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SFFD updates commission on EMS 6 outreach and new Street Crisis Response Team pilot
Summary
Chiefs and EMS leads outlined the EMS 6 program and a new Street Crisis Response Team pilot launched Nov. 30; early deployment accepted 18 of 36 dispatches and achieved 22% non-ED transports in first seven days. The team plans phased expansion subject to staffing and budget constraints.
The Fire Commission heard a progress report on EMS 6 and the newly launched Street Crisis Response Team (SCRT) during Item 7. Chief Simon Pang and field captains described the pilot's objectives, initial operations and short-term expansion plan.
Simon Pang said EMS 6's core mission is to connect frequent 911 users to appropriate resources; the SCRT applies a behavioral-clinician and peer-support model to on-street behavioral crises to keep people out of emergency rooms and…
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