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Posts for Emergency Medical Services

Nurse Navigator Programs Help Address 911 Overuse

May 19, 2025  by  Leah LaCivita
Category:  Emergency Medical Services

Some 911 systems have implemented a program to better manage low-acuity, non-emergency calls, which can free up dispatches and first responders for handling life-threatening emergencies. 

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How Did Local Ballot Measures Fare in the November 2024 General Election?

December 9, 2024  by  Steve Hawley
Category:  Parks, Recreation, and Culture ,  Transportation ,  Emergency Medical Services ,  Elections ,  Fire Protection ,  Revenues ,  Minimum Wage ,  Water Resources ,  Law Enforcement ,  Special Districts

Tax-related initiatives struggled to gain voter approval in the 2024 November general election, and it was a mixed bag for other local ballot measures across the state. 

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Recapping the August 2024 Local Ballot Measure Results

September 4, 2024  by  Steve Hawley
Category:  Parks, Recreation, and Culture ,  Transportation ,  Port Districts ,  Emergency Medical Services ,  Elections ,  Fire Protection ,  Law Enforcement

Local governments placed 90 ballot measures in the August primary election, including many levy lid lift proposals, various public safety taxes, fire benefit charges, a citywide cannabis sales ban, and proposed service expansions.

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Recapping the November 2023 Local Ballot Measure Results

December 13, 2023  by  Steve Hawley
Category:  Courts and Criminal Justice System ,  Parks and Recreation Finance ,  Housing ,  Emergency Medical Services ,  Elections ,  Fire Protection ,  Homelessness ,  Law Enforcement

There were a 113 ballot measures before voters this past November, in an off-year election that drew record-low voter turnouts. How did that impact levy lid lifts requests, newly proposed districts, or citizen's initiatives? 

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Fire Departments Expand Services to Reach 911 Frequent Callers

March 15, 2023  by  Leah LaCivita
Category:  Emergency Medical Services

With a goal of reducing non-emergency calls to 911 and limiting costly, unnecessary trips to the emergency room, several fire departments in Washington State have begun mobile health programs that provide coordinated follow-up care to patients after a 911 response has occurred. 

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Police, Mental Health Professionals Partner to Improve 911 Response

December 31, 2020  by  Leah LaCivita
Category:  Emergency Medical Services ,  Law Enforcement

This blog looks at the co-responder law enforcement model, which brings social service responders and mental health professionals into the 911 crisis response.

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Community Paramedicine: Filling Gaps in Healthcare

November 18, 2019  by  Leah LaCivita
Category:  Emergency Medical Services

This blog post looks at community paramedicine, a healthcare approach that uses emergency medical technicians to deliver basic medical services to patients, often in their own home.

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Ballot Measure Results from the 2019 Primary Election

August 13, 2019  by  Steve Hawley
Category:  Emergency Medical Services ,  Elections ,  Fire Protection ,  Sales and Use Taxes

Senior Communications Coordinator Steve Hawley reviews some ballot measure results from the recent primary election in this blog post. 

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