Response Times
The Bicycle Emergency Response Team is engaging the community, while providing quick response to difficult-to-access venues
AAA, IAFC, IAFF and NAEMT write to Secretary Pete Buttigieg to restore production levels
The public shouldn’t have to roll the dice about their emergency services, wondering who’s going to show up
Tipp City officials highlighted staffing and response time improvements in a budget review
Knox County officials received an independent review of their current EMS as current contracted service is set to expire
Legislation requires hospitals to develop ambulance bed delay protocols by Sept. 1, 2024
Area Ambulance paramedic Stefany Glassmeyer completed a hospital errand first before responding to the call
Floyd County officials are going month-to-month with New Chapel EMS as they look at specific EMS needs, deliverables
Coverage is sparse and transport times long in places like Pickens County
A Ross/West View EMS ambulance will posted at a Sheetz for faster response to elderly residents
Edmond city officials ended their partnership with EMSA and unanimously selected AMR
Multanomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson said the county must take action over AMR’s below-standard response times
San Francisco Fire Department Chief Jeanine Nicholson presented regulators 55 written reports of the robotaxis interfering with emergency response
Cumberland County first responders are facing increasing calls with a limited number of personnel
City officials moved to reduce financial risk for providers, reduce incentives and improve response times
CAD upgrade in Owensboro eliminates previous extra steps and sends call information directly to ambulance service
Clark County officials changed the map and awarded Community Ambulance territory from its competitors based on response time benchmarks
FD, EMS medical officers voice their disappointment over the decision creating a hole in the northern part of St. Louis County for trauma patients
City officials released new financial projections and possible spending to improve response times
Mankato officials end six-year lease with sale of firehouse to Mayo Ambulance after improvement in downtown response times
University of Southern Maine study looks at the closest ambulances in rural communities
Falck averaged 879 ambulance hours per day in June, closer to the goal of 900 hours since taking over in November 2021
Kern EMS Program Manager Jeff Fariss said the county and Hall Ambulance will implement several changes such as call sorting
Kansas City officials hope to change the 911 call routing for fire, police and EMS with automation
‘They’re not ready for prime time': San Francisco fire chief says robotaxis interfere with responses
Robotaxis have run through emergency tape, blocked firehouses and proved almost impossible to move out of the way
Sun Prairie EMS is asking city officials for funds to hire more medics after learning about the closing of SSM Health’s emergency department
AMR in Multnomah County says no ambulances were available for about 10% of 911 calls in the first 5 months of 2023
Sonoma County officials say AMR ambulances have been too slow and have failed to pay response time penalties
AMR puts split staffing before Multnomah County for better response times
A new program putting paramedics in outlying firehouses shows value in ALS treatment for a burn patient
Union says the department only functions because personnel work additional 24-hour shifts each month
Clark County officials say AMR and MedicWest have failed in the first quarter of 2023 despite having a reduced response area
“Every recoverable victim was saved,” Allen Fire Chief Jonathan Boyd said, highlighting the work by EMS crews
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