FIRETRANSPORT The evolution of EMS FireTransport is a “Total-Care” Emergency Medical Service (EMS) combining both facets of the old “Two-Tier” EMS system. Firefighter-Paramedics who already respond first and provide patient treatment, will now also transport these patients to the hospital. FireTransport is a Natural Evolution of EMS to a more capable and more efficient model. The majority of Counties and Cities in Florida have already switched to FireTransport because it gives Faster, Cheaper, Better service
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FIRETRANSPORT The evolution of EMS FireTransport is a “Total-Care” Emergency Medical Service (EMS) combining both facets of the old “Two-Tier” EMS system. Firefighter-Paramedics who already respond first and provide patient treatment, will now also transport these patients to the hospital. FireTransport is a Natural Evolution of EMS to a more capable and more efficient model. The majority of Counties and Cities in Florida have already switched to FireTransport because it gives Faster, Cheaper, Better service
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FIRETRANSPORT Firefighters Serving you Better... While private ambulance attendants (Paramedics and EMT’s) are certainly trained and certified to meet state requirements regarding prehospital medical care, your firefighters have evolved into a multidisciplinary force trained for an “All Hazards” response, including: • Fire Suppression – The very reason Daytona Beach established a fire department in 1909, to save lives and protect property from the devastation of fire. We are the longest operating fire department in Volusia
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FIRETRANSPORT Frequently Asked Questions How will FireTransport save tax dollars? Why is FireTransport better for the patient? How does FireTransport affect EVAC? Will FireTransport affect response times? Why have we waited so long to try FireTransport? Has FireTransport been done successfully anywhere else? What guarantees does FireTransport have? Is FireTransport a Union Program? Is FireTransport a Plot by the City of Daytona Beach to Take-Over other Fire Departments or Cities? Does FireTransport Discredit or Criticize
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Obstacles to FIRETRANSPORT Daytona Beach’s pilot program is not complicated, and virtually everyone agrees with the basic tenets of FireTransport. Why then, the opposition? The answer is “implementation methodology.” Opponants to the DBFD FireTransport program cite one (or both) of the following two (2) objections: 1. They want it "ALL-AT-ONCE". They do not want a small pilot program to prove the benefits of FireTransport before applying the concept to the entire county... they want to
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FIRETRANSPORT 6 Critical Advantages FireTransport is Fire Department based patient transportation service to the hospital. This is accomplished by Firefighters who are fully cross-trained and State certified as Paramedics and EMTs (Emergency Medical Technicians) providing Advanced Life Support patient care and transport from ambulance-style Rescue Trucks. More information is available at: www.FireTransport.com Why Fire Service Transport? • Following the nationwide trend of municipal services, Patient transport is the natural evolution of the fire service. •
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