Dunwoody Crier — July 18, 2019

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City cites slow ambulance response times The action, taken by the Dunwoody City Council July 8, follows eight months of slow ambulance response times By CONNER EVANS newsroom@appenmediagroup.com DUNWOODY, Ga. — Dunwoody has officially declared DeKalb County in violation of an agreement adopted last fall for emergency medical services. The action, taken by the Dunwoody City Council July 8, follows eight months of ambulance response times that failed to meet benchmarks set in the memorandum of under standing between the two governments. The resolution also comes a week

before Dunwoody’s regional EMS ad hoc committee meets to discuss whether the city warrants its own ambulance zone. The committee meets at 10 a.m. July 18 in Dunwoody City Hall. “You don’t come back after the first month and say you missed it, now you’re in breach,” Councilman Terry Nall said. “You don’t do it the second month; you don’t do it the third. I would argue though that eight months later, it’s time to do that, because we’ve seen no improvement with this.” The goal set in the MOU is 9 minutes

Response times improved even further in the second quarter, averaging 9 minutes 11 seconds, according to county reports. “The first person on the scene — if they are trained — they are the key to that individual’s survival,” Shortal said. “The service we’ve got today is far superior to any service we’ve had.” DeKalb County has also complied with other parts of the MOU, he said, including providing three static ambulance units at each Dunwoody fire station and one additional unit during peak times. Before last fall’s agreement, there were no dedicated ambulances in Dunwoody.

or less for 90 percent of calls. Ambulance response times for life-threatening calls for April, May and June were four minutes longer than the benchmark on 90 percent of calls. Mayor Denis Shortal argues that response times should not be the only relevant statistic to determine whether Dunwoody and DeKalb are getting sufficient EMS coverage. The resolution passed 6-1, with Shortal casting the lone dissent. The mayor pointed to first responder times for life-threatening calls that meet the criteria set in the memorandum of understanding. In the first quarter of 2019, first responders arrived in 8 minutes 57 seconds or less for 90 percent of life-threatening calls.

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Butterfly Festival returns to Dunwoody Nature Center Pre-purchase admission is $10 for DUNWOODY, Ga. — The Dunwoody adults and $5 for ages 4-12. Tickets the Nature Center will host its 26th annual day of the festival are $12 for adults and Butterfly Festival from 10 a.m. until 4 $6 for children. Ages 3 and under are p.m. Aug. 17. free. Last year almost 4,000 people atCapacity for the butterfly tents is tended the festival, which has become a limited and once all of the entry times event for the community. 6 66 66 6signature 66 6 for the tents are allotted, admission will This year’s festival will take place on be for the festival grounds only. the 22-acre campus of the nature center Off-site parking and shuttle service and feature three butterfly tents housing will be available throughout the day. hundreds of live butterflies. Guests will be entertained with games, nature-based Guests can park for free at the North Atlanta Church of Christ on Roberts Drive. crafts, animal encounters, music and The festival will feature exclusive discovery stations throughout the park. early admission for members beginning On-site concessions will be available. at 9 a.m. If you are interested in volunThe nature center recommends visiteering at the event, please visit dunwootors timed entry admis@ @ @ pre-purchase @ dynature.org. @ @ sion to the butterfly tents via the nature 1 13/4/19 Page11 03-06-19_HAbannerBlue.qxp_Layout 3/4/1911:16 11:16 AM AM Page @ @ center’s @ 03-06-19_HAbannerBlue.qxp_Layout The festival is 11:16 presented by Cox Enwebsite at dunwoodynature. 03-06-19_HAbannerBlue.qxp_Layout 1 3/4/19 11:16 AM Page 1 03-06-19_HAbannerBlue.qxp_Layout 1 3/4/19 AM Page 1 @ terprises. org/2019-butterfly-festival. @ @ @ @

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