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New Response Plans Allow Cross-trained Firefighters and EMS Workers to Respond to Either Call, Saving Millions of Dollars

  • 1.  New Response Plans Allow Cross-trained Firefighters and EMS Workers to Respond to Either Call, Saving Millions of Dollars

    Posted 02-09-2023 11:47

    BALTIMORE, MD, February 9, 2023 – According to a new study, changing the response plans for fire and emergency service personnel is proving to have top-dollar savings. New research in the INFORMS journal Manufacturing & Service Operations Management finds that pooling resources to have cross-trained fire-medics respond to both emergency medical calls and fire incidents, rather than having firefighters respond to fires and emergency medical personnel respond to medical incidents, can save more than $3 million a year.

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    Ashley Smith
    Public Relations Specialist
    INFORMS
    Catonsville MD
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