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AN ORDINANCE relating to the funding and provision of Medic One emergency medical services; providing for the submission to the qualified electors of King County, at special election on November 4, 2025, of a proposition to fund the countywide Medic One emergency medical services by authorizing the continuation of a regular property tax levy for a consecutive six year period, for collection beginning in 2026, at a rate of $0.25 or less per $1,000 of assessed valuation, to provide for Medic One emergency medical services.
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The Medic One Emergency Medical Services ("EMS") system of King County, publicly known as Medic One, is an integrated publicly funded partnership between the county, cities, fire districts, regional fire authorities, hospitals, and the University of Washington.
Medic One/EMS is a tiered response system that is based on the regional medical model and collaborative partnerships. The services that EMS personnel provide are derived from the highest standards of medical training, practices and care, scientific evidence, and close supervision by physicians experienced in EMS care. It includes basic life support by city, fire district, and regional fire authority emergency medical technicians, advanced life support by University of Washington/Harborview Medical Center trained paramedics, and regional support programs that provide citizen and EMS personnel training, regional medical control, and quality improvement.
The Medic One/EMS system of King County is recognized as one of the best emergency medical services program in the country. It saves thousands of lives every year, providing life-saving services on average every two minutes. Compared to other communities, cardiac arrest victims are two to three times more likely to survive in King County. In 2023, King County achieved a fifty-one-percent survival rate for cardiac arrest, which is among the highest reported rate in the nation.
The provision of Medic One emergency med...

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