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Interoffice Memorandum <br /> TO: Board of County Commissioners <br /> VIA: Laura Blackmon, County Manager <br /> FROM: Colonel F. Rojas Montes de Oca, Jr. - Director <br /> DATE: September 16, 2008 <br /> SUBJECT: Emergency Services System Study <br /> The Orange County Fire/EMS and Rescue system is a loosely woven fabric of career and <br /> volunteer emergency responders, telecommunicators and staff members who are dedicated to <br /> preserving the life, health, safety, welfare and property of the visitors to and citizens of Orange <br /> County. That fabric is stretched and pulled every day as the calls for service continue to grow. <br /> Regardless of its current condition, it is still a system that can become more seamless and <br /> effective with a comprehensive, accurate study. A study that answers three simple questions: <br /> Where are we now? Where do we need to go? How do we get there? <br /> It is my hope that we can answer those questions and address the many needs of the system <br /> through an accurate, comprehensive study of our emergency services system. I have <br /> attached some of the components or factors that the study should encompass. It is not a <br /> complete list, but I am certain that with your leadership, the expertise of our counterparts and <br /> input from the vast knowledge-base of our partners throughout the system, I believe we can <br /> achieve the goal of developing a roadmap for the future of emergency services throughout <br /> Orange County. <br /> The timeline listed below relates only to the RFP development, issue, award and acceptance. <br /> Once the study has been accepted, that is when the real work begins by putting into motion an <br /> action plan or plans that will bring the study to life. During the coming weeks I will work with <br /> fire and rescue service leaders, County staff and personnel within Orange County Emergency <br /> Services to begin developing specific scope of work items, timelines and processes needed to <br /> successfully deliver an accurate, complete study. <br /> Should you have any questions, concerns or specific ideas that will enhance this effort, please <br /> let me know. <br /> Thank you. <br /> cc: Gwen Harvey, Assistant County Manager <br /> File <br />