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3 <br />Orange County EMS /Orange County Speedway <br />Paramedic <br />Ambulance /EMT /EMT <br />Ambulance /Paramedic /EMT <br />Extra EMT <br />2006 Coverage Example <br />Ambulance /Paramedic /EMT <br />Ambulance /EMT /EMT <br />TOTAL <br />2006-07 2007 <br />Existing Fee Proposed Fee <br /> <br />$75 / hr $50 / hr <br />$90 / hr $90 / hr <br />$135 / hr $100 / hr <br />$30 / hr $40 / hr <br />Hours Cost <br />12 135 <br />6 90 <br />Total <br />1620 <br />540 <br />2160 <br />April 10, 2007 <br />For 2006, one Paramedic /EMT ambulance arrived at the speedway for the beginning of practice, several hours <br />prior to the start of racing. A second EMT /EMT ambulance arrived when the gates were open to the public, about an <br />hour before racing began. Both ambulances remained on site throug the entire racing event. <br />2007 Coverage Example <br />Ambulance /Paramedic /EMT <br />Ambulance /EMT /EMT <br />TOTAL <br />Hours Cost Total <br />5.5 100 550 <br />4.5 90 405 <br />955 <br />For 2007, one Paramedic /EMT ambulance will arrive at the speedway about thirty minutes before racing begins, to <br />allow time for the crew to get in place in the infield. A second EMT /EMT ambulance will arrive at the time when <br />racing starts. If both ambulances are available, the second ambulance will be allowed to leave the track to begin <br />travelling back to the Emergency Medical Services building about thirty minutes prior to the end of racing. Should an <br />incident occur that requires ambulance transport of a patient during this travel time, the second ambulance will be <br />summoned back to the track to ensure appropriate medical coverage. <br />