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developments should be considered in the report; an area may soon be developed which may <br />require additional fire/EMS service. <br />The Sage Group report does not address opportunities to improve efficiency, reduce cost, or <br />improve overall service, but simply addressed capital and personnel needs, with the exception of <br />merging the North Orange County Rescue Squad into the EMS Division. Some of the capital <br />improvement recommendations made in the report may be addressed by performance analysis of <br />individual departments, such as methods to improve response times and water amount with <br />current resources. The report does not include evidence that The Sage Group analyzed <br />department performance beyond capital needs. <br />A more complete, long term plan should be created that will assist in the county in both capital <br />needs and financial planning for future projects. While The Sage Group report determines the <br />capital and personnel needs of each division and station, a time line of each need would be <br />helpful. This relates to the financing methods for each capital need; the report does not address <br />any financing source besides the revenue neutral tax rate. <br />Finally, The Sage Group report does not address countywide public education programs on <br />public safety and being self sufficient in disasters. Future analysis should be conducted to <br />determine if current resources are able to provide this service and if additional resources would <br />be needed. <br />I ( 2 1 <br />