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_.. <br />"lls ®~ ervice ~ Coll `y ~ <br />22, 000 <br />20, 000 <br />18, 000 <br />16, 000 <br />14,000 <br />12, 000 <br />10, 000 <br />8,000 <br />6, 000 <br />4, 000 <br />2, 000 <br />0 <br />19 19 ~9 ~9 ~9 ~9 ~9 ~9 ~9 ~9 ~0 `~D ~0 ~0 <br />~r d~~ ~S d') ~9 9! 9~, 90, 9) 9~ Or 0~ DO, ~ j <br />- -~zt_-•-Total <br />Medical <br />__:_. Other <br />-~-.Fire <br />The graph above shows total calls for fire & EMS response per year, beginning in 1981, which <br />was when the department began providing emergency medical transport services. Due primar- <br />ily to rising medical service demand, the call total exceeded 20,000 for the first time in FY07. <br />Calls for fire response have remained relatively stable over the years, as improved construction <br />techniques and materials - as well as aggressive fire prevention programs -have offset <br />steady growth in population, number of structures protected, and other overall community risk <br />factors. <br />The continuing rise in medical service demand, however, is a concern. Reductions in Medicare <br />reimbursement rates, a rising median age of the popuiation, and reduced support for social ser- <br />viceshave combined to threaten the long-term financial stability of the department's ambulance <br />service, which is required by City Council policy to beself-supporting. Addressing this issue is <br />a key department priority in FY08. <br />(NOTE: Prior to FY04, the department's computerized Fire Incident Reporting System did not capture ambulance-only responses. <br />The Total-call and Medical-call figures given above for FY04 and beyond include these responses.) <br />Pa~tne~ships and Affilaa~i'ons <br />Eugene Fire & EMS is grateful to the many public, private, and non-profit agen- <br />ciesthat have extended the hand of partnership to us in order to help keep our <br />community safe. A short list is given here. There are many others. Thank you. <br /> <br />Lane County Fire Defense Board <br />Oregon Medical Association <br />International Association of Fire Chiefs <br />Oregon State Ambulance Association <br />Oregon Fire Chief's Association <br />Oregon State Fire Marshal's Office <br />Sacred Heart Medical Center <br />IAFF Local 851- Firefighter's Union <br />Looking Glass -Project Safe Place <br />American Red Cross <br />Metro/County Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) <br />Automatic Aid Agencies <br />1Vlutual Aid A encies <br /> <br /> <br />• <br /> <br /> <br />~, <br />~~, <br />C)FM~q <br />*'~ <br />g <br />Lane County Fair ,~ . <br />Lane Community College (LCC) 4 ~~~, <br />OR-OSHA SHARPS ~ ' r <br />~' <br />LANE. <br />. E <br />' ~ s <br />R'+~C <br />:E U,•' <br />E' <br />RURAL, <br />~_ <br />~ ~ ~~l <br />~ ~ n <br />e <br />~ ~~ <br />,~ <br />!.auta~ ut lcv-n}~,uks H.~tr <br />y~risi r~+u u~arvu~r~ n~yw4. <br />~ -~ At'I'~@I'iIC~111 <br />i ~ ~ ~~0~~ <br />~~~ <br />S;Y;.~P <br />~_ ~rICIfY~ <br />_ -~,cL1AkCt_ 7 <br />38 39 <br />