Title
Olympia Fire Department Basic Life Support Transport and CARES Programs Recommendation
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to approve forwarding a recommendation for consideration to the City Council, the Olympia Fire Department Basic Life Support Transport and CARES programs as proposed in the Financial Consulting Services (FCS Group) feasibility study.
Report
Issue:
Whether to approve forwarding a recommendation for consideration to the City Council, the Olympia Fire Department Basic Life Support Transport and CARES programs as proposed in the Financial Consulting Services (FCS Group) feasibility study.
Staff Contact:
Todd Carson, Deputy Fire Chief, 360.753.8460
Presenter(s):
Todd Carson, Deputy Chief, Olympia Fire Department
Mike Buchanan, Assistant Chief, Olympia Fire Department
Kevin Bossard, Assistant Chief, Olympia Fire Department
Steven Busz, Fire Lieutenant, Olympia Fire Department
Adam Cummings, Fleet Operations Supervisor, Olympia Fire Department
Toby Levens, Administrative Supervisor, Olympia Fire Department
Martin Chaw, Financial Consulting Solutions Group (FCS Group)
Skye Jiang, FCS Group
Background and Analysis:
During the fall of 2020, the Olympia Fire Department began to observe an increasing trend of extended on scene times for EMS based incidents. After conducting data analysis, it became very evident there were significant delays and limited availability of Basic Life Support (BLS) transport units. The result of these delays directly correlates to less Fire Department resource availability, longer response times and finally, poor unit hour utilization, which ultimately compromises service delivery to the community.
Realizing this service delivery gap, and in the spirit of "Reimagining Public Safety", the Department decided to evaluate the feasibility of providing an internal BLS transport service. With the assistance of a professional financial consult...
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