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Hardin County EMS and 9-1-1 directors report call volumes and response metrics
Summary
EMS director Mark Peterson and 9-1-1 director Mike Leo presented February activity reports: EMS reported 1,389 dispatches and improved response times for Squad 51; 9-1-1 reported 3,625 answered calls and agency cost-share percentages. Judge Hall noted a state inspection with no discrepancies.
Mark Peterson, presenting the EMS activity report for February, said the department was dispatched on 1,389 runs and transported 1,379 patients; 16 were transfers and 132 were not transported. Fiscal-year-to-date call volume stood at 10,748 dispatches and 10,671 transports. Squad 51 (West Hardin Fire Department) made 66 responses in February with an average response time of 14 minutes, 39 seconds. Judge Hall congratulated Peterson and his team, noting a state inspection completed that day with no discrepancies in ambulances, training or administration.
Mike Leo, director of the 9-1-1 center, provided February activity metrics: 3,625 9-1-1 calls answered; 8,495 CAD reports created; 6,641 administrative calls answered; 1,262 EMS dispatches; calls transferred to secondary sites totaled 713 (575 to Etown police, 138 to state police). Leo also presented a cost-of-service breakdown across dispatched agencies, citing EMS at 36.2%, Radcliffe Police Department at 25.2% and the Sheriff's Office at 20.3%.
Both directors invited questions; none were raised that changed the presented operational figures. The reports were accepted as informational and no new directives were issued during the meeting.
