Fleet
- New Civilian Fleet Manager, in line with fleet assessment
- New Civilian Assistant Fleet Manager.
- 30 New Ambulances were purchased between July and December, 2013.
- The fleet now contains over 60 ambulances ready every day, up from a low of 39 during the summer.
- 6 brand new pumpers will begin delivery in April.
- 4 aerial ladder trucks before the end of the fiscal year.
EMS
- CoAEMSP – in house Paramedic training program scheduled to begin in the Fall of 2014.
- Partnership with University of the District of Columbia.
- Hiring variance has allowed Department to hire 20 new Paramedics (18 on the street, 2 in training as of March 1, 2014).
Human Resources
- 88 new Fire Cadets.
- 22 veterans (3 have already graduated, 19 in April).
- New Assistant Chief of Operations.
- Other new hires in the pipeline aimed at bolstering the Department’s EMS capabilities.
IT
- Completing contract to replace the ePCRs with new tablets.
- Improved Wi-Fi connectivity with mobile hotspots on apparatus.
- Purchased controlled medication vending machines to be stored at hospitals and major fire stations for quick supply restocking.
Various
- Working with OUC to continue to improve our medical priority dispatch system.
- Medical Miranda card for MPD.
- “Obvious Death”
- Call Response Matrix.
- Send the right amount of units to calls.
- AED registry.
Performance Measures
| Performance Indicator | August 2014 | August 2015 |
|---|---|---|
|
% of critical medical calls with first EMT arriving within 6 minutes 30 seconds dispatch to scene. |
95% | 86% |
|
Average response time of first arriving EMT to critical medical calls. |
3 min 51 sec |
4 min 31 sec |
|
% of critical medical calls with first Paramedic arriving within 8 minutes, dispatch to scene. |
90% |
82% |
|
Average response time of first arriving Paramedic to critical medical calls. |
5 min 04 sec |
5 min 48 sec |
|
% of critical medical calls with first ambulance arriving within 12 minutes, dispatch to scene. |
94% |
85% |
|
Average response time of first arriving ambulance to critical medical calls. |
6 min 18 sec |
7 min 50 sec |