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I Discussions to utilize SORS from 6pm -6am for BLS calls with EMS supervisor <br />2 "chasing" calls. <br />3 If Alpha or Bravo turn into something more serious, the EMS supervisor <br />4 can be there to provide ALS patient care <br />5 ■ <br />6 EMS Recommendations <br />7 R -4 Assess Fire Department capabilities for First Responder (on- going) <br />8 With the EMS co- location initiatives with the Fire Departments, this <br />9 recommendation may become null <br />10 R -5a Implement Fire Department First Responder Initiative (on- going) <br />11 ■ With the EMS co- location initiatives with the Fire Departments, this <br />12 recommendation may become null <br />13 ■ Working with the Orange County Medical Director to enable Fire Departments <br />14 that wish to provide ALS (EMT Intermediate) to do so. Implementation may begin <br />15 15/16 <br />16 R -5b QRV Initiative (null) <br />17 Offered as an alternate recommendation to R -5a <br />18 <br />19 EMS Recommendations <br />20 R -6 Staff & Equip six (6) ALS ambulances (on- going) <br />21 ■ OCES is requesting one new (1) ambulance each year to replace older units <br />22 ■ Monitoring effectiveness of program each year <br />23 ■ Intent is to not over - purchase or over -staff <br />24 ■ Call volume and response times drive units and staffing <br />25 ■ M -5 6:00am- 6:00pm (co- located at Orange Rural Phelps Road Station) <br />26 will become a 24 hour unit in 15/16 (if current data holds true) <br />27 <br />28 EMS Recommendations <br />29 R -7 Hire Paramedic Level Shift Supervisor 2417 (Complete) <br />30 Four (4) Assistant Supervisors implemented 1/1/2014 <br />31 ■ Asst. Supervisors will be reclassified to Supervisors on 1/1/2015 <br />32 ■ This tiered approach enables the Asst. Supervisors to be mentored for <br />33 one year before being released <br />34 R -8 Prepare a space needs assessment (90% complete) <br />35 ■ Stewart Cooper Newell awarded contract on 10/1/2013 <br />36 ■ Staff met with firm the week of 10/7/2013 to begin space needs assessment <br />37 ■ Draft space needs assessment presented to OCES on 3/5/2014 <br />38 ■ Revised space needs assessment presented to OCES on 5/20/2014 <br />39 <br />40 EMS Recommendations <br />41 R -9 Identify nine (9) strategic locations for future EMS base (in- process) <br />42 ■ Integral part of the Stewart Cooper Newell discussions <br />43 ■ Co- location or co -build with Fire Departments may require modification of this <br />44 recommendation due to the success of the co- locations thus far <br />45 ■ Orange Rural <br />46 ■ Orange Grove <br />47 ■ Carrboro <br />48 ■ New Hope <br />49 ■ Hillsborough /Orange Rural (potential co -build in 15/16 and 16/17) <br />50 ■ In 14/15 CIP <br />