At its meeting on Tuesday, August 15, the Jupiter Town Council directed Town staff to create the Jupiter Fire Rescue Department (JFRD) to deliver excellent levels of service at a lower, more sustainable cost to residents and businesses. Creating the new JFRD will allow the Jupiter Town Council to have local control over costs, operations,…
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Boosting overnight staffing a priority for Kalispell Police chief following audit
By ADRIAN KNOWLER Daily Inter Lake | August 8, 2023 12:00 AM Increasing overnight staffing levels as recommended in a recent audit of the Kalispell Police Department is a priority for new Chief Jordan Venezio. Boosting the number of officers on the graveyard shift was among over 70 recommendations made in a report issued earlier this year by…
Here’s What High-Performance, High-Value EMS Looks Like
The Center for Public Safety Management proudly sponsored Academy of International Mobile Healthcare Integration’s (AIMHI) most recent webinar, “High Performance, High Value EMS.” The session provided a FREE learning opportunity for public policymakers and public safety leaders to explore the true potential of high-performance, high-value EMS delivery—and the recording is now available for on-demand viewing.…
Leadership sets the tone: 75th Anniversary of Integration of the Armed Forces
CPSM Director Tom Wieczorek represented the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) at the Blue Star Families Campaign for Inclusion on July 26, 2023. The event took place at the Historic Howard University in Washington, DC. and featured a presentation marking the 75th anniversary of President Harry Truman signing executive orders to integrate the military (July…
Top 5 takeaways from NAEMT’s first national survey of EMS agencies
A national survey reveals EMS economic and operations redesigns that would have been considered heresy just years ago By: CPSM’s Matt Zavadsky, MS-HSA, EMT Ask any EMS clinician or leader, and they will tell you – many EMS systems across the U.S., regardless of provider type, are on life support. Workforce shortages, skyrocketing costs, supply…
Public Safety Committee to review CPSM’s study of Haverhill, MA fire department
HAVERHILL — A report from the Center for Public Safety Management on the short- and long-term needs of the city’s fire department outlines 23 recommendations, including spending $2.5 million annually for new employees, purchasing and staffing a new $1.6 million ladder truck and building a new $20 million fire station. The report includes suggestions for…
Otsego County EMS Reaches Crossroads – Part II: Recent Reports
By TED MEBUST for AllOstego.com The New York State Emergency Medical Services Council’s “2023 EMS Agenda for Future,” released last month, inspected challenges involved in supplying EMS delivery by creating topic-specific subgroups to study agencies, education, government, support, operations, hospitals and staffing. The Center for Public Safety Management’s recent “EMS Services Delivery Report” did the…
CPSM co-hosts “EMS in Critical Condition” Webinar with NAEMT and ICMA
CPSM Director Tom Wieczorek participated as an expert panelist on the national webinar on February 22, 2023. The webinar, “EMS in Critical Condition,” was attended by over 350 EMS leaders, as well as municipal and county officials. Watch now, below!
Otsego County EMS Reaches Crossroads – Part I: The County Service
By TED MEBUST for AllOstego.com In December of 2021, the Otsego County Board of Representatives, at the recommendation of its Public Safety and Legal Affairs Committee, implemented a 24-hour, county-based advanced life support ambulance service, buying two ambulances and staffing 16 full-time and 10 part-time paramedics. Previously, pre-hospital emergency medical services had been largely carried…
Is EMS-on-demand the next big transformation for the profession?
By CPSM’s Matt Zavadsky You’ve likely heard the term or read the book, “Emergency Medical Services at the Crossroads,” but the reality of that concept has never been more salient than it is right now. For many EMS agencies, the current headwinds of response volumes being at an all-time high amid staffing challenges are forcing…