station will provide more space to house 14 medics, five emergency vehicles and office staff, as well as a 1,000-square-foot classroom
Officials said the bridge should improve response times and safety EMS personnel
