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78.28%
Medical Operations (Med Ops) is led by a Deputy Chief,
with support from a Health & Safety Captain, EMS
Lieutenant, and three EMS Coordinators. Med Ops is
of all AFD Calls for Service responsible for the readiness of EMS delivery in the City
and coordinates with the City’s Medical Director and the
are Medical Related
Emergency Physicians Advisory Board (EPAB) to provide
quality Continuing Education and EMS training for the
Department. Other important functions include: administering the City’s
ambulance contract, 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.
Injuries and Casualties
FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18
222 Cardiac Arrest Lives Saved
52.3% by Bystander CPR
(Since 2011)
Firefighter Deaths - - - - -
Firefighter Injuries 57 45 54 49 44
Civilian Deaths in Fires 2 4 1 2 4
Civilian Injuries in Fires 34 40 22 35 25
Community Paramedic
Program Honored
On September 27, 2018, Liz
Herring celebrated 25 years of
dedicated service with AFD as
EMS Administrative Coordinator.
Her primary responsibility is
ensuring the City’s ambulance
contractor’s performance meets
contractual obligations. Outside
this duty, which involves detailed
auditing of thousands of monthly
ambulance responses, Liz has
served as technical writer for the medical protocols
utilized in the Arlington EMS System. She was
instrumental in writing the new ambulance contract
following the untimely death of our long-time EMS
consultant just prior to the RFP process. Additionally,
she has served on numerous EMS committees at both
the local and state level to ensure Arlington’s
interests were served on critical EMS related issues.
Liz’s expertise and dedication have served as the glue
in the Arlington EMS-system, ensuring our visitors and
citizens are well-served by our ambulance contractor
and our fire department first responders. Thank you,
Liz, for your 25 years of dedicated service!
AFD and Fire Chief Don Crowson were honored with
a Route Fifty 2018 Navigator Award for the
Community Paramedic Program.
Route Fifty is a digital publication dedicated to covering
innovation in best practices in state and local
government. The Navigator Awards, which are divided
into five categories, honor innovative individuals and
teams who have taken a great idea and successfully
implemented it to improve public sector services and the
communities they serve.
The Arlington Fire Department
was among 10 recipients from
across the country to receive
a Navigator Award. Arlington’s
Community
Paramedic
Program, a collaboration with
Texas
Health
Arlington
Memorial Hospital, aims to
help cardiac and stroke patients recuperate successfully in
their homes and avoid a return trip to the hospital.
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