Okaloosa County BOCC — July 15, 2015 — Public Safety Budget Presentation — reading text

– Personnel Services FY15 $925,613  County Warning Point In CY14: • Dispatched 25,613 EMS responses • Dispatched 19,935 FD responses County Warning Point County Warning Point  EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT PROGRAM • This program consists of the Public Safety Director, EMS Division Chief, Office Supervisor, Program Technician (Billing Coordinator), 3 Shift Commanders, 3 Shift Training Officers, 33 full-time Paramedics, 33 full-time Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs), 24 relief Paramedics, 24 relief EMTs, an EMS Supply and Logistics Supervisor, and a Supply Coordinator. • The EMS Division operates eleven (11) 24-hour Advanced Life Support (ALS) ambulances stationed throughout the county. • Florida Statutes Chapter 125.01 (e) gives the governing body of the county the power to provide ambulance service. EMS is authorized by the BOCC under CO 93- 45, and regulated by FSS Ch 401 and FAC Ch 64J. • REVENUE: EMS is funded within the EMS Enterprise Fund. Supporting revenue of the EMS Enterprise Fund are ad valorem taxes, ambulance fees, charges for services, interest, other miscellaneous revenue and transfers in from state shared revenue.  EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES BASIC LIFE SUPPORT PROGRAM • This program consists of 4 Emergency Medical Technicians. • EMS operates two (2) 9- hour Basic Life Support (BLS) ambulances stationed in the north and south county that conducts inter-facility transports to medical facilities and nursing homes both within and outside Okaloosa County. • BLS ambulances also carry basic life support equipment for first response to medical emergencies. • The BLS program is governed by the same statutes and codes as the ALS program. • REVENUE: EMS is funded within the EMS Enterprise Fund. Supporting revenue of the EMS Enterprise Fund are ad valorem taxes, ambulance fees, charges for services, interest, other miscellaneous revenue and transfers in from state shared revenue.  EMS Accomplishments ALS Major Accomplishments Last Year: • Responded to 25,613 requests for assistance. (Increased from 2013) • Provided 177 standbys for sporting, educational, career and community festival events. (Increased from 2013) • Managed 4903 Non-Emergency types of transfers (ambulance and stretcher van). (Increased from 2013) • Seven paramedic students enrolled at NWFSC will graduate this summer. (Increased from 2013) BLS Major Accomplishments Last Year: : • Further utilization of BLS ambulances on non-ALS standbys. • Managed over 1500 inter-facility transfers. • Increased utilization of BLS to take over care and transport of minor EMS calls, if available. • Increased utilization of BLS ambulances for Non-Emergency Transports (NET). • Increase utilization of BLS ambulances for NET long-distance transports. • Increased utilization of BLS ambulances for late night/early morning out-of-county NET.  Ambulance Replacement ALS BLS • Recommend 3 new GM 4500ALS • Recommend 1 new Ford ambulances • Cost: $153,000 each F350 van ambulance – Total $459,000 • Cost $80,000 – Savings of $115,000 compared to International chassis • Same patient compartment • Same medium-duty patient compartment  Stryker Power-Load System Federal Specifications KKK-A-1822F requires that all ambulances built after July 2015 will have litter fasteners and anchorages meeting SAE standards. • The Stryker Power-load system satisfies this requirement •Cost: $21,000 each •Recommend adding 1 to each new ambulance build •Total Cost in FY16: $84,000 Cardiac Monitor Replacement • Budgeted $125,000 for the Lifepak 15 Lifepak 12 purchase of 4 Lifepak 15 cardiac (Recommended) (Currently Used) monitors to replace existing Lifepak 12 monitors purchased before 2005. • LP 15 has several critical features that improve current diagnostic and treatment capabilities in the field. •Possibility of grand funding to purchase more; in which $125k • CO and Met could be used toward match • Carbon Monoxide monitoring not requirement. and Methemoglobin available. monitoring. •Waveform •Waveform Capnography not Capnography available capabilities •External modem • Internal Lifenet required (additional modem equipment and cost) •$31,250 each •$15,000 each EMS