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The memorandum discusses the Fire Department Emergency Medical Services Annual Report presented to the Public Safety, Finance and Strategic Support Committee. It includes a recommendation to accept the report, which provides an update on the Fire Department's EMS delivery, including an analysis of 9-1-1 ambulance services and staffing trends. The report highlights the importance of fire-based first responder EMS, the training of personnel, and the integration of services with the Santa Clara County EMS Agency. It also outlines the challenges faced due to ambulance unavailability and the increased workload on the Fire Department. The document appears to be a draft.
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The report provides a status update on the Fire Department's Emergency Medical Services delivery.
It includes an overview of 9-1-1 ambulance services and staffing trends.
The Fire Department's EMS requests comprise 62% of total emergency service requests.
All sworn personnel are trained to provide Basic Life Support (BLS) patient care.
The Department provides Advanced Life Support (ALS) care through an agreement with the County EMS Agency.
The 9-1-1 EMS Provider Agreement will expire on June 30, 2025.
The report discusses the challenges of ambulance unavailability and increased demand for Fire Department transport services.
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PSFSS COMMITTEE AGENDA: ITEM: TO: PUBLIC SAFETY, FINANCE AND STRATEGIC SUPPORT COMMITTEE SUBJECT: Fire Department Emergency Medical Services Annual Report Approved 3/20/25 (d)1. FROM: Robert Sapien, Jr. DATE: March 6, 2025 Date: 3/13/2025 RECOMMENDATION Accept the annual report on Fire Department Emergency Medical Services delivery, including a feasibility analysis of Med 30 services as part of future county-wide ambulance services. SUMMARY AND OUTCOME This report provides the Public Safety, Finance and Strategic Support Committee with a status update on the current activities centered around the Department’s Emergency Medical Services delivery including an overview of 9-1-1 ambulance services, transitioning system design, and how these systems influence and integrate with the Fire Department’s (Department) current emergency medical call volume, emergent community health issues, and staffing trends related to its Emergency Medical Services (EMS) delivery. BACKGROUND On April 20, 2023, the Department presented its inaugural Annual Fire Department Emergency Medical Services Report 1 to the Public Safety, Finance and Strategic Support Committee (Committee). Subsequently, March 21,...
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The document is an Annual Report from the Fire Department Emergency Medical Services presented to the Public Safety, Finance and Strategic Support Committee. It includes information on the department's operations, incident type distribution, major observations on patient impressions, and various programs such as the Public Access Defibrillators (PAD) Program and the PulsePoint App. The report highlights the importance of fire-based EMS in prehospital care and discusses the increase in certain medical emergencies and the department's response metrics.
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Presented by Robert Sapien, Jr., Fire Chief, and Steve Boughey, Deputy Fire Chief.
The Fire Department operates 34 fire stations with various emergency response vehicles.
There were 110,255 unique calls for service, with 68,410 being medical-only emergencies.
Traumatic injuries accounted for approximately 26% of total patient primary impressions.
The department saw a 66% increase in SDO 10/11 activation minutes.
Nine AEDs were utilized with a 100% success rate for return to spontaneous circulation.
The PulsePoint App alerts off-duty health care professionals during cardiac arrest calls.
Opioid Settlement Funds are being used for public awareness campaigns regarding opioid abuse.
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Fire Department Emergency Medical Services Annual Report Public Safety, Finance and Strategic Support Committee March 20, 2025 Item (d)1. Presented by: Robert Sapien, Jr., Fire Chief, Fire Department Steve Boughey, Deputy Fire Chief, Bureau of EMS & Training Thursday, March 20, 2025 Fire Department ALS & Ambulance Transport Services Engine, Truck, US&R, ARFF • 34 Fire Stations • 33 Engines, 9 Trucks, 1 ARFF, 1 US&R • 4-Responders/ALS Rescue Medics • 3 Rescue Medics in service 24/7 • 8 Available in Fleet • 2-Responders/ALS 2 Thursday, March 20, 2025 First Responder EMS Protocol for ALS Services 9-1-1 request is received for Emergency Medical Services 3 Fire & Ambulance Dispatched for Advance Life Support Services / Dispatcher Prearrival Instructions Initiated Firefighter/ Paramedic arrives and provides treatment Firefighter/Paramedic retains patient care for exigent transport to Emergency Department Transfers care to Ambulance for transport to Emergency Department Thursday, March 20, 2025 Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Incident Type Distribution 6,493, 6% 4,562, 4% • Fire-based first responder EMS is an essential component to prehospital care 11,206, 10% 1,264, 1% 6,079, 6% • 110,255...