At the January 18 meeting, Perrysburg Township Fire Chief Tom Brice discussed amending a mutual aid agreement with the City of Perrysburg.
The fire chief said the two jurisdictions are looking at response times and which would be better suited to respond to calls.
He noted that a handful of homes along River Road are in the township, but the city could respond to those calls on a much quicker basis.
“The goal is to get a first responder to the scene sooner in areas where either entity may have an extended response time,” he said.
And time, Chief Brice explained, is of the essence, especially when dealing with health issues such as a cardiac arrest. “Time is critical, so we are looking at how to best serve those areas.”
The amended agreement would expand to EMS in certain areas of the township and city [see map].
“In areas highlighted in purple, we will send a first responder to assist the city and areas in yellow, the city would send a first responder to assist us,” he continued.
“When the city responds, the township would provide patient transport and collect revenue for the transport. Likewise, when we respond for the city, Perrysburg would do the transport and collect its revenue,” he added.
The chief requested to continue negotiating with the city on the proposed changes.
“I have no problem with continuing talks,” said Trustee Gary Britten. “It’s all about helping the people.”
Trustee Joe Schaller agreed, “It’s absolutely a good idea.”
In other business, the fire chief provided the trustees with department statistics for 2022 and data from the last month of the year.
They closed out last year with 2,078 runs. “It was the busiest year on record,” the chief said.
The department responded to 1,754 EMS calls and 324 fire. They received mutual aid 45 times and provided it on 159 occasions.
The greatest number of EMS responses was at residences, 1,113. It was followed by nursing homes, 312; businesses, 259; roadways, 152; schools, 36; hotels, 22; medical offices, 13; at the station, nine, Maumee River, six.
In 2022, McLaren St. Luke’s was the location where the greatest number of people requiring hospitalization were transported at 355. That was followed by Mercy of Perrysburg, 349; St. Vincent’s, 116; Toledo Hospital, 82; St. Charles, 65; Bay Park, 38; University of Toledo Medical Center, 16; St. Anne’s and Promedica Maumee, four apiece; Wood County, three and Flower, two.
Total revenue collected last year by the department was $144,145.
Although December was a busy month, it was not the busiest on record, Chief Brice said.
Last month the department handled 147 EMS and 39 fire calls. They received mutual aid three times and rendered it on eight occasions.
The largest number of EMS responses were at residences, 100, followed by nursing homes, 31; businesses, 26; roadways, 15; schools, three; hotels, two, and at the station, one.
Of those requiring transport to area hospitals, 40 went to Mercy of Perrysburg. The remaining went to McLaren St. Luke’s, 30; Toledo, 10; St. Charles, six; St. Vincent’s, five; Bay Park, two, and St. Anne’s and UTMC, one each The next trustees meeting will be at 4 p.m., Wednesday, February 1, at the township meeting hall, 26609 Lime City Road, and is open to the public.