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8/20/2026 <br />9 <br />Fire and Rescue <br />FactorsEmergency Service Volumes <br />50K required ambulance <br />7K not urgentSW Finland, 500K People, 57K Calls <br />45 Staff located in Salo <br />(30 SALS, 15 BLS)Salo: 50K People, 20K Calls <br />EMS by Phone, hospital by <br />taxiPast 4 years EMS calls decreasing <br />76% of expense is staffingE43M EU ($50 Million) <br />E4M Services ($4.65 Million) <br />County Services <br />Border security, police, social <br />services <br />Shared communication system <br />Fire services, first responders, <br />EMS <br />11 stations with full-time 24-Hour <br />Crews <br />State level triage determines need <br />and routes to second dispatch <br />Comparisons in Delivery Approach <br />St. AnthonySaloArea <br />Policy driven, water conservationTask oriented, use more waterWater application <br />Small force, performs all functionsLarge force with specialized functionsStaff Responsibilities <br />Mutual aid partners provide <br />specialty equipment <br />Covers variety of events, prepared for <br />more types of hazardsEquipment <br />EMT CertificationNursing degree, pay > hospital staffEMS Qualifications <br />Patients usually choose to go to <br />hospital <br />Don’t do more than is needed, many <br />patients choose not to go to hospitalTransport Philosophy <br />911 dispatches EMS responders Multiple levels of triage to determine if <br />medical or other resources are neededTriage <br />Smaller population and area, has <br />similar % of call / person ratio <br />Larger population and variety of calls; <br />forest fires, and water rescueStatistics <br />17 <br />18 <br />16