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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.

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.

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.

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.

Revisiting the “Uninterrupted Continuation” EMS Levy with an Informal Attorney General’s Opinion

February 4, 2013 by Judy Cox
Category: Emergency Medical Services

On May 11, I wrote a blog post discussing new legislation (SB 5381, ch. 115, Laws of 2012) that makes it easier to renew an emergency medical services (EMS) levy.

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