CM Narcisse on B-Heard team locations and dispatch criteria
Narcisse asks about B-Heard team structure and dispatch. Katz reiterates that H&H trains social workers but FDNY handles operations and dispatch. He says the city is interested in expanding B-Heard to more calls but hasn't articulated the model. Specific criteria for call qualification are a fire department question.
Let me calm myself down.
Executive plan include a baseline transfer of Be Heard funding from H&H to FDNY of $2 million in fiscal 2026, increased to $6.7 million by fiscal 2029 for the
creation of 10 additional Be Heard teams by fiscal 2029.
Where will this 10 new Be Heard teams be located?
Do you know by any chance?
I don't.
It's a fire department question.
Okay.
All right.
But you don't know, even though you're not interested in it?
We train them.
We don't get to decide the operational of them.
Okay, I love that.
Respect that.
What will the structure of Be Her teams be going forward?
Would you know that?
No.
And I think the answer is unknown at this moment.
Unknown.
I think the city is genuinely interested in trying to figure out a way for Be Her to respond to more calls.
Okay, okay.
How are be heard calls currently dispatched and triaged?
And can the department clarify whether calls are routed through the NYPD 911 system or FDNY EMS dispatch?
Right now they're running through the FDNY dispatch.
Okay.
What are the specific criteria?
that determine whether a call qualifies as be heard response versus a traditional police or EMS response.
That's a fire department question.
I knew you were going to say that.
All right, so you don't know and you're not asking.
I think I'm getting to be in a good place with you.
Let me see.
Dr.
Katz, I think I ran through all the things that was important to me, except asking my colleagues some of their questions.
And now I think I'm pretty much in good place with you.
But let's move back to Elvers.
Elmhurst Hospital.
So we got Baxter Street.
What do we got?
The part of it to the extension.
Right.
We're working on the extension.
That's still in process.
All right.
Whatever you need, I think we'll be.
And then.
Well, and actually, we've always tried to put capital money in and push the teacher and everyone to put capital money in.
Capital money is a good.
Yeah, thank you.
We really appreciate your help.
Yeah.
They're from Queens.
I'm from Brooklyn, but I work at Elmer's ER.
I know you.
I have mine.
So, Dr.