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EMS reports response-time trends, community training and pending toxicology results
Summary
Emergency services staff reported year-to-date call volumes, average response times, recent community training including ‘Stop the Bleed,’ event coverage, plans for an in-school EMR program and that seven deaths are pending toxicology with one confirmed fentanyl overdose.
John Fremmel, reporting for Sawyer County emergency services, told the Public Safety Committee that the county has handled about 1,200 EMS calls so far this year and is averaging roughly 10.6 minutes response time. Fremmel said response times have crept up during summer peak periods but “we're still under that average of 10.6 minutes.”
Fremmel described community outreach and training: Sawyer County personnel taught “Stop the Bleed” training to Hayward High School staff and provided nontransporting crews at events including the Sawyer County Fair and the Great Northern Rodeo. He said the EMS sponsorship program funding he had set aside will end in January; the county is exploring restarting an in-school EMR program for Hayward and Winter later in the school year.
On death investigations, Fremmel said the medical examiner’s office is awaiting toxicology results for seven cases; one of those was later confirmed as a fentanyl overdose after the report was written. He said the medical examiner’s office has recorded about 300 interactions with families, insurance companies and other agencies this year.
Why it matters: EMS response times, community training and medical examiner caseload affect public health readiness and resource planning. Fremmel told the committee that scheduling constraints are delaying some outreach but that the county continues to prioritize training.
Ending: Committee members thanked Fremmel for the report; staff will proceed with planning for an EMR program and continue to report on toxicology confirmations as they arrive.
