Title
Olympia Fire Department Basic Life Support Transport Availability and Response Briefing and Consideration of a Resolution Finding that Basic Life Support Transport Provided by Private Ambulance Services in Olympia is Inadequate and Directing the City Manager to Issue 60-day Notices to Make Improvements to Private Ambulance Services Operating Within Olympia
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Receive a briefing and discuss the Olympia Fire Department Basic Life Support Transport availability and response. After the briefing and discussion move to approve the Resolution finding that basic life support transport provided by private ambulance services in Olympia is inadequate; providing that results of the City's study on the issue be published; and directing the City Manager to issue 60-day notices to make improvements to private ambulance services operating within Olympia.
Report
Issue:
Whether to receive a briefing and discuss the Olympia Fire Department Basic Life Support Transport availability and response and move to approve the Resolution finding that basic life support transport provided by private ambulance services in Olympia is inadequate; providing that results of the City's study on the issue be published; and directing the City Manager to issue 60-day notices to make improvements to private ambulance services operating within Olympia.
Staff Contact:
Chief Mark John, Olympia Fire Department, 360.753.8348
Annaliese Harksen, Deputy City Attorney, 360.753.8338
Todd Carson, Deputy Fire Chief, 360.753.8460
Mike Buchanan, Assistant Chief, 360.753.8459
Presenter(s):
Chief Mark John, Olympia Fire Department
Annaliese Harksen, Deputy City Attorney
Mike Buchanan, Assistant Chief, Olympia Fire Department
Kevin Bossard, Assistant Chief, Olympia Fire Department
Background and Analysis:
The Olympia Fire Department is concerned about a degradation in private ambulance services transport...
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