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Commission approves EMS response plan; agrees to pilot shorter dispatch intervals for higher-tier calls
Summary
The commission approved an updated emergency medical services response plan and agreed to test shortening dispatch intervals for Delta and Echo call types (proposed 3 and 5 minutes) while keeping higher-priority tiers at current timing; implementation will be tested and revisited later.
Montgomery County’s Fire and Rescue Commission approved an updated emergency medical services response plan after a focused discussion on dispatch timing and how to reduce patient wait times on higher‑priority calls.
Speaker 7 presented the revised plan, saying it was reworded to be inclusive of all departments and to meet Virginia VMS inspection requirements. The primary policy change debated was shortening CAD dispatch intervals; several…
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