Because of the ambulance shortages, LACOFD Chief Daryl Osby has approved an emergency transport policy allowing fire trucks to transport patients, however, very strict criteria must be met before a patient can be transported in County fire vehicles.
—Due to the lack of ambulances and resources brought on by the pandemic, the Los Angeles County Fire Department has adjusted its policy allowing certain patients to be transported on fire apparatuses.
Because of the ambulance shortages, LACOFD Chief Daryl Osby has approved an emergency transport policy allowing fire apparatuses to transport patients, however, very strict criteria must be met before a patient can be transported in County fire vehicles. According to the LACOFD public affairs Chief Chad Sourbeer, the patient must be conscious and alert, able to walk and stand, and finally, must be able to sit in a seat on the rig.
The move comes as the department implements a new tiered dispatch system for ambulances. According to Bennet, the ambulance companies that the county contracts have also been decimated by the virus with 50% of its employees unable to work after testing positive for COVID-19.
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