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9/25/2014 <br />u <br />EMS RECOMMENDATIONS <br />R -4 Assess Fire Department capabilities for First Responder {on- going} <br />With the EMS co- location initiatives with the Fire Departments, this <br />recommendation may become null <br />R -5a I mplement Fire Department First Responder I nitiative (on- going) <br />With the EMS co- location initiatives with the Fire Departments, this <br />recommendation may become null <br />Working with the Orange County Medical Director to enable Fire Departments that <br />wish to provide ALS (EMT Intermediate) to do so. Implementation may begin 15/16 <br />R -5b QRV Initiative (null) <br />Offered as an alternate recommendation to R -5a <br />EMS RECOMMENDATIONS <br />R -5 Staff & Equip six (5) ALS ambulances (on- going) <br />OCES is requesting one new (1) ambulance each year to replace older units <br />Monitoring effectiveness of program each year <br />Intent is to not over - purchase or over -staff <br />Call volume and response times drive units and staffing <br />M -5 6:00am- 6:OOpm (co- located at Orange Rural Phelps Road Station) wi <br />become a 24 hour unit in 15/16 (if current data holds true) <br />n <br />r <br />