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40 <br />40 <br />PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND JUSTIFICATION <br />A 12 POINT FONT MUST BE USED OR LEGIBLE HAND PRINTING <br />State Plan: Brief synopsis and relationship to state plan goal, if applicable. <br />Not Applicable per Matching Grant Instruction Booklet. <br />Project Description/Justification: This is the NEED STATEMENT. Describe and justify the project. <br />Include (1) all available numerical data, time frame for the data, data source: (2) number of people <br />directly impacted by the grant(s); (3) whether the project will serve single municipality, county, multi <br />county, or regional area (4) whether the project will coordinate with other EMS organizations. <br />NEED STATEMENT: (use only the space provided) <br />The Indian River County Department of Emergency Services. Division of Emergency Medical <br />Services would be utilizing the matching grant to improve and expand EMS within Indian River <br />County by increasing existing levels of EMS by adding two licensed ALS ambulances into service. <br />This would expand the existing level of EMS service and reduce response times as well as increasing <br />ambulance coverage ratios county wide. <br />One ALS unit would be located on the North Barrier Island. The zones within this area are primarily <br />residential with heavy recreational use areas with 2,900+ residents. The population is diverse with <br />a wide variety of calls and an emphasis in respiratory and cardiac emergencies. From 1/98 through <br />12/98, the zones located in this area experienced 632 EMS calls with an average response time of 8.53 <br />minutes. By locating a new station with a licensed ALS unit on the island, the response time will <br />decrease to a 5.00 minute average response time. <br />The other ALS unit would be located in the Western area of the City of Sebastian. These zones are <br />primarily residential interspersed with commercial areas and would serve a population of 11,950+ <br />residents. It receives a wide variety of EMS calls from 1/98 through 12'98 experienced 609 EMS <br />responses with an average time of 8.64 minutes. By placing a licensed ALS unit in an existing area <br />fire station, the response time will be decreased to a 5.00 minute average EMS response time. <br />Data Source: EMS Run Reports, 911 Communications Center CAD system, and EMS Pro <br />Run Report Data Collection System. <br />Time Frame: 1/98 through 12/98 <br />Outcome: Will improve and expand EMS services by increasing EMS resources and <br />reducinL responw times county %vide <br />