(2) DB 20-08 Fast Response Vehicle

Question 1

Fast Response Vehicles now have regularly assigned members who have completed specialized training allowing our members to serve as Tactical Emergency Medical Support (TEMS) as well as ________ providers.

Answer 1

Alternative Destination (AD)

Question 2

ORIGINAL GOALS of FRVs:

Answer 2

1. Respond to EMS incidents within and adjacent to their assigned districts to decrease response times.
2. Initiate faster patient care for time-critical patients.
3. Perform on-scene triage and cancel and/or upgrade/downgrade responding resources as indicated to increase operational efficiency.
4. Increase availability of both fire companies and paramedic ambulances.
5. Respond to incidents when a BLS company on scene requests an ALS resource for an AMA and cancel the dispatch of any ALS companies.
6. Provide EMS resource coverage.

Question 3

EXPANDED GOALS of FRVs

Answer 3

1. Support law enforcement at the scene of Tactical EMS incidents with TEMS Specialist certified FF/PMs.
2. Provide specialized screening to clear patients with solely mental health crisis for transport to a non-hospital, psychiatric facility.
3. Provide specialized screening to clear serial inebriants with no medical complaints for transport to a sobering center.

Question 4

If a vacancy on the FRV is unable to be filled by a TEMS/AD specialist, then it will become available to all dualfunction paramedics and the FRV will be downgraded from its status of a TEMS/AD provider.

If no FF/PM is available, then the vacancy will become available to FF/EMTs and the FRV will be further downgraded from paramedic to ALS ASSESSMENT and the narcotics will be removed and secured by ________.

Answer 4

the EMS Battalion Captain.

Question 5

FRV members shall not add themselves to fire related incidents but may be added by _________.

Answer 5

fire suppression resources.

Question 6

FRV members are not to be used for overhaul and shall be made available by the IC as soon as?

Answer 6

-extinguishment has been accomplished

-there is no medical need.

Question 7

At no time shall any FRV member enter an Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health (IDLH) environment alone or together without?

Answer 7

-other fire suppression resources on scene.

(Exception to this policy is an immediate occupant life safety threat)

Question 8

FRV operational issues and concerns from the field are to be directly reported to the _______.

Answer 8

-TEMS Unit Commander

(All FRV resources are supervised by the Assistant Bureau Commander of the EMS Bureau. The Assistant Bureau Commander will regularly confer with the TEMS Unit Commander who is the direct supervisor of all FRV/TEMS members.)

Question 9

How many FRVs does the LAFD have?

Answer 9

4

(The concerned members and these resources are assigned to the TEMS Unit within the EMS Bureau.)

Question 10

The normal FRV operational schedule will be 4/10 with a start time of _____ hours and an end time of ______ hours.

Days of operation are Monday through Friday with varying regular days off (RDO’s),

Answer 10

0600 to 1600 hrs