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Supervisor Breed asks budget analysts to audit San Francisco Fire Department emergency medical response
Summary
Supervisor Jane Breed directed the Budget and Legislative Analyst to prepare an additional performance audit of the Fire Department's emergency medical services, citing average daily shortages of ambulances and response rates below the department's agreement with the state.
Supervisor Breed, chair of the Government Audit and Oversight Committee, asked the Board on Feb. 11 to direct the Budget and Legislative Analyst (BLA) to conduct an additional performance audit of the San Francisco Fire Department’s emergency medical services (EMS).
Breed said recent BLA work revealed alarming trends: the department’s so-called "medic to follow" situations — where ambulances are not available to respond to calls — have increased more…
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