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wkms.: s.e s - t „, Lino Lakes Public Safety Department Memo DATE: August 25, 2014 TO: Mayor Reinert & members of the City Council FROM: John Swenson, Public Safety Director RE: Public Safety Response Protocols After careful analysis of calls for service data from the CFD, and consulting with fire and medical professionals, staff has identified potential efficiencies for fire and emergency medical services delivery in Lino Lakes. Emergency Medical Services: Lino Lakes police officers currently respond to all medicals and will continue to do so. Officers arrive on medicals calls an average of 3 minutes and 45 seconds prior to fire personnel. The Medical Director for North Memorial Ambulance (ambulance service for the City of Lino Lakes) has provided EMS response protocols for when fire personnel are needed at medical calls for services. If Lino Lakes adhered to the response protocols set by the North Medical Director, fire response to medical calls would be reduced (65% reduction in 2012 & 64% reduction in 2013). North Memorial ambulance provided staff with response time data. From 2011 to 2013, the average response time for an ambulance was 7 minutes and 52 seconds. For this same time period, CFD response time on medicals was 7 minutes and 48 seconds. On average during the last three years, CFD personnel arrived 4 seconds prior to ambulance staff. There would be no increase in the number of calls that police officers respond to if the response protocols set forth by the North Memorial Medical Director were followed in Lino Lakes. However, the amount of time police officers would be required to be on - scene of medical calls for service would increase. If these medical response protocols were followed, officers would have spent an additional 38 hours in 2013 and 9 hours in 2012 on medical calls for service. ONE VISION. ONE MISSION. LINO LAKES PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT.