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EMS report: department reports 126 runs year-to-date and shift in dispatch after BLS non-transport certification
Summary
An agency official told council the department recorded 126 runs so far this year and regained Basic Life Support non-transport certification, which changed dispatching and increased medical-run proportions to about 60%; the squad will participate in a county courthouse fire drill this weekend.
An agency representative reported the department has completed 126 runs for the year and said one change driving increased runs is regaining Basic Life Support (BLS) non-transport certification. "Right now, the medical runs, I'm gonna say, are about 60% of the calls," the speaker said, explaining that protocol changes reduced tone-outs for low-acuity calls and clarified when the squad should respond.
The official described mutual-aid dynamics — when neighboring towns lack 24-hour coverage the Milan squad responded more often — and noted the department will participate in a full countywide courthouse fire drill and provide a water shuttle for the exercise. The speaker also described an increase in false activations tied to smartphone crash-detection callbacks that sometimes prompt EMS responses.
