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New Basic Life Support Response added to ambulance response system
 

Redmond Fire and Rescue is implementing a new level to our ambulance response system.  The new Basic Life Support (BLS) response will allow us to send an ambulance staffed with EMT’s (Emergency Medical Technicians) to non-life threatening calls without lights and sirens 24 hours a day 7 days a week.  A new ambulance has been purchased that will be staffed by 17 EMT’s, 3 of which will be full time.

This new level of ambulance response was implemented based on organizational data that showed 45% of our EMS calls were non-emergency. To address this from a cost effective standpoint the decision was made to create the BLS response. Because of the outstanding teamwork between administration and the Redmond Fire Fighters Association this new system will become a reality by mid- October.

“I am looking forward to the implementation of our new BLS system. It will be more efficient fiscally and operationally sending EMT’s to non-life threatening calls, allowing our Fire Fighter/Paramedics to be available for life threatening fire and ambulance calls in Redmond Fire and Rescue’s response area” stated Fire Chief Tim Moor.

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