HomeMy WebLinkAboutOCFA PRESENTATION - 4.5.16Tustin
Truck 43
Paramedic
Enhancement
July 10, 2015
To
January 9, 2016
Orange County Fire Authority
Orange County Fire Authority
Phase 1
•Tustin
•Yorba Linda
•Dana Point
•Laguna Niguel
Orange County Fire Authority
GOALS
1.Improve level of service and firefighter
safety
2.Decrease advanced life support response
times
3.Decrease number of responding units
4.Increase depth for second call coverage
5.Decrease response requirements on
automatic aid resources
OCFA “Engine”
Fire Engine Configuration (3 types)
•Basic Life Support Engine (BLS)
–(3) person engine
with no paramedics
•Paramedic Assessment Engine (PAU)
–(3) person engine
(1) is a paramedic
•Paramedic Engine (PME)
–(4) person engine
(2) of whom are paramedics
OCFA “Engine”
Fire Truck Configuration (3 types)
•Basic Life Support Engine (BLS)
–(4) person truck
with no paramedics
•Paramedic Assessment Engine (PAU)
–(4) person truck
(1) is a paramedic
•Paramedic Engine (PME)
–(4) person truck
(2) of whom are paramedics
OCFA “Paramedic Van”
•Paramedic Van or Squad
–(2) person unit
Both of whom are
paramedics
Conversion of PAU Truck 43 to
Paramedic Truck 43
PAU Truck
(4) Firefighters
Paramedic Truck
(4) Firefighters
GOAL: Decrease advanced life
support response times
Orange County Fire Authority
Time: 6:37 (1 units)
POST
GOAL: Decrease advanced life
support (ALS) response times
Minutes (PRE)Minutes (POST)
1st
Unit
2nd
Unit
Total Total Reduction
E10 5:14 2:41 7:56 5:54 -26%
E30 5:26 3:46 9:11 6:05 -34%
E32 6:17 2:59 9:16 6:07 -34%
T43 5:59 3:02 9:01 6:37 -27%
T49 6:20 2:47 9:07 6:43 -26%
Approx. 3:00 reduction in ALS
response times (-30%)
Orange County Fire Authority
GOAL: Decrease number of
responding units
PRE
enhancement
POST
enhancement
CHANGE
Unit Responses 11,547 9,353 2,194 drop
19% drop in total unit responses
Orange County Fire Authority
Current ALS response times
Orange County Fire Authority
Station 37
PAU E37
Orange County Fire Authority
PAU E37 to
Paramedic E37
Orange County Fire Authority
Questions
Current Performance Measures
80 % criteria
First unit arrival
to the scene
(Receipt of call to arrival
at the scene)
First ALS with
2 paramedics
(Orange County
Emergency Medical
Services Authority)
2 in 2 out
structure fires
(OSHA mandate)
Standard 7:20 10:00 9:20