AGENCY TESTIMONY
EMS ASAP vehicles deployment in dense urban areas
0:27:34
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Chief Fields explains the continued use and strategic deployment of EMS ASAP vehicles in dense urban areas that are challenging for traditional ambulances to navigate quickly.
- EMS ASAP vehicles are smaller and more maneuverable than traditional ambulances
- They are staffed with EMTs and deployed in crowded, high-call-volume locations
- ASAP units can provide emergency care quickly in areas where larger ambulances take longer to arrive
- Successfully deployed in locations like Times Square and at beaches during summer months
- This initiative aims to provide faster initial care in challenging urban environments
Michael Fields
0:27:34
We also continue dispatching EMS ASAP vehicles to dense areas of the city to have proven to be difficult for traditional ambulances to maneuver.
0:27:45
We place these smaller vehicle staff with AMTs and crowded locations that experience high call volume so that we can get emergency care to patients as quickly as possible despite the fact that it takes longer traditional ambulances longer to arrive.
0:28:01
We have been successful placing ASAP units in places like Tom Square and at bit beaches in the summer.
0:28:09
I think the council for your partnership and your attention to this critical issue, I will be happy to take your questions at this time.
