Brooks Ambulance Inc

COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION - BROOKS AMBULANCE, INC WILL BUILD A 4000 SQUARE FOOT, 3 BAY, EMS STATION THAT WILL HOUSE OUR AMBULANCES AND ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS. THE NEW BUILDING WILL HAVE LIVING ACCOMMODATIONS FOR EMS CREW TO MAN OUR AMBULANCES 24/7. OUR NEW FACILITY WILL HAVE A LARGE TRAINING/CLASSROOM AREA WITH ADEQUATE WI-FI AND A/V TEACHING EQUIPMENT. THIS WILL ENABLE US TO HOLD EMT. AEMT AND PARAMEDIC CLASSES IN-HOUSE FOR ASPIRING EMS PERSONNEL IN OUR COVERAGE AREA. AS LICENSED EMS PERSONNEL WE ARE REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN OUR LICENSING BY ATTENDING MAINE EMS SANCTIONED CLASSES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. WE WILL OPEN THESE CLASSES UP COUNTYWIDE TO INCLUDE ALL EMS PERSONNEL AND THE 7 AMBULANCE SERVICES IN WALDO COUNTY. THE TRAINING/CLASSROOM AREA WILL DOUBLE AS A WARMING STATION FOR THE PUBLIC DURING PROLONGED POWER OUTAGES OR LOCAL DISASTERS. WE WILL ALSO HOLD CLASSES FOR THE PUBLIC IN CPR, FIRST AID, AED, NALOXONE (NARCAN) ADMINISTRATION, AND DEALING WITH PERSONS IN MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS AT LEAST TWICE A YEAR.

