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2002 Strategic Plan Update of the 1998-2003 Emergency Medical Services Strategic Plan

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The 2002 Strategic Plan Update of the 1998-2003 Strategic Plan is limited to the Balance of the County portion of the EMS system. Unless otherwise noted, financial and statistical data presented in this plan exclude Seattle Fire Department EMS.

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Download full report in PDF format (937 KB)
Individual sections are in web format below:
gray bullet Executive Summary - Background
gray bullet Purpose of the Plan
gray bullet Review of the 1998-2003 Strategic Plan
gray bullet EMS system and operational design
gray bullet Levy history, task force creation, and governance over the Strategic Planning process
gray bullet Development of 2002 Strategic Initiatives
gray bullet Advanced Life Support (paramedic services)
gray bullet Financial Plan/Forecast
gray bullet Seattle EMS System
gray bullet Appendices:
gray bullet Acknowledgments

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2003 Supplemental Plan to the 2002 Strategic Plan Update (May 2004)
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Updated: Monday, May 24, 2004 at 04:19 PM

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