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December 2, 2010
Commissioner Douglas Rademacher
Weld County Commissioners' Office
PO Box 758
Greely, CO 80632
Commissioner Rademacher:
Since the adoption of the 2010-2013 Strategic Plan, the North Metro Fire Rescue District Board believes that
establishing one consistent model of emergency medical services is in the best interest of our citizens. As the
elected officials responsible for emergency service delivery to Fire District residents, the Directors have found that
the Fire District can operate with improved cost-efficiency and greater effectiveness under the Fire-Based EMS
model.
Effective December 1, 2011, North Metro will expand ambulance services into the City of Northglenn.This will
end North Metro operating two distinct EMS systems within our Fire District. Adding ambulance transport
services to the City of Northglenn is the final step needed in creating a single system, a Fire-Based EMS system, of
medical service delivery throughout the Fire District.
Through standardizing our EMS system, the entire District benefits through streamlined administrative systems,
emergency operations advancements, and the development of robust automatic aid agreements. Our day-to-day
operations undoubtedly will be enhanced through increased staffing of cross-trained personnel and resources. In
addition with a District-wide, Fire-based EMS system in place, the Fire District's service delivery capabilities would
reverse current unavailable options with neighboring fire departments to develop cost-effective regional response
capabilities through stronger automatic and mutual aid agreements.These agreements allow resource sharing of
similarly trained personnel and equipment while running daily, simultaneous events in neighboring Districts, in
addition to effective response for large-scale incidents and disaster-preparedness training.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding this upcoming service expansion, please contact me directly at
(303) 452-9910.
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