Emergency Medical Services Commission

Created according to 15.21 dane co ord; oa 29,89-90.

The purpose of the Dane County Emergency Medical Services Commission is to:

• Provide quality assurance monitoring of the pre-hospital emergency medical services system.
• Analyze, evaluate and make recommendations for improvements to the pre-hospital emergency medical services system.
• Analyze, evaluate and make recommendations on EMS issues related to public safety communications.
• Develop, implement, and monitor training programs designed to meet the needs of the pre-hospital emergency medical services system.
• Provide assistance to Dane County area ambulance services.
• Assist in County coordination of emergency medical services disaster planning and response.
• Promote programs directed at prevention of injury and disease.
• Serve as a contact for the various federal, state and area EMS related agencies, as well as EMS agencies in contiguous counties.
• Make recommendations and advise the Dane County Board of Supervisors and the Board’s designated standing committee and the Public Safety Communications Center Board on matters pertaining to:
  • The training of persons dispatching emergency medical services to County residents;
  • procedures used by such persons in the course of performing those duties;
  • quality assurance of emergency medical dispatching by the County Public Safety Communications Center; and
  • such other matters relating to emergency medical communications services as may be required to comply with statutory and licensing requirements and regulations of state and federal agencies.

The Emergency Medical Services Commission meets on the third Wednesday of each month. Check the weekly meeting list for location.