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DIVISION SUMMARY FY 2023-24 BUDGET

Function Department Division Account
PUBLIC SAFETY FIRE EMS 01-32-02

DIVISION 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.

DIVISION 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.
DIVISION 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.
DIVISION MEASUREMENTS: ACTUAL ACTUAL ESTIMATED PROJECTED
2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24
Percent of Budget Expended 96.0% 88.3% 100.0% 100.0%
Average Response Time in Minutes 6.6 6.0

Number of Paramedics 21 24 25 26
Number of Emergency Medical Technicians 9 6 5 4
Number of Residents Trained in First Aid/CPR COVID COVID 25 50
Number of Emergency Calls 3,091 2,433 3,200 3,400
Percentage of Ambulance Bills Collected 161 36.6% 37.5% 38.0% 38.0%

Revenue from Ambulance Services $ 891,021 $ 919,650 $ 900,000 $ 950,000