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After Labor Day surge, SFFD outlines mutual aid response and a six-week MPDS dispatch pilot
Summary
SFFD reported an unprecedented Labor Day weekend surge (over 2,400 calls Sept. 1–4, double normal volume), mutual-aid deployments and nearly normal response times; the department also launched a six-week dispatch pilot using MPDS call determinants to better match ALS resources to patient need.
San Francisco emergency services leaders told the Fire Commission on Sept. 13 that the city’s EMS and fire response managed an unprecedented spike in calls during the Sept. 1–4 heat event and Labor Day weekend while preserving near-normal response times.
"In the 4 day period from September 1 to 09/04/2017, our department responded to over 2,400 calls for emergency assistance. That's more than double our normal call volume," said Andy Zanoff, EMS Chief. He credited interagency coordination through the…
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