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Section One: Introduction SECTION ONE: Introduction Purpose While the Eugene Fire & EMS Department (EFD) has stated general response time goals in the past, it had not developed and adopted clearly defined standards of response coverage until 2003. At that time the department completed and adopted its first standards of cover. The current document provides an update and further refinement of that first adopted set of response standards. The department utilized the analysis to more comprehensively address a number of issues, including the following: o Deployment options, matching the identified community risk, including the type of emergency response apparatus and staffing levels to provide an appropriate level of response for the various services provided by the department. o Meeting the changing demands for service in various parts of the department's service area brought about by shifting demographics. o The need for, and strategic placement of, future fire stations. The purpose of a "Standards of Coverage for Emergency Response" document is to provide the following: A baseline tool for defining emergency response performance standards and goals. A summary of community risk (life safety, economic, and environmental). An analysis of critical emergency scene tasks, which should assume maximum utilization of all personnel under a "worst case" scenario. This analysis should be consistent with the department's risk analysis, staffing levels, and goals. A basis for continually measuring performance over time. Guidelines for short-term and long-term policy decisions dealing with resource procurement and allocation. A Standards of Response Coverage document consists of those written procedures that determine the distribution and concentration of the fixed and mobile resources of a fire and EMS organization. It is anticipated that this document will serve as a critical element of the accreditation process of the Commission on Fire Accreditation International (CFAI). Standards of Response Coverage typically consist of three key elements: Distribution -- the station and resource locations needed to assure rapid response deployment to minimize and terminate emergencies. o Concentration -- the spacing of multiple resources arranged so that an initial "effective response force" can arrive on scene within sufficient time frames to mobilize and likely stop the escalation of an emergency in a specific risk category. o Staffing levels -- these consist of the numbers of response-ready personnel and their assigmnents. 6