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Background
Joint Powers Agreement
The Sierra-Sacramento (S-SV) Valley Emergency Medical Services Agency is a Joint Powers Agency (JPA). the Governing Board of Directors for the JPA consists of a County Supervisor from each member county. S-SV is designated as the local EMS agency for each of the member counties under the authority of the Government Code, State of California (Section 6500, et seq.)
Regional EMS Agency
S-SV was founded in 1975, and serves as the regional EMS agency for the ten counties of Placer, Yuba, Yolo, Nevada, Sutter, Butte, Colusa, Shasta, Tehama and Siskiyou. The ten counties have a combined resident population of approximately 1,460,200.
Responsibilities
Planning, development and implementation of all EMS components, including regional trauma system planning has been delegated to S-SV with the exception of disaster planning and ambulance ordinance responsibilities. the Counties of Nevada, Placer and Yolo have separately contracted with S-SV to perform ambulance ordinance responsibilities. S-SV is a government body that has direct responsibility for:
- Qualification, accreditation, authorization of all prehospital care personnel
- EMS system design
- Compliance with local and state regulations
S-SV EMS Agency Staff
Victoria A. Pinette, MS Regional Executive Director Karen Crain-Riddle, R.N. Associate Director/QI John Lord, R.N. Associate Director/QI Troy M. Falck, MD, FACEP, FAAEM Medical Director Linda Combs Data Analyst Geoffrey Peabody Information Technology Analyst Shawn Joyce Emergency Preparedness Coordinator/PIO John Poland, EMT-P Quality Improvement/Education Coordinator Kristy Harlan Contracts Compliance Monitor Diana Nolasco Administrative Secretary Ron Grider Region III RDMHS |
S-SV JPA Governing Board of Directors
Jim Holmes Placer County Supervisor Duane Chamberlain Yolo County Supervisor Roger Abe Yuba County Supervisor Larry Montna Sutter County Supervisor Hank Weston Nevada County Supervisor Mark Marshall Colusa County Supervisor Kim Yamaguchi Butte County Supervisor Leonard Moty Shasta County Supervisor Dennis Garton Tehama County Supervisor Marcia Armstrong Siskiyou County Supervisor |
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