EMS TRAINING FOR AEMT & PARAMEDICS - WE ARE REQUESTING SAMHSA GRANT FUNDING TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL EMS PERSONNEL TO OUR COMMUNITY AMBULANCE SERVICE. WE CURRENTLY HAVE FIVE EMT’S, TWO ACTIVE ADVANCED EMT’S (AEMT) AND TWO PARAMEDICS. WE HAVE TWO EMT’S THAT ARE AVAILABLE ON WEEKDAYS. ONE OF OUR AEMT’S WORKS OUT OF THE AREA WEEKDAYS AND IS ONLY AVAILABLE ON NIGHTS AND WEEKENDS. BOTH OF OUR PARAMEDICS ARE CAREER FIREFIGHTERS AND ARE ONLY AVAILABLE WHEN THEIR SCHEDULES PERMIT. WITH THIS FUNDING FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS, WE WOULD LIKE TO TRAIN 20 EMT’S, SIX ADDITIONAL AEMT’S AND TWO PARAMEDICS. THIS WOULD ALLOW US TO HAVE ADDITIONAL EMT’S FOR DAYTIME COVERAGE AND AT LEAST ONE ALS PROVIDER PER SHIFT. OUR MISSION STATEMENT: BROOKS AMBULANCE, INC. IS A 501(C)(3) NON-PROFIT, ALL-VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE SERVICE DEDICATED TO PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL AND COMPASSIONATE MEDICAL CARE TO OUR COMMUNITY. WE ARE AN EMERGENCY TRANSPORT SERVICE WITH TWO AMBULANCES THAT ARE LICENSED TO THE PARAMEDIC LEVEL. WE ARE IN RURAL WALDO COUNTY, MAINE AND SERVE THE TOWNS OF BROOKS, JACKSON, MONROE, AND KNOX A TOTAL POPULATION OF 3,520. WE ARE SUPPORTED BY COMMUNITY DONATIONS AND BILL FOR OUR SERVICES. WE RESPOND TO CALLS 375 CALLS PER YEAR IN OUR COMMUNITY OF 3,520 WITH 11 ACTIVE EMS PERSONNEL. ALL THESE MEMBERS OF OUR SERVICE HAVE “REGULAR” JOBS OR ARE STUDENTS THAT TAKE THEM OUT OF TOWN DURING THE WEEKDAYS. THIS LEAVES ONE OR SOMETIMES TWO EMT’S AVAILABLE DURING THE DAY. EVENING AND OVERNIGHT SHIFTS ARE BEING COVERED BY A SMALL GROUP OF DEDICATED PEOPLE THAT MUST WORK THE NEXT DAY. OUR COMMUNITY CONSISTS OF THE TOWNS OF BROOKS, JACKSON, MONROE, AND KNOX A COMBINED POPULATION OF 3520 RESIDENTS USING 2020 CENSUS NUMBERS. WE HAVE SEEN A 7% INCREASE IN POPULATION IN THE LAST 10 YEARS WHILE THE COUNTY OF WALDO HAS SEEN AN INCREASE OF 2.6%. IF WE DIVIDE THE PROJECT COST OF $439,949.00 BY 3520 RESIDENTS THE COST PER RESIDENT IS $125.00 ANNUALLY. IF WE AMORTIZE THAT OVER 20 YEARS, THE COST PER RESIDENT DROPS TO $6.25 PER YEAR. THE BROOKS AMBULANCE WILL ESTABLISH A TRAINING PROGRAM FOR EMT’S, AEMT’S AND PARAMEDICS IN OUR AREA. THIS WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR 20 COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO BE TRAINED AND LICENSED AS EMT’S. WE WILL ALSO TRAIN 6 CURRENT EMT’S TO ADVANCE THEIR LICENSES TO THE ADVANCED EMT OR AEMT LEVEL. AN AEMT IN THE STATE OF MAINE IS LICENSED TO PROVIDE ALL OF THE BASIC LIFE-SAVING (BLS) SKILLS THAT AN EMT CAN PERFORM AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL INTERVENTIONS WITH EQUIPMENT AND MEDICATIONS. WE WILL ALSO TRAIN 2 CURRENTLY LICENSED AEMT’S TO THE PARAMEDIC LEVEL. IN MAINE A LICENSED PARAMEDIC IS ALLOWED TO PERFORM NUMEROUS LIFESAVING SKILLS AS WELL AS ADMINISTER 40 DIFFERENT MEDICATIONS AND OPERATE A HOST OF DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT. TRAINING TO BE A PARAMEDIC REQUIRES A SUBSTANTIAL COMMITMENT ON THE PART OF THE STUDENT. THERE IS 1400 HOURS OF TRAINING ALONE. ALL THIS IS CRAMMED INTO A ONE-YEAR COURSE WITH CLASSES AND CLINICAL STUDIES ON NIGHTS AND WEEKENDS. WE HAVE SEVERAL CURRENT AEMT’S INTERESTED IN MAKING THE COMMITMENT. WE WILL MAKE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS AND WILL NOT DISCRIMINATE AGAINST ANY CANDIDATE FOR ANY REASON. ONCE WE HAVE A MINIMUM NUMBER OF STUDENTS, WE WILL COMPLETE THEIR TRAINING OVER A TWO-YEAR PERIOD. THIS TRAINING WILL BE PROVIDED WITH A COMBINATION OF DISTANCE LEARNING, CLASSROOM AND HANDS ON SKILL TRAINING AS NEEDED. WE WILL PREPARE THESE STUDENTS TO TEST AND CERTIFY TO A NATIONAL STANDARD FOR EMT’S, AEMT’S AND PARAMEDIC. THAT STANDARD IS CALLED THE NATIONAL REGISTRY OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS OR NREMT. WE HAVE ESTABLISHED A TIER 2 NALOXONE DISTRIBUTION CENTER AT OUR FACILITY AND HOPE TO TRAIN THE OVER THREE HUNDRED WALDO COUNTY FIREFIGHTERS EMS PROVIDERS TO RECOGNIZE THE SIGNS OF OVERDOSE AND ADMINISTER NALOXONE DURING AN OVERDOSE. WE WILL ALSO TRAIN THESE SAME THREE HUNDRED FIREFIGHTERS AND LOCAL EMS PROVIDERS ON HOW TO RECOGNIZE AND DEAL WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD) AND MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS IN THEMSELVES, THEIR FELLOW FIREFIGHTERS AND EMS PERSONNEL.

ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS GRANTS

EMS TRAINING FOR AEMT & PARAMEDICS - WE ARE REQUESTING SAMHSA GRANT FUNDING TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL ALS PERSONNEL TO OUR COMMUNITY AMBULANCE SERVICE. WE CURRENTLY HAVE TWO ACTIVE ADVANCED EMT’S (AEMT) AND TWO PARAMEDICS. ONE OF OUR AEMT’S WORKS OUT OF THE AREA WEEKDAYS AND IS ONLY AVAILABLE NIGHTS AND WEEKENDS. BOTH OF OUR PARAMEDICS ARE CAREER FIREFIGHTERS AND ARE AVAILABLE WHEN THEIR SCHEDULES PERMIT. THIS YEAR WE WOULD LIKE TO ADD 6 ADDITIONAL AEMT’S AND 2 PARAMEDICS TO OUR ROSTER. THIS WOULD ALLOW USE TO HAVE AT LEAST ONE ALS PROVIDER PER SHIFT. OUR MISSION STATEMENT: BROOKS AMBULANCE, INC. IS A 501(C)(3) NON-PROFIT, ALL-VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE SERVICE DEDICATED TO PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL AND COMPASSIONATE MEDICAL CARE TO OUR COMMUNITY. WE ARE AN EMERGENCY TRANSPORT SERVICE WITH TWO AMBULANCES THAT ARE LICENSED TO THE PARAMEDIC LEVEL. WE ARE IN RURAL WALDO COUNTY, MAINE AND SERVE THE TOWNS OF BROOKS, JACKSON, MONROE, AND KNOX A TOTAL POPULATION OF 3,520. WE ARE SUPPORTED BY COMMUNITY DONATIONS AND BILL FOR OUR SERVICES. WE RESPOND TO CALLS IN OUR COMMUNITY OF 3,520 WITH 8 ACTIVE EMS PERSONNEL. ALL THESE MEMBERS OF OUR SERVICE HAVE “REGULAR” JOBS THAT TAKE THEM OUT OF TOWN DURING THE WEEKDAYS. THIS LEAVES ONE OR SOMETIMES TWO EMT’S AVAILABLE DURING THE DAY. EVENING AND OVERNIGHT SHIFTS ARE BEING COVERED BY A SMALL GROUP OF DEDICATED PEOPLE THAT MUST WORK THE NEXT DAY. OUR COMMUNITY CONSISTS OF THE TOWNS OF BROOKS, JACKSON, MONROE, AND KNOX A COMBINED POPULATION OF 3520 RESIDENTS USING 2020 CENSUS NUMBERS. WE HAVE SEEN A 7% INCREASE IN POPULATION IN THE LAST 10 YEARS WHILE THE COUNTY OF WALDO HAS SEEN AN INCREASE OF 2.6%. IF WE DIVIDE THE PROJECT COST OF $221,985.00 BY 3520 RESIDENTS THE COST ANNUALLY PER RESIDENT IS $63.00. IF WE AMORTIZE THAT OVER 20 YEARS, THE COST PER RESIDENT DROPS TO $3.15 PER YEAR. THE BROOKS AMBULANCE WILL ESTABLISH A TRAINING PROGRAM FOR CURRENT EMT’S AND AEMT’S IN OUR DEPT. THIS WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR 6 TRAINED AND LICENSED EMT’S TO ADVANCE THEIR LICENSES TO THE ADVANCED EMT OR AEMT LEVEL. AN AEMT IN THE STATE OF MAINE IS LICENSED TO PROVIDE ALL OF THE BASIC LIFE-SAVING (BLS) SKILLS THAT AN EMT CAN PERFORM AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL INTERVENTIONS WITH EQUIPMENT AND MEDICATIONS. WE WILL ALSO TRAIN 2 CURRENTLY LICENSED AEMT’S TO THE PARAMEDIC LEVEL. IN MAINE A LICENSED PARAMEDIC IS ALLOWED