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Crowley fire chief warns EMS surge could force costly PSAP requirement; asks ambulance partners to limit non-life-threatening calls
Summary
Fire Chief Lewis Merrill said rising EMS call volumes could push Crowley above a 730-call threshold that would require a primary PSAP and staffing costing more than $1 million; he urged Acadian Ambulance to restrict tones to life-threatening calls only.
Crowley Fire Chief Lewis Merrill told the council that the city’s fire department is responding to an escalating number of emergency medical service calls and that the trend could require the city to establish a primary public-safety answering point (PSAP), an outcome he said could carry a running cost in excess of $1 million.
“If our calls stay like it is right now, we're looking at 760 to 770 calls on the projection we are right now. That means we need a PSAP,” Merrill said, noting a…
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