FY2017 Arlington Fire Department Annual Report FY 2017 | Page 20

79.43% Medical Operations (Med Ops) is led by a Deputy Chief, with support from a of all AFD Calls for Service Health & Safety Captain, EMS Lieutenant, and three are Medical Related EMS Coordinators. Med Ops is responsible for the readiness of EMS delivery in the City and coordinates with the City’s Medical Director and the Emergency Physicians Advisory Board (EPAB) to provide quality Continuing Education and EMS training for the Department. Other important functions include: conducting post-injury and accident investigations, managing more than 485 public access automatic external defibrillators (AEDs), auditing emergency medical treatments provided by AFD personnel, and serving as the point of contact for personnel who experience work-related infectious disease exposures, injuries, and illness. Firefighter and Citizen Casualties FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 Firefighter Deaths - - - - Firefighter Injuries 57 45 54 49 Civilian Deaths in Fires 2 4 1 2 Civilian Injuries in Fires 34 40 22 35 181 Cardiac Arrest Lives Saved 51.4% by Bystander CPR (Since 2011) AMR Ready Care is a subscription program that eliminates or reduces out-of-pocket expenses for medically necessary ambulance transports. Residents may enroll in the AMR Ready Care program at any time (not just during the open enrollment period). Ready Care costs $69 a year. For more information, please visit: www.arlington-tx.gov/fire/medical-operations-2/ 19