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South Orange County Rescue Squad <br />Summary <br />The squad provides emergency ambulance service to UNC Chapel Hill and the surrounding area <br />on a part-time basis. The squad is also called on by the state when needed. The Squad covers 600 <br />patient contacts and 360 transports per year. The squad provides a high level service for large <br />crowds for special events and sporting events. The Squad has two stations, one in Carrboro and <br />one at UNC-CH. An organizational chart is given of the squad's well structured hierarchy. The <br />Carrboro station is small for the squad's needs. The squad cannot afford upgrades for 800MHz <br />radios, which constitute about a year of revenues. <br />Members include 75 students and community adults, of which 41 are provisional members. The <br />squad has ten certified instructors. The squad successfully recruits UNC-CH students, although <br />the attrition rate significantly reduces member contributions. <br />The current apparatus is described with type and age given. A new ambulance is needed. SAGE <br />recommends renovating the Can boro station. SAGE recommends a long term-financial plan and <br />three-year running budget for financial health. Fifty 800MHz radios will cost $250,000. Figures <br />on budgetary and financial management and for renovation are not given. The squad needs help <br />in records, data, and financial management. <br />Issues Not Addressed: <br />1. Response times <br />2. Population <br />3. Value of structure <br />4. Level of risk <br />5. Adequacy of volunteers and staff <br />6. Population centers and projected growth areas <br />7. Any gaps affecting services and critical areas to be addressed <br />8. Any changes in the facility configuration <br />9. Recommend a strategy for addressing longer-term demands within the county <br />10. Countywide public education programs on public safety and being self sufficient in disasters. <br />11. Identify the population in the unincorporated areas of Orange County served <br />12. opportunities to improve efficiency, reduce cost, or improve the overall service <br />13. Provide an estimated cost (operating and capital) of recommended solutions or alternative <br />solutions proposed <br />14. Identify countywide training facility need and specific training standards. <br />15. Identify opportunities where county can assist the volunteer departments with required <br />paperwork and administrative issues <br />List of Original Needs <br />a. Effectiveness, appropriateness, demand, and response capability The squad provides <br />emergency ambulance service to UNC Chapel Hill and the surrounding area on a part-time <br />basis. The squad is also called on by the state when needed. <br />21 ~ <br />