Metropolitan King County Council 516 Third Ave., Rm. 1200 Seattle, WA 98104 Phone: 206-296-1000 Toll Free: 800-325-6165 TTY/TDD: 206-296-1024 Fax: 206-296-0198
Voters to have last word on Emergency Medical Services/Medic One Levy
The Council gave its unanimous support to asking voters in November to reauthorize funding for the regional system of paramedic and ambulance services—better known as Medic One.
The Emergency Medical Services (EMS)/Medic One system system relies heavily upon coordinated partnerships with fire departments, paramedic agencies, dispatch centers and hospitals to deliver services. The result of the system is that King County’s heart attack survival rate is 55 percent. Read more