VIDEO: The City of Bryan says they have no problem keeping up with emergency calls with the help of a new program.
Community paramedics are emerging across the country. It’s something that caught the eye of Chris Lamb with the Bryan Fire Department.
“Every year the call volume increases more and more and more. In the past, it was always trying to throw ambulances at the problem, you know, and we really had to sit down and come up with innovative ideas and ways to handle certain situations,” Lamb said.
Lamb worked to identify frequent callers, people using the emergency number for non-emergencies or issues that could be treated from home.