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8 <br />SECTION II SCOPE <br />Scope of Study <br />Consistent with the County's RFP, our overall scope will be "to assess the current level of <br />[firehescue] services of Orange County and recommend a station location plan to meet the <br />needs of the County and its citizens giving consideration to overall costs benefits and best <br />practices". <br />In completing this engagement, we will perform the following: <br />1. Fite, Rescue, and EMS Demographics - we will document factors affecting the <br />successful delivery of emergency services (from the various organizations involved in <br />the delivery including all volunteer organizations) including: <br />a. Population served and population characteristics within the unincorporated areas <br />of the County; <br />b, Transportation issues such as distance, intersections, traffic lights, railroad <br />crossings, traffic patterns; <br />C, Water sources, supply, and distribution; <br />d. Historical response times for various emergency types; <br />e, Historical incidents, particularly working fires, mutual aid agreements, hazardous <br />materials incidents; <br />f Total "Incident Out" times by incident type; <br />g. Statistical assessment of potential future incidents based on historical; <br />h. Staffing; <br />i. Apparatus; <br />2. Mapping Analysis - we will perform GIS analysis and evaluation of planning <br />projections for growth in the various communities within the County looking to <br />establish the future demands for services as the County continues to grow. <br />3. Current and Planned Stations - We will evaluate the location of existing and <br />planned fire stations, EMS facilities, and rescue squads with regard to <br />effectiveness, appropriateness, demand and response capability. We will assess <br />the strengths and weaknesses of the current and planned configuration and <br />operations. <br />a. Multi-use stations (fire, rescue, and EMS); <br />b. Planned Stations vis-a-vis planning projections for growth; <br />c. Existing staffing for current stations (paid and volunteer);