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Dallas drafts new vision for fire-EMS |
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Firefighters may be tackling around 50 percent fewer fires than they were 30 years ago, but it's certainly not reflected in their workload.
EMS responses are making increasing demands on resources, with such calls accounting for up to 80 percent of the total received by some departments.
These statistics signal the time for a fresh approach to how fire departments handle emergency medical services. And Dallas Fire-Rescue — whose calls are 60 percent EMS-related — is at the forefront of adopting a new approach
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