Shulman asks how FDNY defines response time
Council Member Lynn Schulman notes she is the only council member who worked for EMS and asks whether response time is measured point-to-point. Miano says response time is calculated from the 911 call until the ambulance arrives on the scene, not until providers reach the patient.
Thank you very much.
First of all, I want to say that I am the only member of the City Council that used to work for the Emergency Medical Service.
On the leadership side, I know a lot of the people that are sitting here in the audience today.
The issue of pay parity has been a longstanding issue, and I was there many, many years ago.
And so, you know, so I have some questions.
One is, so, Chief, you said in your remarks that you're in the midst of a promotional cycle.
That promotional cycle has so many EMTs in it because of the pay issue.
Or a large part of it is the pay issue.
And I've heard this anecdotally from people on the street and who are working in EMS and everything else.
So, again, I'm going to reiterate what the speaker said, what the chair said, what all of my colleagues are going to say about that we have to get the pay up for EMTs and paramedics.
So that's one.
The other, so I have some questions as well.
One is, when you talk about response time, is that still point to point, like when they get to the address or they get upstairs?
So response time is calculated from when the call is made to 911 until we get on the scene of the assignment.
On the scene, so that's in the street.
So I just want to point out to everybody that there's more, the response time is higher because you've got to get up to the patient.
So that doesn't include getting up to the patient.
So I just, I want to make that clear.
So that extends it.
That's number one.