REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF INLAND COUNTIES EMERGENCY MEDICAL AGENCY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
June 10, 2025
FROM
DANIEL MU?OZ, Interim EMS Administrator, Inland Counties Emergency Medical Agency
SUBJECT
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Emergency Medical Services Aircraft Medical Control Permits
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Acting as the governing body of the Inland Counties Emergency Medical Agency, authorize issuance of Aircraft Medical Control permits to the following entities to provide Emergency Medical Services for the period of July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026:
1. Mercy Air Service, Inc.
2. Mercy Air Service, Inc. doing business as Big Bear Fire Authority
3. San Bernardino County Sheriff
4. REACH Air Medical Services, doing business as REACH Air
5. REACH Air Medical Services, doing business as Sierra Lifeflight
6. State of California, doing business as California Highway Patrol - Inland Division Air Operations
(Presenter: Daniel Mu?oz, Interim EMS Administrator, 388-5807)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
Pursue County Goals and Objectives by Working with Other Agencies and Stakeholders.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). Issuance of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Aircraft Medical Control permits to the entities detailed in the Recommendation above, as promulgated by Inland Counties Emergency Medical Agency (ICEMA) Ordinance No. 17-01 and ICEMA Fee Ordinance Resolution No. 2025-62, is projected to generate revenue of approximately $35,000 in 2025-26 for the recovery of costs directly associated with the provision of medical control for EMS Aircraft providers. This revenue will be included in ICEMA's 2025-26 recommended budget.
No permit revenue will be received from the State of California, doing business as California Highway Patrol - Inland D...
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