AMR reports corrected call counts after CAD change; average response 12 minutes 45 seconds

Don Brooks of AMR presented the ambulance activity report for June 1–21 to the Linn County Commission, saying the average response time for that period was 12 minutes, 45 seconds. He outlined call and transport totals by community and emphasized a recent computer-aided dispatch (CAD) changeover had been double-counting responses; that issue has been fixed so the figures now reflect actual calls rather than every responding unit.

Brooks listed calls and transports for several towns: Blue Mound (six calls, four transports), Centerville (two calls, two transports), La Cygne (37 calls, 19 transports), Mound City (19 calls, eight transports), Pleasanton (22 calls, 14 transports), Prescott (seven calls, three transports), among others. He noted Fulton and Fontana had minimal call volume during the period.

He also reported that Linn Valley’s calls are being recorded under La Cygne in current reporting and said he is working to correct that so future reports will show separate counts for Linn Valley. No policy or funding decisions were taken; the presentation was informational.