AGENCY TESTIMONY
Increasing call volume and life-threatening incidents
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Chief Fields presents data showing a significant increase in overall call volume and life-threatening incidents over the past few years. This increase in demand is putting pressure on EMS resources.
- Total emergency medical incidents increased year over year
- FY24 saw 1,644,446 total incidents
- Life-threatening calls (Segment 1-3) increased by 5% from FY23 to FY24
- In FY24, there were 633,361 life-threatening incidents, an increase of over 28,000 calls
Michael Fields
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1st and foremost, overall core volume continues to increase.
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This is a trend that has continued year after year for as long as I have been involved in EMS to be Pacific The total number of emergency medical incidents in fiscal year 22 was 1531,959.
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In fiscal year 23, it was 1,000,000 613,316.
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And then fiscal year 24, it was 1,000,644,446.
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Not only is the number of overall calls increasing, but these increases includes a growing number of life threatening calls.
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Between fiscal year 23 fiscal year 24, the number of segment 1 to 3 calls, which the fire department defines as life threatening, increased by 5%.
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Fiscal year 23, we responded to 605140 life threatening incidents.
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In fiscal year 24, that number grew to 633361.
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That's more than a 28,000 additional calls.
