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ACTIVITY SUMMARY

DIVISION DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY ACCOUNT
PUBLIC SAFETY FIRE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SERVICES 01-32-02

ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION
The primary function of the EMS Activity is to provide emergency medical treatment and transportation of the sick and
injured within Benbrook. In addition, volunteers teach First Aid Awareness classes to residents and boy and girl scout
troops. EMS personnel train yearly to meet the continuing education requirements set by the Texas Department of Health.

ACTIVITY GOALS
-To respond immediately to all calls for emergency medical assistance.
-To provide professional service to the sick and the injured.
-To eliminate equipment downtime through the replacement of older EMS equipment.
-To train all firefighters to the minimum Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) level of certification.
-To decrease the average response time for EMS emergencies.
-To provide adequate maintenance and support to EMS activities.
-To improve the ambulance bill collection through a quality assurance program.
ACTIVITY OBJECTIVES
-To monitor expenditures and remain within + or - 5% of the Activity's budget allocation.
-To reduce response time to less than four minutes.
-To reduce scene time to less than 15 minutes.
-To train all new volunteers to a minimum EMT certification level.
-To increase time spent with Benbrook residents through training in the First Aid Awareness Program.
-To monitor the Hepatitis B vaccine throughout the City Staff.
-To continue to monitor continuing education for all EMTs and Paramedics.
-To improve the collection rate for ambulance bills.
ACTUAL ACTUAL ESTIMATED PROJECTED
ACTIVITY MEASUREMENTS 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19
Percent of Budget Expended 279.66 101.03 94.39 100.00
Average Response Time in Minutes 5.96 5.30 6.00 5.30
Number of Paramedics 19 22 22 22
Number of Emergency Medical Technicians 11 8 8 10
Number of Residents Trained in First Aid/CPR 60 58 52 70
Number of Emergency Calls 2,578 2,590 2,573 2,600
Percentage of Ambulance Bills Collected 35.50% 39.50% 36.50% 38.00%
Revenue from Ambulance Services $724,564 $719,633 $750,000 $775,000

CITY OF BENBROOK 2018-19 ANNUAL BUDGET
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