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Appendix E - Phoenix, Arizona, Case Study
Pages 41-43

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... , while an additional 300 firefighters have received additional training to become certified paramedics, which enables them to provide advanced life support treatment. The Phoenix FD also operates the regional dispatch center.
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... Additionally, an extensive literature search was conducted to provide background information on various information-sharing projects that had been initiated in the Phoenix metropolitan area. 1.4 Acknowledgments The key contributors to the Phoenix case study are • Ron Burch, Phoenix FD; • Barbara Hauser, ITS Incident Management Coordinator, Maricopa County Department of Transportation; and • Andy Macfarlane, Phoenix FD; • Joe Noce, Project Manager, City of Mesa Police Department; and • Tim Wolfe, ADOT.
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... Phoenix FD receives emergency and planned maintenance road closure updates from the City of Phoenix Public Works via facsimile. Closure data assist the Phoenix FD dispatchers with ensuring that response vehicles avoid closures, thereby increasing response times.
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