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Section Twelve: Future Needs, Recommendations, and Service Improvement <br /> <br /> All these trends and environmental influences have been reviewed and evaluated by the <br /> department as an integral part of this analysis. In response, the organization has developed a <br /> series of key organizational objectives and strategic recommendations designed to effectively <br /> address the issues identified. <br /> <br /> Objective 1 <br /> <br /> Address the identified first response gap (Valley River), and the response reliability decrease <br /> (citywide) across Risk Area "A." <br /> <br /> Recommendation: <br /> <br /> 1. Re-staff Engine 9 at the Valley River Fire Station. The reassignment of the 24- <br /> hour first response fire engine crew into the Santa Clara area of Eugene has produced <br /> a demonstrated increase in response times into the heart of the Valley River <br /> neighborhood. Correspondingly, the reliability measures across the entire Risk Area <br /> "A" zone have decreased because of the addition of a larger geographic area and <br /> population base, without a corresponding increase in response resources. <br /> <br /> Ob,iective 2 <br /> <br /> Build on the efficiencies created by Eugene's EMS Redesign Project, Phase 1 delivery model <br /> and analyze the potential benefits of dynamic deployment strategies across the service <br /> system. <br /> <br /> Recommendations: <br /> <br /> 1. Investigate the use of "peak activity" units, both fire and EMS, as utilized by other <br /> public safety agencies in the state and region. More and mom fire and EMS agencies <br /> are incorporating thc use of dynamically deployed resources, to add capacity at thc <br /> busiest times, while covering routine work assignments. This concept may bc of <br /> value in Eugene to provide a mom cost-effective tool to mcct incremental increases in <br /> demand. <br /> <br /> 2. Maintain the gains already realized through the implementation of EMS Redesign <br /> Phase 1, by continuing to staff and deploy the single-role medic work force according <br /> to current temporal demand patterns. <br /> <br /> Objective 3 <br /> <br /> Work to stabilize and secure the funding sources needed to support the continuous provision <br /> of ambulance services throughout ASA #4. <br /> <br /> Recommendations: <br /> <br /> 82 <br /> <br /> <br />