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can't afford. He hoped a similar situation is not being created here where we give someone more than they really require and have to bill them accordingly; although, he did realize that is hard to determine. Director Wright agreed that we could have BLS units, but we have looked at what has occurred in other jurisdictions when a BLS unit picks up a BLS patient and they have 7 or 8 miles to go and that condition escalates into an ALS situation and they have no paramedic on board. Then they just have to pull the ambulance over and wait until an ALS unit gets there. Commissioner Scurlock agreed a paramedic has to be there. He then referred back to the point made earlier about -using fire personnel, and felt it just doesn't mix. He emphasized that when you look at the fire station run sheets, those sheets show that now, and for a long time in the past, the major activity of the Fire Department has been rescue rather than responding to fires. This also presents a problem in that we have many type rescue vehicles responding to every emergency. Commissioner Wheeler and Chairman Eggert agreed this still remains a problem and is something we must continue to look into. Emergency Management Director Wright assured Commissioner Bird that we are not going to provide ALS service to a BLS patient. We are going to go there with the maximum service available for the worst case scenario, but if it is less than that, we will treat it as such. He stressed that we will not destroy the credibility of the service we have worked so hard to establish. Commissioner Bird agreed that if it were a member of his family, he would want all the capability possible on that vehicle. Chairman Eggert commented that also included in this recommendation was a charge of $50 an hour for a minimum of 2 hours for the ALS to provide EMS personnel and equipment at JAN 2 1990 23 Boar, 78