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11 <br /> Slide #12 <br /> Public Safety <br /> • EMS Revenue-Collected by Tax Administration <br /> Emergency Med iw I Services Charges <br /> ss aaom <br /> oam� <br /> caws <br /> msoawo <br /> ao <br /> aroassswsmvr�nsrur <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> 2C• NORTI[CAkDL1NA <br /> Slide #13 <br /> Public Safety <br /> • Emergency Services—page 200 <br /> —Emergency Medical Services Performance Measures <br /> EMS Cells far Sere A—ge Wheeh Rolrmg Time <br /> lams <br /> all <br /> um u <br /> uom <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> 21 hlC]R]][C- <br /> Commissioner Greene asked if there is a reason for the increase in the Average Wheels <br /> Rolling Time in FY19. <br /> Kim Woodward, Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Operations Manager, said there <br /> was an intervention in 2017, 2018, and 2019. She said EMS staff pushed to have the best time <br /> in the state, and the standard is 1 minute 30 seconds. She said staff has started checking in <br /> once en route, which is an actual wheels rolling time, as opposed to talking on the radio in the <br /> station. <br /> Commissioner Hamilton asked if the meaning of"EMS Calls for Service" could be <br /> clarified. <br /> Kim Woodward said these calls include every time the wheels roll on an ambulance, and <br /> the call originates from 911. She said this could be an actual call for service, a call for standby, <br /> and move-ups, to aid in low coverage in one area of the county. She said this also includes <br /> calls for mutual aid in another county. <br /> Commissioner Hamilton asked if the "Average Wheels Rolling Time" is the time between <br /> when EMS receives the call from 911 to the time they start moving the ambulance. <br /> Kim Woodward said yes. <br /> Travis Myren resumed the PowerPoint presentation: <br />