Council Retreat and Public Safety Updates
Stay informed about the latest updates on City Council retreat discussions and public safety initiatives, including EMS service improvements, ambulance response times, and collaborative efforts with DeKalb Fire and AMR for better community health services.
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City Council Retreat Public Safety March 22-23, 2023 Click to add subhead
EMS Update EMS Update On May 21, 2018, the City Council declared a medical emergency. On May 24, 2018, a notice of the declared medical emergency was sent to the Region 3 EMS Council, and they appointed a 5-person Ad-Hoc committee to conduct a study. On October 30, 2018, the City of Dunwoody and DeKalb County entered into an MOU for EMS services. 90th percentile response of nine (9) minutes or less to ALS calls. 90th percentile response of fifteen (15) minutes or less to BLS calls. On July 8, 2019, the City Council passed a resolution declaring DeKalb County to be in breach of its MOU with the City. 2
EMS Update EMS Update In 2022, the 90th percentile response to ALS calls was 21:01. In 2022, the 90th percentile response to BLS calls was 23:23. We continue to receive complaints about long wait times for ambulances. On several occasions, no estimated response time could be given, so an AMR ambulance in Sandy Springs was requested. 3
EMS Update EMS Update Contributing factors for the delays in ambulance response: Size of the zone. Geographical challenges of the zone. Challenges with staffing. Wall times. No direct funding is provided by DeKalb County for ambulance service. On February 9, 2023, the City Manager and I attended the Region 3 EMS Council meeting. On February 27, 2023, we met with Chief Fullum and a representative from AMR to express our continued concerns. 4
EMS Update EMS Update DeKalb Fire & AMR Steps Forward Five Mobile Integrated Community Health Units are in the budget. Rebalance the types of ambulances in service. More BLS and fewer ALS ambulances. Continue to use the Nurse Navigator program to divert calls. DeKalb County deploying more of its own ambulances. Using dispatch health. Working with hospitals to improve wall time. Improving pay for ambulance workers. 5
EMS Update EMS Update City of Dunwoody Steps Forward Working with DeKalb Fire to implement the Nurse Navigator program through ChatComm. Asked for a new quote from DeKalb County for a dedicated AMR ALS ambulance to be stationed in the City of Dunwoody from 9 am to 9 pm each day. Mayor Deutsch sent a letter to the CEO of DeKalb County. 6
Mental Health Clinician Mental Health Clinician On May 23, 2022, the City Council approved a contract with View Point Health to hire a Licensed Behavioral Health Clinician. Extremely effective. In the 2022 legislative session, SB403 was passed. Local Community Service Boards responsible for establishing Co-Responder programs in their area. On November 16, 2022, we received notice that View Point Health was canceling our contract. A contract with the DeKalb County Community Service Board (CSB) is pending City Council approval. 7
Public Safety Trends Public Safety Trends Crime % Change 2019- 2022 Crime Type 2019 2020 2021 2022 Homicide Rape Robbery Agg Assault Residential Burglary Commercial Burglary Motor Vehicle Theft Entering Autos Parts from Autos Shoplifting Mail Theft All Other Larcenies Fraud/Forgery Narcotics Fleeing & Eluding Gun Crime 2 2 24 30 101 63 110 417 40 864 28 347 471 250 15 22 2 6 22 41 43 42 102 245 23 619 52 323 334 225 22 24 3 3 31 47 66 26 91 238 52 607 41 331 326 199 19 38 3 9 26 68 68 48 98 249 65 580 60 371 479 329 41 48 50% 350% 8% 127% -33% -24% -11% -40% 63% -33% 114% 7% 2% 32% 173% 118% 8
Public Safety Trends Public Safety Trends Staffing Department Population Part 1 Crime Officers Crime Comp Staff Comp Part 1 Crime per Officer Dunwoody PD 51,000 1,589 64 24.8 Johns Creek PD 82,000 493 73 -68.9% +14% 6.8 Chamblee PD 29,000 1,191 72 -25% +12.5% 16.5 Smyrna PD 55,000 1,110 98 -30.1% +53.1% 11.3 Brookhaven PD 55,000 1,531 89 -3.7% +39% 17.2 Roswell PD 92,000 1,393 160 -12.3% +150% 8.7 Alpharetta PD 66,000 919 113 -42.2% +76.5% 8.1 Sandy Springs PD 100,000 1,759 148 +10.7% +131.2% 11.9 Marietta PD 61,000 1,633 139 +2.8% +117.1% 11.7 9
DEMA Update DEMA Update Emergency management for all of DeKalb County We coordinate and report responses to them. In turn, DEMA coordinates and responds to GEMA DEMA pushes information out to us and we share it. (warming stations, weather concerns, etc.) 10
