Title
Downtown Medical Response Report
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Receive the information. Briefing only: No action requested.
Report
Issue:
Whether to receive a briefing on the Olympia Fire’s Downtown medical response unit.
Staff Contact:
Greg Wright, Deputy Fire Chief, 360.753.8466
Presenter(s):
Greg Wright, Deputy Fire Chief
Robert Bradley, Assistant Chief
Mike Buchanan, Assistant Chief
Background and Analysis:
In July 2017, the Olympia Fire Department began a pilot program responding to the downtown area with a new Aid Unit. Six months of data from this pilot program has been collected and analyzed. The results will be reported and discussed. The study session will review the funding for the unit, the questions around determining the correct unit for downtown response, the implementation and key results. Non-identifying medical data, which has been collected and reviewed, has answered some questions on the needs in the downtown, and response data also reveals how the unit supports the greater mission of the Fire Department.
Additionally, a short discussion on the Department’s Care Coordinator work will also be included. Results from this pilot program, focusing on frequent callers to 9-1-1, will be presented and discussed.
Neighborhood/Community Interests (if known):
N/A
Options:
Information only.
Financial Impact:
N/A
Attachments:
None