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Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue: 1,889 West Linn calls last year; district outlines EMS programs to manage volume
Summary
Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue told the West Linn council the district handled 1,889 calls in West Linn last year, about 73% medical with roughly 412 critical incidents. Officials described programs — APCP community paramedics, care-facility outreach (72 licensed facilities), nurse navigation — plus bond-funded station projects and a firefighter wellness initiative called Struggle Well.
Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue (TVF&R) presented its State of the District overview to the West Linn City Council on May 19, reporting 1,889 total calls in West Linn last year and highlighting an EMS-focused share of that total. "This is a just a breakdown of all the calls that happened last year in West Lynn. 1,889 calls," Division Chief Brian Smith said.
Smith said roughly 73% of calls were medical and about 412 were classified as critical. He described three programs intended to manage rising low-acuity call volume: an Advanced Practice Community Paramedic (APCP) program that embeds top paramedics into both critical responses and community outreach to 'high utilizers'; a care-facility outreach program targeting 72 licensed care facilities in the district to reduce avoidable 911 use; and a nurse navigation line that can triage some callers via a third-party phone service.
Smith also reviewed bond-funded capital work — including replacement of aging stations such as King City — and TVF&R’s Struggle Well firefighter wellness training, which the district hopes to expand with future state funding. During council questions, Smith said the budget process is near completion and the district expects no cuts after one remaining board vote.
