City of jamestown and jamestown community college rural EMS recruitment and training - the proposed project will be led by the jamestown fire department (JFD), one of two paid fire departments in…

City of jamestown and jamestown community college rural EMS recruitment and training - the proposed project will be led by the jamestown fire department (JFD), one of two paid fire departments in chautauqua county in partnership with jamestown community college. This project will have three target geographical areas for outreach and engagement activities: the city of jamestown, chautauqua county, and cattaraugus county. Jamestown, a designated JUSTICE40 community is located in southern chautauqua county in western new york. With a population of only 29,393, jamestown is the largest population center in chautauqua and cattaraugus counties, which speaks to this region's rurality. With access to trauma-informed and recovery-based care training and education and access to life-sustaining medical equipment, this project will increase the capacity of all EMS personnel serving the rural areas of chautauqua and cattaraugus county to provide emergency care appropriately and effectively to individuals with substance abuse disorders and CO-occurring disorders. With samhsa funding the project will provide current emergency medical technician (EMS) instructors at JCC and JFD battalion chief, municipal training officers, and EMS supervisor at JFD with 20 hours of samhsa-approved training on SUD, COD, trauma informed, and/or recovery based care best practices, interventions and resources annually. Increase the number of students who attend and successfully complete the NYS emergency medical technicians (EMT) at JCC by 10% for each year of funding. Increase the capacity of current EMS professionals in the region to effectively respond to SUD and COD, and provide trauma-informed, recovery-based care for people with such disorders in emergencies by providing access to 12 hours (recertification) of training (virtual and/or in person) annually. Finally, increase outcomes for non-fatal overdose and quality of care for SUD/COD patients by providing access to appropriate lifesaving equipment used by EMS personnel in their daily operations serving rural counties.