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40 5 Resolution: Attach a resolution from the Board of County Commissioners certifying the monies from the EMS County Grant will improve and expand the county's prehospital EMS system and that the grant monies will not be used to supplant existing county EMS budget allocations. Work Plan: Work Activities: Time Frames: Helicopter Landing Zone Kit - Temporarily establish portable helicopter 30 days landing zone, clearly identified day or night. Added response from rotary wing aircraft at EMS scenes, needs increased safety to carry out operations. The landing zone kit provides visibility from rh mi. with standard rotary wing landing lights. Devices are maintenance free and without batteries or electronic parts. The landing kits will be put on Fire and EMS vehicles for proper use. Devices can be used for nighttime application (ie. vehicle accidents, protect emergency services staff in low light condition). Color Printer - The color computer printer will improve and expand 30 days services by allowing the EMS Division and Training Division to produce color enhanced documents for training and public education and awareness programs. The addition of this printer will produce a more effective presentation for the training of department staff. EMS HAZ-MAT Training Program - This training program focuses toward 60 days EMS personnel responding to HAZ-MAT incidents. It will be adjunct to the Fire Division training program in place and allow EMS to expand their role at HAZ-MAT scenes, providing a more effective response and rehabil- itation of all personnel involved. Current EMS training in HAZ-MAT is limited to level 1 and 2 certification. Instructor program, ISFSI #11800 will provide department paramedics with increased knowledge of the dangers and inner workings at die HAZ-MAT scene. Computer Tape Back un System - Currently the designated PC for patient 30 days reports uses an undependable back up system and poses a possible failure in maintaining EMS medical reports as regulated by state statute. A larger, more reliable back up system to the EMS -PRO software system will pruvnic it rciiabic mean w resmre the database in the event of a failure. LifePak 12 -The EMS Division currently use LifePak 11 defibrillators on 60 days each of the ambulances in service around the county. This equipment has been in constant use for over 5 years. In an effort to keep current and provide the highest possible service to the community, it has become necessary to improve and expand our EKG equipment by upgrading the current units. The new LifePak 12's provide a diagnostic quality EKG, and will eliminate the high maintenance of older and outdated EKG units currently in use. The reliability and accuracy of a patient's EKG will increase. The new units will provide die ability to view multiple wave forms at a time. The LifePak 12 with our cardiac alert program, will decrease the door to drug time for thrombolytic administration. The receiving physician will receive the diagnostic level 12 -lead EKG strips upon arrival of the patient to die emergency roost.