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101 <br /> EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (EMS) <br /> ISSUES OF CONCERN <br /> Availability of Ambulances <br /> During 2011 ambulances were directed to "MOVE" 2,360 <br /> times from their identified staging area or location to <br /> another point in the County because: <br /> a. The number of ambulances immediately available <br /> was down to one (1) and the subject ambulance was <br /> directed to move to a location(typically) near the <br /> center of the County in anticipation of being able to <br /> respond in any direction the call may direct. <br /> or <br /> b. In tracking the status of multiple ambulances, the <br /> Communications Center and/or EMS Supervisor(s) <br /> noted significant area gaps in coverage and <br /> redirected movement of ambulance(s) accordingly. <br />