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Public Safety Commission Wesley Hopkins | Chief of Staff Austin-Travis County EMS | FY25 Q4 Current ATCEMS Department Staffing Authorized Strength Filled Sworn Sworn Vacancies Medic Openings 714 614 100 39 Field 1 Communications September 30, 2025 Rank EMS Assistant Chief EMS Captain - Communications EMS Captain - Field EMS Clinical Spec - Comm EMS Clinical Spec - Field EMS Commander - Communications EMS Commander - Field EMS Division Chief EMS Medic - Communications EMS Medic - Field EMS Chief Paramedic Practitioner EMS Paramedic Practitioner TOTAL Q4 AVERAGE Authorized Sworn Staffing Vacancies Vacancy Rate 4 11 83 35 302 5 40 10 8 211 1 4 714 0 0 0 8 52 0 0 0 1 39 0 0 100 0.00 0.00 0.00 22.86 17.22 0.00 0.00 0.00 12.50 18.48 0.00 0.00 14.01 15.13 2 Sworn Separations 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 Sworn Separations by Type 18 12 8 4 1 2 2 3 2 EMS Assistant Chief EMS Captain - Comm EMS Captain - Field EMS Clinical Spec - Comm EMS Clinical Spec - Field EMS Commander - Comm EMS Commander - Field EMS Division Chief EMS Medic - Comm EMS Medic - Field Resigned Retired 3 Sworn Tenure at Separation Sworn Tenure at Separation 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 4 5 4 4 4 2 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 7 2 Resigned Retired Resigned Retired Resigned Retired Resigned Retired Resigned Retired Resigned Retired Resigned Retired Resigned Retired Resigned Retired Resigned Retired EMS Assistant Chief EMS Captain - Comm EMS Captain - Field EMS Clinical Spec - Comm EMS Clinical Spec - Field EMS Commander - Comm EMS Commander - Field EMS Division Chief EMS Medic - Comm EMS Medic - Field Less than 1 year 1-5 years 5-10 years 10-15 years 15-20 years more than 20 years 4 Vacancy Rates Sworn & Civilian Vacancy Rate 16.69 17.40 16.11 15.83 16.11 12.06 11.06 13.07 12.32 12.89 10.05 10.05 10.05 10.05 13.87 9.05 14.71 15.13 16.25 9.05 8.04 7.04 14.01 10.05 20.00 18.00 16.00 14.00 12.00 10.00 8.00 6.00 4.00 2.00 0.00 Oct 2024 Nov 2024 Dec 2024 Jan 2025 Feb 2025 March 2025 April 2025 May 2025 June 2025 July 2025 August 2025 Sept 2025 Sworn Vacancy Rate Civilian Vacancy Rate 5 ATCEMS Turnover Rate 1.40 1.20 1.00 0.80 0.60 0.40 0.20 0.00 Turnover Rate 1.13 1.12 1.12 1.12 1.00 1.00 1.30 1.15 0.51 0.51 0.64 0.48 0.33 1.10 1.12 0.83 0.84 0.61 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Oct 2024 Nov 2024 Dec 2024 Jan 2025 Feb 2025 March 2025 April 2025 May 2025 June 2025 July 2025 August 2025 Sept 2025 Sworn Turnover Rate Civilian Turnover Rate 6 ATCEMS Academy Classes Cadet Class 1025 • 18 Total Cadets – All Field o 1 Direct-Hire Clinical Specialist • Graduation: Wednesday, December 17th at 2:00 PM, Texas State Capitol Cadet Class 0326 367 applicants from the October hiring process • Start Date: Monday, March 23, 2026 Upcoming January Hiring Process • Pipeline for FY26 and FY27 7 ATCEMS Paramedic School Pass Rates The National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) reported that ATCEMS is the only satellite Paramedic Program with a 100% first- attempt pass rate on the NREMT Paramedic Certification exam. • State Average: 87% (within 3 attempts) • National Average: 76% (within 3 attempts) 8 Opioid Overdoses – ATCEMS Data FY25 Q4 • FY25 Q4, 52 people were connected to MAT • FY25 Q4, 668 OUD interventions were administered. • FY25 Q4, 44% of all Opiate Alerts were persons experiencing homelessness. 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 Jul-19 Pills and Adolescents Jul-20 Jul-21 Jul-22 Jul-23 Jul-24 Jul-25 Adolescent under 18 Pills Opioid Overdoses reported to 911 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 Opiate Alerts Kits Used Kits Distributed 9 FY25 Q4 Opioid Interventions FY25 Q4 Opioid Alerts We began tracking the geolocation data on 6/20/2024. 10 EMS Ambulance Automatic Aid • EMS Ambulance Auto Aid project continues. • Dispatches the closest Ambulance & District Commander to a 911 call, regardless of the department or jurisdictional boundary. • Will contribute to decreased response times and provide additional ambulance resources during large scale incidents. Timeline: • December 2025- Develop agency specific policies, procedures, and training. • February 2026: Extensive Testing • March 2026: Go-Live 11 11 EMS Whole Blood Program Primary Indication: Severe Hemorrhagic Shock 85% Patient Survival 12 Units Deployed With Whole Blood <8% Whole Blood Expiration Without Use Over 600 Total Units Of Whole Blood Administered To Date Mass Casualty Blood Partnership With We Are Blood Goes Live 12/1/25 12 2025 Special Events Week 1 Total Week 1 Total Week 2 Total Week 2 Total Total Total Calls Calls 362 362 326 326 688 688 Transports Transports 9 9 15 15 24 24 Day Day Fri Fri Sat Sat Sun Sun Total Total Calls Calls 61 61 72 72 47 47 180 180 Transports Transports 8 8 7 7 4 4 19 19 13 Peer Support Onboarding & Training Peer Support Team Mission: To provide Emergency Service Personnel, both sworn and non-sworn, psychological and emotional support through pre- incident education, spousal/family support, on-scene intervention, post-incident support/demobilization diffusion or one-on-one interaction. Onboarded 16 New Members Approximately 50 Total Peer Support Team Members 5 Teams (Black, Blue, Green, Purple, & Yellow) 14 emsrecruiting@austintexas.gov Thank you 15