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Emergency Services Department <br />Fiscal Year 2011 -12 <br />Emergency- Medical Services Division <br />Expenditure Summary <br />Actual <br />Budget <br />Estimated <br />Requested <br />Percent <br />2009 -10 <br />2010 -11 <br />2010 -11 <br />2011 -12 <br />Change <br />3 <br />3 3 <br />Paramedic II <br />6 <br />Personal Services $1,595,166 <br />$1,773,128 <br />$1,693,610 <br />$1,875,051 <br />5.75% <br />Supplies <br />Services & Charges <br />Capital Orrtlq <br />Division Total <br />Scope of Services Summary <br />169,967 152,846 <br />208,390 193,861 <br />174,600 150,600 -1.47% <br />193,261 475,087 145.07% <br />27,967 45,700 26,472 185,250 <br />$2,001,490 $2,165,535 $2,087,943 $2,685,988 <br />305.36% <br />24.03% <br />The Emergency Medical Service (EMS) for the City of La Porte is responsible for providing emergency life <br />support services at the basic and advanced level, both in the home or at the accident site and medical <br />intervention enroute to a qualified medical facility. Our staff consists of nineteen (19) full-time paramedics. The <br />City has three (3) fully stocked ambulances certified at the Mobile Intensive Care Unit level with two (2) of the <br />three (3) on -duty at all times, one (1) utility type first responder vehicle capable of advanced level care, one (1) <br />sedan vehicle capable of advanced level care and a Special Operations Trailer equipped for mass casualty or <br />disaster type incidents. The citizens of La Porte are provided with the highest level of pre - hospital care available <br />in the State of Texas. <br />The City of La Porte EMS has received the Texas Department of State Health Services — EMS Provider of The <br />Year Award for 1993 and 2001. <br />Personnel Position Roster <br />Approved Approved Requested <br />2009 -10 2010 -11 2011 -12 <br />EMS Chief <br />1 <br />1 1 <br />Assistant EMS Chief <br />1 <br />1 1 <br />EMS Shift Supervisor <br />2 <br />2 2 <br />Paramedic III <br />3 <br />3 3 <br />Paramedic II <br />6 <br />6 9 <br />Paramedic I <br />6 <br />6 9 <br />EMS Billing Specialist <br />1 <br />1 1 <br />Paramedic Intern <br />3 <br />3 3 <br />Relief Paramedic <br />2 <br />3 3 <br />Total 1 25 26 32 <br />3 -20 <br />