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CITY OF BENBROOK 2019-20 ANNUAL BUDGET



                ACTIVITY SUMMARY                                                                                      FY 2019-20 BUDGET



                Division                                                                       Department  Activity                       Account
                PUBLIC SAFETY                                     FIRE                     EMS                                        01-32-01


                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.
                ACTIVITY MEASUREMENTS:                                                        ACTUAL        ACTUAL      ESTIMATED    PROJECTED
                                                                                              2016-17       2017-18      2018-19       2019-20
                Percent of Budget Expended                                                       101.0%         94.4%        100.0%       100.0%
                Average Response Time in Minutes                                                               5.3                     6.0                     6.0                     6.0
                Number of Paramedics                                                                            22                      22                      21                      21
                Number of Emergency Medical Technicians                                                           8                      10                      10                      10
                Number of Residents Trained in First Aid/CPR                                                    58                      75                      75                      75
                Number of Emergency Calls                                                                 2,590                2,573                2,690                2,700
                Percentage of Ambulance Bills Collected                                            39.5%        36.5%         35.0%        35.0%
                Revenue from Ambulance Services                                             $        719,633  $        732,085  $        732,000  $        730,000
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