Resolution 24-128 National Emergency Medical Services Week

1:02:58Okay. Um RS five is National Emergency Medical Services Week, so I see lots of you in the crowd if you'll come and join at the podium.

1:03:22Okay, so this is resolution number 24-128, a resolution by the Board of County Commissioners of Pasco County, Florida, declaring the week of May 19th through 25th, 2024, as National Emergency Medical Services Week in Pasco County. Whereas National Emergency Medical Services EMS Week was first established in 1974 by President Gerald Ford, making this year the 50th annual National EMS Week. And

1:03:53whereas EMS Week is a celebration to honor the over 1 million EMS providers nationwide for their service and sacrifices. It is also an opportunity for FIRE and EMS crews to continue to raise public awareness about the critical role of EMS in the community. And whereas EMS Week recognizes the members of the Emergency Medical Services teams who provide a vital public service and are on the front lines, ready to administer life-saving

1:04:23care and services to all residents in need in Pasco County 24 hours a day, seven days a week. And whereas EMS system members daily hard work, especially in potentially fatal situations, dramatically improves the survival and recovery rate of those who experience sudden illness and injury. Whereas the members of the EMS teams engage in thousands of hours of specialized training and continuing education to enhance their life-saving skills.

1:04:54And whereas the EMS system consists of emergency physicians, nurses, skilled dispatchers, emergency medical technicians, paramedics, firefighters, first responders, educators, administrators, and others who provide quality emergency. Yeah. And whereas the 2024 National Emergency Medical Services Week theme, honoring our past, forging our future, calls for us to honor those who came before us while also looking forward, building on their efforts, and

1:05:24committing ourselves to forge a future for the next generation of EMS professionals to serve their communities. And whereas it is important to recognize the value and accomplishments of emergency medical service providers and to honor them by designating the week of May 19th through the 25th, 2024, as National Emergency Medical Services Week. Now, therefore, be it resolved by the Board of County Commissioners of Pasco County, Florida, that the said board hereby proclaims the week of May

1:05:5519th through the 25th, 2024, as National Emergency Medical Services Week in Pasco County, and encourages the citizens of Pasco County to join in expressing appreciation for the exemplary efforts, hard work, exceptional service, and dedication provided. by the individuals who work for Pasco County Fire Rescue. Done and resolved in regular session with the quorum present in voting this twenty-first day of May 2024. Move approval.

1:06:22Second. Got a motion and second. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Motion pass five zero. Um We have a spokesman.

1:06:31Yes, sir. Uh thank you commissioner. Uh thank you all of you. Uh Commissioner Oakley thank you for sponsoring this resolution. You guys have always been very, very supportive of Pasco Fire Rescue and this resolution just goes a long way to show the men and women how much your commitment to is to us. You know, if it wasn't for your commitment, you know the commitment for the county administration, you know, Mr uh Karbala and Mr. Murphy, we wouldn't be able to do what we do. We have one of the most state of the art nationally uh accredited via EMS systems in the in the

1:07:02In the area. You should be proud of that and know that we have the you know the best of the best, and it's because of your support that we can do that. Out of the 95,000 calls that we run a year, the lion's share of that is EMS calls. And I'd have to give some credit to Chief Paula Coleman. She does run that whole organization, her and her small crew of about three. So she's doing a fantastic job, but it's with your support that uh the men And women from Pasco Fire Rescue, uh Chief Press who's not here, he's away on official business. We'd like to say thank you for this recognition.

1:07:33I'd like to say I I I greatly appreciate your service. Uh as a first responder going out there in such critical times of people's lives means a lot, especially getting the great service. I know from years ago when we f when I first started uh we started to focus on getting every one of the firefighters in the MS, every single person wanted to get them trained duly. And we we took that step I think we stuck took steps to kind of give you better living quotas to live in while you're staying there, improving safety every step of the way, knowing that the better we're taking care of you, the better you

1:08:04can take care of our people. And the numbers are phenomenal to what you've done uh to service our people every step of the And taking us to that level of premiere, as you have mentioned, and we're very proud of that and very very thankful for you guys. So appreciate your service.

