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2023

Emergency Medical Services (EMS) total time first unit arrival (minutes)

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Proceeding as Planned
 Monitoring Progress
Reviewing for Improvement
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Status Indicators: Proceeding as Planned |  Monitoring Progress | Reviewing for Improvement | Information Unavailable

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The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has set a six-minute guideline for fire department response time to a fire emergency. The composition of the standard includes the time for dispatchers to receive the alarm and then notify the first-responders, the time for fire station personnel to get on the road, and the time to travel to the incident.

 

 

This measure calculates the time of arrival for two firefighter/paramedics to an incident.

Responses to incidents that occur on highways have been removed from this measure to provide a clear picture of the residential, commercial, and community-based emergency medical services response times.

The target was established based on the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standard for EMS call, which is 6:00 minutes from the time the Fire Department receives the alarm until arrival on scene.

This data is obtained through the City’s Records Management System FireRMS and StatsFD.

City of Fort Lauderdale
101 North East 3rd Avenue | Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
www.fortlauderdale.gov

 

Office of Management and Budget
Division of Strategy and Innovation
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City of Fort Lauderdale
100 North Andrews Avenue | Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
www.fortlauderdale.gov

Office of Management and Budget
Division of Structural Innovation
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