Sunday, October 24, 2004

Are there other ways? - Your ideas...

Lot of folks have mentioned the lack of imagination that seems to be surrounding this budget crisis. Do you have some ideas on how the Spokane Fire Department can save money, or even make money, while saving our already understaffed (soon to be catastrophically understaffed) fire department? If you have some ideas, send them in. We'll update this post as we get them.
What we have received so far:


INCOME GENERATION IDEAS! INCOME GENERATION IDEAS!

Interfacility Transport using our Medic units.

   Collection rate is about 90%

   It would free up more AMR units for City 911 calls.

   We wouldn't be doing anything that another private ambulance company could provide.

 

Strike Team of Wildland Rigs / National Contract Engines

   Not State Mob!

 
Advertising on the side of Apparatus

   Other Cities have done it - let's people know how cash poor we are.

 

Medstar ground transport/shuttle.

   Involves moving their fixed wing crew and patient from Felts Field to a Hospital.

   Also involves ground transports when the weather prohibits flight operations.

  
 

Provide 911 transport outside the City (i.e. Districts 1, 8 and 9)

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