Q&A
Ambulance station locations and resource allocation strategies
0:40:13
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Council Member Brewer inquires about the locations of ambulance stations and resource allocation. Chief Fields explains that FDNY has 40 stations, but ambulances are positioned at core street locations for better response times. He discusses the challenges of resource allocation, including the impact of hospital closures on ambulance positioning.
- FDNY has 40 ambulance stations, but ambulances are positioned on streets for faster response
- Resources are allocated based on community needs and data analysis
- Hospital closures force ambulances to travel outside their communities, affecting service distribution
Gale Brewer
0:40:13
One question I have is you have, I think, 37 locations where you have ambulances, but you prob I know in Manhattan, you probably need more.
0:40:20
How does how do you decide where you're gonna put, and do you need more locations to put ambulances.
0:40:26
The space is always an issue, I think.
Michael Fields
0:40:30
So we we have total of 40 different stations.
Gale Brewer
0:40:32
40.
0:40:33
Okay.
Michael Fields
0:40:33
The the the ambulances do not sit at the stations.
0:40:36
They actually sit at core street locations.
0:40:40
It's it helps with response arms to have them at a central location as opposed to having them at a station.
0:40:47
Sorry.
0:40:50
We always welcome having additional resources in respect, say, well, the ALS or BLS.
0:40:57
We look at the data.
0:41:00
We allocate the resources based off the needs inside the community.
0:41:04
But I think one of the biggest issues out there is that these resources aren't staying inside of those respective communities because hospitals are closing, and they are going outside the community that dispels the service.
