Improve the safety of people and property
Indicator 2: Increased emergency response readiness
Measure a: State Residents per Emergency Responder (Police/Fire/EMT)
Description:
The number of emergency responders reported are those reported by the Department of Health and Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs (WASPC). The Department of Health reported the number of first responders, EMTs, paramedics by source (i.e., private service, fire service, hospital service, law enforcement, EMS district, and other). WASPC provided the number of law enforcement first responders. The emergency responders from both sources were added together for the total.
| State Residents per Emergency Responder (Police/Fire/EMT) | ||||
| FY04 | FY05 | FY06 | FY07 | |
| Residents per Emergency Responders | 226 |
217 |
222 |
225 |