TO PERFORM NUMEROUS LIFESAVING SKILLS AS WELL AS ADMINISTER 40 DIFFERENT MEDICATIONS AND OPERATE A HOST OF DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT. TRAINING TO BE A PARAMEDIC REQUIRES A SUBSTANTIAL COMMITMENT ON THE PART OF THE STUDENT. THERE IS 1400 HOURS OF TRAINING ALONE. ALL THIS IS CRAMMED INTO A ONE-YEAR COURSE WITH CLASSES AND CLINICAL STUDIES ON NIGHTS AND WEEKENDS. WE HAVE SEVERAL CURRENT AEMT’S INTERESTED IN MAKING THE COMMITMENT. WE WILL MAKE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS AND WILL NOT DISCRIMINATE AGAINST ANY CANDIDATE FOR ANY REASON. ONCE WE HAVE A MINIMUM NUMBER OF STUDENTS, WE WILL COMPLETE THEIR TRAINING IN A ONE-YEAR PERIOD. THIS TRAINING WILL BE PROVIDED WITH A COMBINATION OF DISTANCE LEARNING, CLASSROOM AND HANDS ON SKILL TRAINING AS NEEDED. WE WILL TEST THESE STUDENTS AND CERTIFY THEM TO A NATIONAL STANDARD FOR AEMT’S AND PARAMEDIC. THAT STANDARD IS CALLED THE NATIONAL REGISTRY OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS OR NREMT. WE HAVE ESTABLISHED A TIER 2 NALOXONE DISTRIBUTION CENTER AT OUR FACILITY AND HOPE TO TRAIN OVER THREE HUNDRED WALDO COUNTY FIREFIGHTERS TO RECOGNIZE THE SIGNS OF OVERDOSE AND ADMINISTER NALOXONE DURING AN OVERDOSE. WE WILL ALSO TRAIN THESE SAME THREE HUNDRED FIREFIGHTERS ON HOW TO RECOGNIZE AND DEAL WITH MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS IN THEMSELVES, THEIR FELLOW FIREFIGHTERS, EMT’S AND IN THEIR COMMUNITY. WE LACK TRAINED PERSONNEL TO RESPOND TO CALLS, ESPECIALLY DURING THE WEEKDAYS FROM 8:00 AM TO 4:00 PM. IN 2021 WE MISSED 24 CALLS OR 7% OF 338 AND IN 2022 THAT NUMBER WAS 35 CALLS OR 9% OF 364, OUR TOTAL CALL VOLUME. WE ARE PARTICULARLY DEFICIENT WHEN IT COMES TO ALS SUPPORT FROM OUR SERVICE. OVER 30% OF OUR CALL VOLUME ARE ALS CALLS

ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS GRANT

EMT TRAINING GRANT FOR EMS AND LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENTS - ESTABLISH A TRAINING PROGRAM TO TRAIN 12 VOLUNTEERS TO BE CERTIFIED AS EMT AND TO SERVE ON OUR LOCAL VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE SERVICE. THESE 12 EMT'S WILL ALLEVIATE GAPS IN OUR CURRENT COVERAGE AND HELP US TO BETTER SERVE THE POPULATION OF FOCUS AND OUR COMMUNITY. BROOKS AMBULANCE, INC. SERVES THE TOWNS OF BROOKS, POPULATION 1078, MONROE, POPULATION 890, JACKSON POPULATION 548 AND KNOX, MAINE, POPULATION 806. WALDO COUNTY HAS A POPULATION OF 39,000. WE ARE LOCATED IN MIDCOAST MAINE. THESE POPULATION NUMBERS WERE TAKEN FROM THE 2010 CENSUS.

COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION