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examination and 4 more are entering EMT school in August, which <br />will give them 19 active EMTs by January of next year. <br />Commissioner Eggert asked if they have a problem keeping a <br />full quota, and Mrs. DeChaine answered "not so far." She noted <br />that the squad had some problems while she was on vacation in <br />California, but those problems have been resolved, and they are <br />in the process of reforming their board of directors. <br />Commissioner Eggert asked if they had any problem in <br />following the protocol put forward by Dr. Dudley Teel, Emergency <br />Services Medical Director, or any difficulty in participating in <br />the mutual aid pacts, and Mrs. DeChaine said they did not. This <br />has been a formative year for the squad, and the people who did <br />not agree with the SOP of the Squad or the Medical Director are <br />no longer there. She felt it is better to have a quality squad <br />than a quantity, slipshod operation. <br />Commissioner Eggert asked if they have enough people to <br />cover all shifts, and Mrs. DeChaine explained that there are 28 <br />shifts per week; if each of their 12 active EMTs take 2 shifts, <br />that covers 24 shifts, and if a couple of them take 3 shifts, it <br />covers the entire 28 shifts. She stated that they are not having <br />any trouble with that. <br />Chairman Scurlock noted that doesn't cover vacation or sick <br />time, and felt that is where you run into budgeting problems, <br />because somebody has to pick up the slack. <br />Commissioner Eggert asked about the, morale of the squad, and <br />Mrs. DeChaine felt the morale is excellent now, especially with <br />the new job descriptions for officers. She believed that they <br />had to allow things to happen to get rid of the chaff, which is <br />now gone. The wind blew it away. The present board of <br />directors is willing and very capable of doing the work that a <br />tot of the old board members didn't do, which takes a lot of load <br />off of her and splits up the work load very nicely. <br />Commissioner Eggert advised that she discussed this with <br />Mrs. DeChaine, Attorney Vitunac, OMB Director Joe Baird, and <br />7 <br />MAY 12 <br />1987 BOOK.�,,� f'J <br />