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EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES FIRST RESPONDER ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT AGREEMENT (7/1/2019) <br /> In situations where the FRALS unit has responded to a location other than the Incident <br /> Location (e.g. staging areas for hazardous materials/violent crime incidents, non- <br /> secured scenes,or where rugged terrain precludes access),Arrival at Incident shall be <br /> the time the FRALS arrives at the designated staging location or the nearest public <br /> access point to the patient's location. <br /> 5.4 Performance Reporting Exemptions <br /> a. City may request that a late response be excluded from the calculation of Performance <br /> Reporting ("an Exemption"), if that call falls into one of the following categories: <br /> • A declared Multi-Casualty Incident ("MCI") or disaster that the County EMS Director <br /> determines has had a material impact on City's resources. <br /> • There was a delay because information relayed by the Medical Dispatch Center was <br /> substantially incorrect so as to prohibit timely arrival at the call. <br /> b. Request for an Exemption must be in writing and received by the County EMS Director <br /> within ten (10) calendar days following the end of the month in which the event <br /> occurred. Performance Reporting Exemptions may be granted by the County on a per call <br /> basis,following review and investigation by the County. Calls that are approved as an <br /> Exemption shall not be included in the calculations for Performance Reporting. Such <br /> requests must include all of the following: <br /> • Detailed description of the circumstances causing the response delay <br /> • Date and time of the occurrence <br /> • Dispatch agency name <br /> • Unit number <br /> • Originating location of responding unit <br /> • The request must include performance reports for the month in which the incident <br /> occurred and written documentation supporting the request. <br /> SECTION 6 - ADDITIONAL SERVICE PROVISION <br /> 6.1 5150 Response <br /> a. City shall respond paramedic ALS level personnel to 5150 Calls dispatched as Priority 2. <br /> 1. If the patient does not require medical clearance at an emergency department, the <br /> City may cancel the ALS ambulance and request through the appropriate dispatch <br /> center that a BLS ambulance or County approved alternative transport resource <br /> Page 5 of 24 <br />