Agenda - Council Work Session - 09/11/2012

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CPM 101 Annual Report: FY2011 Fire & EMS /37 • Full cardiac arrest: This include patients in full cardiac arrest from medical causes, such as those in the following rhythms: ventricular fibrillation, pulseless electrical activity, asystole, pulseless ventricular tachycardia, ventricular tachycardia with a pulse, bradycardia (true, not relative). • Number of patients: This includes actual count of patients served, not the number of responses. For instance, if one traffic accident led to a response, but three people were injured in the accident, this counts as three patients served. If the same person is a patient on multiple occasions, each incident is counted separately. This does not include false alarms and refusals of care. • Response time: This includes the time from the conclusion of dispatch to the time of arrival on the scene. o Conclusion of dispatch: This refers to the conclusion of dispatch (notification of the station and affected company) for the first - dispatched unit. Dispatch will not be deemed to be completed solely upon initial tone -out. If additional responders are necessary, either immediately following the first - dispatched response or after on scene evaluation of the incident, the time to dispatch these units should be excluded from the time to "conclusion of dispatch." o Arrival on scene: This refers to the first responding fire suppression unit on scene, regardless of whether this was the first unit dispatched. Raw Data If your local government participates in CPM 101, you may access the raw data for this report on the CPM 101 Knowledge Network group located here. For assistance on accessing the group or locating the file please send an e-mail to CPM (cpmmailPicma.org). (Non - participants do not receive access to the raw data.) Explanatory Notes Graph 3 -1 • Expenditures and staffing may vary depending upon whether the department operates with career, volunteer /paid -on -call staffing, or a combination of both. Additionally, some jurisdictions may offer a wider array of services than others (e.g., EMS transport, disaster preparedness, urban search and rescue, hazardous materials response, etc.). • Minimum staffing is requested here solely for engines /pumpers. Within the CPM Comprehensive program, jurisdictions also report minimum staffing for ladder trucks, quints, and ambulances, and identify the number of each type of apparatus that are in- service or reserve. Graph 3 -2 • Please note that fires involving non - structures are different from non -fire incidents (which could include medical assistance, rescues, hazmat calls, etc.). OICMA Center for Performance Measurement'"