so...whats the difference of how calls are dispatched for you guys (amr right?) vs the AO people? im assuming they have their own ambulances?
not sure if its where theyll jump on your rig and run critical calls are not. SoCal EMS is so confusing to me
San Bernardino County Fire only has ambulances in certain unincorporated parts of the county as well as the city of Hesperia. The AOs will be replacing limited term FFs and full timers on ambulances in all their service areas aside from Hesperia. Hesperia will retain limited term/full time staffing on their ambulances due to the SAFER grant.
This is how the high desert ambulance services areas are assigned:
AMR highs desert runs primary 911 ambulance responses in: Adelanto, Apple Valley, El Mirage, Helendale/Silver Lakes, unincorporated parts of Hesperia, Oak Hills, Oro Grande, certain parts of North Phelan, Summit Valley, and Victorville.
San Bernardino County Fire runs primary 911 ambulance responses in: Crestline and certain surrounding communites, Hesperia, Lake Arrowhead, Lucerne Valley, Phelan, Wrightwood, and Yucca Valley. Again, the AOs will replace existing personnel in all those areas aside from Hesperia.
These cities/communites are in close vicinity of each other with both AMR/SBCFD providing mutual aid almost on a daily basis due to severe bed delays (it's not uncommon for ambulances in this county to wait 6-12 hours for a bed!!!!! There's even a protocol allowing one crew to watch multiple patients due to all the strain the bed delays have put on the 911 system.
