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County EMS data shows growing nonresident share of calls; commissioners weigh funding implications
Summary
Clear Creek County staff presented multi‑year EMS and sheriff response data showing a rising share of calls and transported patients who are nonresidents. Presenters and commissioners discussed how that trend affects reimbursements and time-on-task for paramedics and whether visitors should contribute more to public‑safety costs.
County staff presented Clear Creek EMS and sheriff call-data analysis to the Board of County Commissioners, showing a steady increase in responses involving nonresidents and a corresponding rise in time spent on calls by county paramedics.
Aaron Brawley of Clear Creek County, who compiled the EMS statistics from February 2018 to present, said the data show two linked trends: the county is responding to a larger share of nonresident incidents, and nonresidents made up a larger share of transports in 2024 than in prior years. Aaron said the county defines call volume as responses (whether or not the patient is transported) and noted that transport volume is the…
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