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10 <br /> Slide #2 <br /> Service Impacts <br /> • First responses were adjusted to protect fire department <br /> personnel when PPE was unavailable <br /> — Did not respond to COVID+or suspected cases unless imminent <br /> emergency(cardiac arrests,choking,etc.) <br /> • PPE was scarce and inconsistent,has since improved <br /> • Call volume dipped slightly during the height of the <br /> Pandemic <br /> • EMS providers from Fire/EMS accounted for 61%of the <br /> staff delivering initial vaccines to the community <br /> • First responses resumed on August 6,2021 <br /> 21 <br /> Slide #3 <br /> Impacts <br /> • Delta Variant surge has placed hospitals and EMS in <br /> overload situations <br /> • Presently e>:periencing a 27%increase in EMS call <br /> volume compared to pre-pandemic numbers <br /> • Varied restrictions on in person learning, placing more <br /> strain on personnel levels. <br /> • Increased absenteeism due to childcare and CQVID <br /> related illnesses/quarantines <br /> • Increased reliance on mutual aid resources nationally <br /> • Telecommunications (911),Fire and Rescue suffering the <br /> same impacts <br /> 22 <br /> Slide #4 <br /> FIREIRESCUE CALL VOLUMES BY YEAR <br /> rw <br /> E <br /> �"" eus •so.a <br /> a hdmam •io�a <br /> zoio <br /> •7oN�Lumtl <br /> x i•w ���J V IIIIW I� rr IiJ <br /> ss <br />