The data reflects a surge in “Level Zero” incidents — code for when dispatchers have zero available ambulances that they can assign to respond to a 911 call.
MULTNOMAH COUNTY, Ore. — Ambulances in Multnomah County were unavailable to immediately respond to more than 6,300 emergency calls between January 17 and June 8, according to Bureau of Emergency Communications data.
The data reflects a surge in “Level Zero” incidents — code for when dispatchers have zero available ambulances that they can assign to respond to a 911 call.
It’s the latest piece of evidence illuminating Multnomah County’s chronic ambulance problem.
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