Harris County Emergency Services District #11 called a Special Meeting Thursday morning to discuss several matters regarding it’s contracted service provider, Cypress Creek EMS. Cypress Creek EMS is contracted by HCESD11 and operated using public funds to serve nearly 500,000 residents in northern Harris County.
(District = HCESD11)
The meeting was called to session at 10:10am at 7111 Five Forks Drive in Spring, Texas.
Item number one and two were addressed after the meeting was called to session.
1. To review and take action on the of possibilities of co-location of EMS stations and fire stations with HCESD7/Spring Fire Department, including Spring Fire Department Station 75 rebuild.
2. To review and take action on engagement of special counsel to assist district with real estate maters involving co-locations of EMS stations and fire stations with HCESD7/Spring Fire Department
- HCESD11 has shown interested in moving Station 56 located at Spring Cypress & Holzwarth to Spring Fire Department Station 75 located near FM 2920 & Falvel. Commissioner Brost stated that there is very poor coverage area in the North Hampton subdivision that needs to be addressed. It is noted that Station 513 will be located inside of the Exxon campus and Station 54 is located at Hooks Airport.
- CCEMS Executive Director England stated that fourteen 24 hour peek trucks is all they are going to need. England went on to say that in the next 6 years they plan on having four float trucks (used during busy hours), one on Louetta, one on Cypresswood and two on FM 1960.
- Brost asks England why these huge areas of their district are not covered properly? England states they do not run enough calls in North Hampton to put an ambulance there.
- Commissioner Plummer was not educated on this matter and seemed to think that there was an ambulance station on Gosling Road. Brost informed Plummer that Montgomery County Hospital District previously had an ambulance there but it has since been relocated.
- HCESD11 was given a map that England created back in 2012. District stated they want to see an updated map.
“We would all love to have an ambulance at our back door but the bottom line is it’s not going to happen” England says.
- England doesn’t agree with Station 513 being constructed in the Exxon campus because Station 56 is located at Spring Cypress & Holzwarth.
- Brost explains that the Exxon campus will attract an estimated 40,000 people per day along side the traffic from the Grand Parkway. Brost continues by saying that most ambulance services don’t even service 40,000 people in their entire district and explains the importance of having an ambulance in the complex. Other commissions nodded in agreeance with Brost.
- HCESD11 Attorney, Howard Katz informs England that it was originally his decision to construct a station inside of the complex.
- Brost circles two large gaps in the CCEMS service area.
- Katz recommends that HCESD11 meet with HCESD7/Spring Fire Department and discuss joint station opportunities.……………CONTINUE READING ON SPRING HAPPENINGS
