Austin-Travis County EMS 2023 Annual Report

AUTHORIZED SWORN STRENGTH 689 AUTHORIZED CIVILIAN STRENGTH 110 field operations

Austin-Travis County EMS (ATCEMS) Operations Division is the primary response entity for the department and is dedicated to delivering the highest level of out-of-hospital medical care to a population of over 1.4 million residents and visitors within Austin, Travis County, and parts of Hays and Williamson Counties. Our service area covers 1,110 square miles.

Every day over 100 personnel work in four shifts, operating up to 41 24 Hr. Field ambulances (37 Field Operations ambulances, two Rescue ambulances, and one Tactical ambulance), seven 12 Hr. Field Operations ambulances, two LakeMed Paramedics (APD boats), with oversight from seven District Commanders and one Shift Chief. Additionally, there are two Rescue Task Force Special Response Units working weekends in the

Austin Entertainment District in partnership with other public safety agencies. The last year saw a significant increase in incident responses and ATCEMS Operations was forced to expand. The trendline shows the incident response volume continuing to increase as our community grows.

MEDICS AVERAGING 387 CALLS PER 24 HOUR SHIFT SYSTEM WIDE

Incident Response Volume 2022-2023 annual call volume

9,500 10,000 10,500 11,000 11,500 12,000 12,500 13,000

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