Item 2: Functional Consolidation of Fire Departments

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ATTACHMENT C Infection Control: As a merged organization, we would continue to contract with Cascade Health Solutions for Employee Health related issues. As one organization, we will only need one infection control officer. Response Level: As a merged organization we would continue to participate in Advanced Life Support first response. All the engines and truck companies would operate at the Paramedic level and respond to calls within the city limits of Eugene and Springfield. It is feasible that the contact with Rural Metro to respond to facilities for Alpha and Bravo level calls for transport to the hospitals would be expanded to include Springfield facilities to where all Alpha and Bravo scene calls and all Charlie, Delta and Echo calls would be handled by the merged organization. In the ASA that is not part of the City of Eugene or Springfield, the medic units would respond with other first responder agencies in the county. CQI/QA: The merged organization would have one CQI/QA program. Field Training and Evaluation Program: The merged organization would have one orientation program that complies with the state requirement for new personnel to be oriented to the medic unit equipment, policies and procedures. EMS Apparatus: The merged organization would initially have 17 medic units. Decisions would be necessary to determine an appropriate number of reserve apparatus. There is potential cost savings if we reduce the total number of reserve apparatus. This would depend on what deployment model is put in place. Equipment Specifications: There are a variety of differences in the equipment that is carried by each agency but it is generally the same. The merged organization would through time standardize the equipment carried on all apparatus. Identify potential increases and consolidations in FTE: Under consolidation, EMS positions would consist of 1 Fire/EMS Deputy Chief (approx. 0.5 FTE), and1 FTE EMS Chief. EMS Training Instructor would transfer to the Training section. 1.0 FTE reduction through elimination of vacant EMS Officer position (Springfield). Confirm present costs for service delivery: Eugene: $1,138,260 The costs for the City of Eugene include $266,993 attributed to the personnel costs of the EMS Chief and the EMS Training Coordinator as well as $87,702 attributed to a percentage of administrative support staff. $639,323 is applied to material and services. There is $144,242 budgeted for training costs. Springfield: $1,106,949 In The City of Springfield the costs are for two FTE (EMS Officer, Training Officer, materials and services for operations and EMS Training. Actions required implementing new delivery model: 17 ATTACHMENT 3