1:08:18Mr. Whiteman. Thank you, Chairman Mariano. Thank Chief Winn and everybody here today. So, Chief Coleman, you're responsible for managing those 95,000 calls a year? Round of applause to

1:08:31her.

1:08:37The dispatch ninety five thousand. Stressful. calls, at least for the folks who are calling us, calling nine one one. Um and to hold the demeanor and the the care and the passion and to to get your folks out there to help to help our citizens or our guests in our county is just You know. Fantastic, fantastic work. We're in the service service business and You know, you see things that you can't unsee. And uh we're all very sensitive

1:09:08to that. So thank you all for hanging tough and having the passion and and chewing the career choosing the career that that you all have. and uh we need you every day. So thanks for being here.

1:09:18And um I would say thank you so much as well. And as I've mentioned before, I'm not sure. There's barely a time when I'm out driving around the county that you're not passing me by. And um and pay attention to that. I mean they are always Going. With me or against me and no doubt. I'm just

1:09:36not a day I don't drive down the road to see one of the vehicles.

1:09:43helping our citizens here. So thank you so much.

1:09:46Ms. Yeager.

1:09:48Yes, thank you very much. Um you guys are our front lines, the first ones, you know, on the scene. Um just thank you for what you do. And um my son actually wants to be a firefighter paramedic. So um I I look forward to maybe him having a ride along and coming to visit you guys. So thank you.

1:10:08Mr. Kavala.

1:10:10Uh thank you Mr. Chair. I'll I'll I'll be brief, just uh build on this, but I you know, I remember the first time when we started talking about this third busiest ambulatory service in the state of Florida. Third busiest in the state. You know, that's talking Miami, Jacksonville, Orlando, you know, even to our south of Tampa, Saint Petersburg. Uh you guys again serve our citizens on probably what will go down is one of the worst days of their lives. And so I just thank you. Thank you for all that you do and that you continue to do to provide life saving measures to

1:10:40folks. It is it is one of the essential services that government can provide its citizens. And so thank you for answering the call.

1:10:47I wanna say that. Thank you very much. I uh appreciate any any and all things that you do every day. It's very, very important. And I'm not gonna let him get away without speaking. J J's moving away from the mic. No. Really what I'd like for him to say is what he told me the other day, which I think means a very a lot. For Pasco County.

1:11:13Boy, now I'm on under pressure. I don't know what I told you the other day. Uh Mike

1:11:17stole my life to do with uh replacement of uh fireman and and yes uh public safety we are

1:11:26Because of your support last year We were losing Seven on average, seventy firefighters a year were leaving this department. This year we're down to three. Wow. We've seen a ninety-five percent reduction for your support. So kudos to the board for standing up, kudos to leadership for bringing this forward. HR, I mean we just one person can't take credit. It's it really was a a team effort. Commissioner Yeager,

1:11:56um we haven't done our uh branch briefing yet. Uh Uh my boss stole my, you know, thing t about to tell you that we're the third busiest EMS. But We have EMS uh firefighters working in college dorms. right now, just because We're waiting for a firehouse to get built. There's a service need. Don't go anywhere, Uh and they go everywhere every day. Uh and I just am proud to be part of this this

1:12:27team.

1:12:28Okay. Well thank you very much, all of you. If you will we'll all go down and take a picture and

1:12:35Okay.

1:13:00I don't want to recognize you now.

1:13:03Thank you.

1:13:07Thank you. That was great to see you. I'm

1:13:11going to be right here. I can yell at the two cats. Okay, everybody ready here, please.

1:13:21Thank you.

1:13:38I can we can have this feedback.

1:13:47One more.

1:13:52Doing this jerky.

1:13:54Wait a minute, how come Jack got two?