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EMT - Paramedics <br />• o $2,500 for portable radios (walkie - talkies) and <br />v $6,000 for radios and vehicle equipment to convert two off -line Sheriff's cars into <br />paramedic response vehicles. <br />Relation to Board Goal(s): <br />The EMS system in Orange County is focused on achieving the goals established in the EMS <br />Strategic Plan. In 1996, the Board of County Commissioners endorsed this plan. Two main <br />goals of the plan are to: <br />(1) Enhance the level of patient care and improve patient outcomes and <br />(2) Reduce the number of unnecessary transports. <br />The EMS Advisory Council has consistently worked to maintain these goals and <br />recommends the establishment of these positions as essential to maintaining reliable <br />emergency paramedic call response in Orange County. <br />I: \peg99 \ems \para.doc <br />April 17, 1999 <br />• <br />