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Bever) BI he - absre Iaciementirvs0604.doc Page 4 r <br />4 <br />Orange County Staff Analysis <br />Emergency Medical Services Vehicles <br />Background: <br />In 1996, the Emergency Management Department initiated the County's award- winning Initial <br />Response Vehicle (IRV) program. At that time, in an effort to minimize start -up costs for the <br />program and to ensure prompt implementation of the IRV system, the County elected to use <br />surplused Sheriffs vehicles instead of purchasing new vehicles. <br />Currently, the program has ten Initial Response Vehicles (IRVs) assigned to its fleet. Four of <br />the vehicles are ones that were transferred from the Sheriffs fleet to EMS over the last few <br />years. The year model of those vehicles ranges from 1992 to 2000. The County purchased <br />five of the remaining six IRV's new in 1998 and the last one in 2000. <br />The following table lists the make, model year and mileage of the assigned IRV vehicles: <br />* <br />Make Model Mileage <br />Year <br />Chevrolet Caprice* 1994 .156 432 <br />Chevrolet Caprice* 1995 179,559 <br />Ford Crown Victoria* 1997- 141,000 <br />Ford Crown Victoria 1998 143,343 <br />Ford Crown Victoria 1998 102,750 <br />Ford Crown Victoria 1998 109,643 <br />Ford Crown Victoria 1998 107,370 <br />Ford Crown Victoria 2000 87,776 <br />Ford Crown Victoria* 1992 145,000 <br />denotes Sheriff Department surplused vehicles <br />** denotes wrecked vehicles not currently in operation <br />It is important to note that two of the assigned vehicles outlined above are not operational <br />because they were damaged in automobile accidents last year. Since one of these vehicles <br />was a surplus vehicle from the Sheriff Department and both had high mileage, their value is <br />quite low and it would not be economically feasible to repair them. <br />The EMS division was scheduled to receive two additional vehicles from the Sheriffs <br />department during fiscal year 1999 -2000, in conjunction with three new paramedic position's <br />approved that year. Due to unforeseen circumstances, the vehicles were never transferred. <br />Need: <br />• Staff has conducted an assessment during the past year to determine the most appropriate <br />type of initial response vehicle for use. For the following reasons, staff has determined that <br />a sport utility vehicle (SUV) is a more appropriate vehicle to use than the currently used <br />sedan vehicle: <br />o The volume and type of equipment being used is causing occasional injuries to the <br />** <br />Ford Crown Victori <br />a** <br />1998 <br />109,220 <br />