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EUGENE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY Work Session: Fire and Emergency Medical Services Standards of Response Coverage Meeting Date: January 26, 2005 Agenda Item Number: B Department: Fire and Emergency Medical Services Staff Contact: Ruth Obadal www. cl. euget~e, or. us Contact Telephone Number: 682-7114 ISSUE STATEMENT The Fire and Fire and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Department has recently updated its Standards of Response Coverage, including its risk analysis, deployment objectives, response time goals, and recommendations. The document is being presented to the council as part of the requirements for Fire Department Accreditation. BACKGROUND The Fire and EMS Department has applied to become an accredited fire department through the Commission on Fire Accreditation International. One requirement to achieve accreditation is to prepare a standards of response coverage plan during the self-assessment phase. Standards of response coverage are those written procedures determining the distribution and concentration of fixed and mobile resources. This process involves reviewing community expectations, conducting a community risk analysis, setting response goals in terms of deployment and response times, and establishing a system of measuring performance. The department completed its first Standards of Response Coverage in November 2003, and it was presented to the council by Chief Tallon at that time. This current document is essentially an update and refinement of that initial work. Much of it is similar to the previous document. One difference is that there is another year's worth of response data, so it is current as of the most recent full fiscal year. Another is that the response time goals have been revised slightly. This was done in order to meet an accreditation requirement regarding response time goals. These goals serve as the current standards of coverage. Also included are recommendations and goals for improvement in the level of service. These have not changed from the previous presentation. RELATED CITY POLICIES Standards of Response Coverage and Fire Department Accreditation relate directly to two Council Goals: · Safe Community - A safe community where people feel secure and respected · Effective, Accountable Municipal Government - A local government that works openly and respectfully with and for everyone in the community L:\CMO\2005 Council Agendas\M050126\S050126B.doc