To: Board of Directors
From: Lewis Broschard, Chief, Contra Costa County Fire Protection District
Report Title: Interagency Agreement with Contra Costa Health Services for dispatch services for the Anyone, Anywhere, Anytime (A3) Crisis Response Program
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to execute Interagency Agreement #74-730 with the Contra Costa Health Services (CCHS) Anyone, Anywhere, Anytime (A3) Crisis Response Program in an amount not to exceed $2,400,000 to provide dispatching services through the Contra Costa Regional Fire Communications Center for the period June 1, 2025 through May 31, 2028.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Interagency Agreement will result in an increase to the Fire District General Fund, offsetting the costs of providing dispatch services under this agreement. CCHS has committed to fully funding these contractual dispatch services through its ongoing Measure X allocation.
BACKGROUND:
CCHS's A3 Crisis Response Program was launched in 2022 to address the needs of vulnerable County residents experiencing behavioral health crises when calling for emergency or non-emergency services. The goal of A3 is to enhance care for individuals experiencing behavioral health crises by providing a timely and appropriate response to Contra Costa County residents. Care begins when an individual calls or is transferred to the Miles Hall Crisis Call Center. An A3 staff member will assess the needs of the person experiencing the behavioral health crisis and determine the level of intervention needed.
A3 has three (3) levels of in-person intervention: Level 1 response is appropriate for social needs (housing resources/stress, food resources/stress, financial resources/stress), and there are no reports of suicidal or homicidal ideation or grave disability, and no current acts of self-harm. Level II response is appropriate for acute crisis s...
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