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Comprehensive Assessment of Emergency Medical Services 128 <br />and 911 /Communications Center Operations Study <br />SECTION 5- PROBABLE COSTS <br />EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES <br />RECOMMENDATIONS <br />Personnel <br />4 <br />Assess FD capabilities necssary to meet MFR -RT requirements <br />5a <br />Implement FD /MFR initiative w /performance objectives <br />5b <br />Add four (4) QRV's @ 12 hrs /7 days <br />6 <br />Add six (6) 12 hr /7 day ALS ambulances; Zones 1/2, 7/5, 6/8 <br />7 <br />1 Hire Shift Supervisor; ALS @ 24/7 <br />REC <br />Personnel <br />Equipment <br />Prof. Services <br />Construction <br />Other <br />Total <br />4 <br />n/a <br />n/a <br />$ 8,000 <br />n/a <br />n/a <br />$ 8,000 <br />5a <br />TBD <br />TBD <br />n/a <br />n/a <br />TBD <br />TBD <br />5b <br />$ 484,650 <br />$ 220,000 <br />n/a <br />TBD <br />TBD <br />$ 704,650 <br />6 <br />$ 1,344,600 <br />$1,370,400 <br />n/a <br />TBD <br />TBD <br />$ 2,715,000 <br />7 <br />$ 321,300 <br />$ 45,000 <br />n/a <br />n/a <br />TBD <br />$ 366,300 <br />Notes: <br />Rec 4. Prof. Services - Estimated contracted cost to provide independent assessment of existing Fire <br />Department capabilities and needs to accomplish Medical First Responder response time objectives. <br />Rec 5a. Assumes needs identified and response time objectives resulting from Rec 4 are accepted by the <br />County and Fire Departments respectively and implementation of the initiative is approved. <br />Rec 5b. Personnel- Assumes Rec 5a is not implemented; OCEMS to address critical MFR issue via hire of <br />personnel to staff four (4) Quick Response Vehicles to be staged throughout the County; costs identified <br />to cover one (1) Paramedic "position" per QRV- 12hours /7 days -@ 2.5 FTE's per QRV x four (4) vehicles. <br />Rec 5 b. Equipment- Estimated cost of four (4) SUV type vehicles, including up -fit of communications <br />systems and equipment. <br />Rec 6. Personnel- Assumes one (1) Paramedic "position" and one (1) EMT "position" per 12 hour /7 day <br />ambulance = 2.5 Paramedic FTE's + 2.5 EMT FTE's per ambulance x six (6) ambulances; implemented <br />over first eight (8) years. <br />Rec 6. Equipment- Includes estimated cost of six (6) M2 Ambulances, plus equipment, plus first year <br />medical supply costs for each. <br />Rec 7. Personnel - Includes one (1) EMS Paramedic level Shift Supervisor "position" 24/7/365 @ 5 FTE's. <br />Rec 7. Equipment- Estimated cost of one (1) SUV type vehicle, including up -fit of communications <br />systems and equipment. <br />Solutions for Local Government, Inc. 84 <br />