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24 <br />1 <br />2 Support Staff.• <br />3 - Quality Assurance <br />4 - EMS Support Staff <br />5 - Disaster Planner/Logistician <br />6 <br />7 Equipment and Tech: <br />8 - Three Ambulances <br />9 - Radio System Upgrades <br />10 - Training <br />11 - Community EMS Facilities <br />12 - <br />13 Resources in Action <br />14 Add Ops Staff, Add Equipment, Support Staff = 12 minutes <br />15 <br />16 Without More Resources <br />17 No Ops Staff, No Equipment, No Support Staff = 17+ minutes <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 EMS Staffing/Resource Models <br />21 •24/72 (Current) <br />22 -24 hours on/72 hours off <br />23 -On-Call Consistently Needed <br />24 -Reduces Available Units <br />25 -Maintains High Response Times <br />26 <br />27 •24/48 KD (Kelly Day) <br />28 -On 24 hours/Off 48 <br />29 -Off Every 5th Shift <br />30 -Decreases Staff Recovery Time <br />31 -Increases Resource Availability <br />32 -Reduces OT <br />33 -Requires More Staffing <br />34 -Costs More <br />35 <br />36 •24/72 PL (Peak Load) <br />37 -Hybrid of Current Model <br />38 -Allows Staffing When/Where Needed <br />39 -Allows Staff Recovery <br />40 -Allows Appropriate Supervision <br />41 -Up to 2 More Units Without Added Cost <br />42 -Could Reduce OT Costs <br />43 <br />44 In Closing <br />45 Goal: Care for and serve the community. Without these resources..... <br />46 - Longer EMS response times <br /> <br />