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Ambulance board: average Mission response time 6:47; overlapping calls create capacity gaps
Summary
The ambulance board reported an average EMS response time of 6 minutes 47 seconds, strong billing collections but frequent overlapping calls left no medic available multiple times in March.
The Mission Ambulance Board reported this week that the city's average EMS response time is 6 minutes 47 seconds, well under the national benchmark of 11 minutes, but overlapping calls are straining capacity and resulted in no medic being available on several occasions in March.
Jim Brown, chairman of the ambulance board, presented first‑quarter transport and response statistics at the City of Mission council meeting. Brown said the 6:47 figure measures from the time a call is received to ambulance arrival,…
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