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Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue outlines EMS demand, pilot community‑paramedic unit and station upgrades tied to local levy
Summary
Deputy Chief Laura Hitt told Tigard councilors that roughly 70% of calls in the city are medical, TVF&R is piloting an advanced practice community paramedic unit to reduce nonurgent transports, and voters approved a May 2024 local option levy to add 36 firefighters/paramedics over five years.
Deputy Chief Laura Hitt of Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue (TVF&R) presented a year‑end state‑of‑the‑district report to the Tigard City Council on May 20, emphasizing that roughly 70% of emergency responses in Tigard are medical calls.
Hitt described a two‑year pilot for an advanced practice community‑paramedic (APCP) unit intended to reduce nonessential emergency‑room transports from licensed care facilities by providing on‑site assessment and treatment with a paired nurse practitioner or physician assistant. TVF&R also participates in a regional nurse‑navigation telephone triage program designed to divert low‑acuity callers to…
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