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Fire department’s community programs expand: TFT Cares, overdose response and alternate‑response teams described to council
Summary
Tulsa Fire Department officials described expanded community‑health work — TFT Cares, overdose response teams and alternate response (ART) units — that aim to reduce 911 calls and connect high‑utilizers to services. Officials said programs have cut repeat 911 usage and that teams combine a paramedic with case managers or peer recovery specialists.
Tulsa Fire Department leaders briefed the council on several community‑health programs that pair medically trained personnel with case managers and peer recovery specialists to reduce repeated 911 use and connect people to long‑term services.
Fire officials described TFT Cares (community assistance referrals and educational services), which they said reduced 911 high‑utilizer calls by roughly 70–80% for participants in early rollout data tracked through 2023. TFT Cares uses case managers funded by hospital partnerships to follow up…
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