City of Albuquerque - File #: R-16-69

• File #: R-16-69
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 8/1/2016
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 11/7/2016
• Enactment date: 11/23/2016
• Enactment #: R-2016-092
• Title: C/S Establishing A Basic Life Support Rescue Program And Protocols For Fire Basic Life Support Rescue Units To Provide First-Responder Services For Non-Life Threatening Medical Calls, Including Persons Suffering From Intoxication And Substance Abuse In Public Places; Making An Appropriation (Davis)

Date	Action By	Action	Result
11/23/2016	City Clerk	Published
11/21/2016	Mayor	Signed by the Mayor
11/18/2016	City Council	Sent to Mayor for Signature
11/7/2016	City Council	Passed as Amended	Pass
11/7/2016	City Council	Amended	Pass
10/17/2016	City Council	Accepted with a recommendation Do Pass, As Substituted
10/10/2016	Finance & Government Operations Committee	Sent to Council with a recommendation of Do Pass, as Substituted	Pass
10/10/2016	Finance & Government Operations Committee	Substituted	Pass
9/12/2016	Finance & Government Operations Committee	Postponed	Pass
8/1/2016	City Council	Introduced and Referred
8/1/2016	President	Referred

CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY SECOND COUNCIL

COUNCIL BILL NO. C/S R-16-69 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________

SPONSORED BY: Patrick Davis

RESOLUTION
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C/S Establishing A Basic Life Support Rescue Program And Protocols For Fire Basic Life Support Rescue Units To Provide First-Responder Services For Non-Life Threatening Medical Calls, Including Persons Suffering From Intoxication And Substance Abuse In Public Places; Making An Appropriation (Davis)
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ESTABLISHING A BASIC LIFE SUPPORT RESCUE PROGRAM AND PROTOCOLS FOR FIRE BASIC LIFE SUPPORT RESCUE UNITS TO PROVIDE FIRST-RESPONDER SERVICES FOR NON-LIFE THREATENING MEDICAL CALLS, INCLUDING PERSONS SUFFERING FROM INTOXICATION AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE IN PUBLIC PLACES; MAKING AN APPROPRIATION.
WHEREAS, the Albuquerque Police Department exists to prevent and respond to crimes; and the Albuquerque Fire Department exists to save lives by providing lifesaving medical services and firefighting services; and
WHEREAS, being under the influence of self-induced intoxicants is not a crime in the City of Albuquerque; and persons suffering from public intoxication may require basic first aid and transportation for detoxification but do not routinely require a full life saving medical response; and
WHEREAS, in 2015, The Albuquerque Police Department and Fire Department jointly responded to more than 15,000 calls, 41 per day, for medical assistance for persons suffering from substance abuse in public places, sometimes referred to as "down and out" calls; and
WHEREAS, "down and out" calls account for 15% of total calls for the Fire Department and also require the equivalent of three full-time police officers per day to respond to these calls; and
WHEREAS, the Albuquerque Police and Fire Departments currently respond to these calls as a "Priority 1," in the same category as crimes of violence in progress, or life-threatening medical emergencies, responding with full lights and sirens in an...