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Here are specifics on 2022 incidents:

EMS Calls NGFR responded to 470 EMS related calls in 2022. This number not only includes our 395 patients experiencing a medical emergency, but 75 motor vehicle accidents. Of our 470 EMS calls, we transported 264 patients to the hospital (56% of EMS calls and 39% of our total call volume). NGFR EMS providers take pride in providing excellent patient care on ev ery EMS call. Incidents often call for immediate and sometimes lifesav ing interventions. In 2022, our providers started 160 IV’s, assessed 124 12-lead EKGs, monitored 109 cardiac rhythms, applied 8 cervical collars, assisted 6 patients with ventilations, and also performed a needle decom pression. Our EMS providers administered supplemental oxygen 46 times, fentanyl 23 times, ondansetron (Zofran) 20 times, epinephrine 1:10,000 19 times, nitroglycerin 19 times, DuoNeb 17 times, and aspirin 16 times. Fire Calls NGFR responded to 29 fires in 2022, including eight building fires. The other 21 fires included 11 grass or brush fires, five vehicle fires, three cook ing fires, and two chimney fires. We responded to 52 “false calls.” Many of these were fire alarm activations that end up being accidental. In the fire service, we treat these as real emergencies. Alarm systems are designed to activate when they believe a hazard (smoke, fire, CO, etc.) is present. It is the job of the fire department to determine if there is a hazard or not, mitigate the potential hazard, and secure the building. Other calls we re sponded to include gas leaks, wires down, and overheated equipment. The fire service is much more than responding to building fires. We are an “all hazards” department serving our community in a variety of ways. To quote the late Chief John Eversole of the Chicago Fire Department “Our department takes 1,120 calls every day. Do you know how many of the calls the public expects perfection on? 1,120. Nobody calls the fire department and says, ‘Send me two dumb firemen in a pickup truck.’ In 3 minutes they want five brain-surgeon decathlon champions to come and solve all their problems.” People call 911 on the worst day of their life. We work hard as an organi zation and with our mutual aid partners to provide the best, most profes sional service we can.

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