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Cole County EMS reports surge in calls; training pipeline expanded
Summary
Cole County EMS reported a year-over-year increase in calls and described steps to expand training and recruit first responders, including an in-house EMT class starting May 17 and ongoing emergency medical responder courses.
Cole County EMS presented its 2024 annual report at the Feb. 18 Cole County Commission meeting, telling commissioners the service saw about 1,300 more calls than in 2023 and that staffing and training efforts are expanding to meet growing demand.
“...the big one that we want to talk about is a 1,300 call increase, from 2023,” the EMS chief said during the presentation, noting the last 90 days had put the service on a roughly 15,000-call annual pace. “If we do maintain a 15,000 call pace, probably gonna need to look at expanding yet again,” the chief said.
Nut graf: County EMS provided operational metrics — including response-time benchmarks and commitment-factor statistics…
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