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Appendix A 6. A minimum of one ventilation team. Each ventilation team shall consist of a minimum of two personnel. 7. If an aerial device is used in operations, one person shall function as an aerial operator who shall maintain primary control of the aerial device at all times. 8. Establishment of a Rapid Intervention Team (RIT) that shall consist of a minimum of two properly equipped and trained personnel. The five basic EMS system functions covered in NFPA 1710 include the following. The standard indicates that the department shall be involved in providing any or all of these functions. 1. Initial response to provide medical treatment at the location of the emergency (first responder with AED capability or higher) 2. BLS response 3. ALS response 4. Patient transport in an ambulance designed to provide for uninterrupted patient care at the ALS or BLS level while en route to a medical facility 5. Assurance of response and medical care through a quality management program Staffing for EMS is specified as the minimum numbers of personnel necessary to the level of EMS provided. Personnel deployed to ALS emergency responses shall include a minimum of two members trained at the EMT-Paramedic level and two members trained at the EMT-Basic level. (It does not include EMT-Intermediate, since not all states offer this level of certification.) Service delivery deployment is specified as follows: Response Staffing Time Turnout Time N/A 60 seconds Arrival of unit with first Two (2) 4 min. or less 90% of the responder or higher level time capability Arrival of ALS unit Two (2) 8 min. or less 90% of the time The standard further states that the department is to evaluate its level of service and response time objectives on an annual basis. In addition, the department is to provide the authority having jurisdiction with a written report, based on these annual evaluations, every four years. 87