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TO FROM: CITY OF COLTON AGENDA REPORT For Council Meeting of— May 5, 1992 Honorable Mayor and City Council DAVID G. HALL, Fire Chie 4ee SUBJECT: AMBULANCES - AUTHORIZE PURCHASE OF TWO MODULAR UNITS BACKGROUND: Date 4/29/92 The Colton Fire Department has been in the paramedic business since 1975 providing high quality emergency medical service to the citizens and visitors of the city. The private ambulance companies have been providing the transport of all patients and charging for those services, even though city paramedics provided the major portion of the required service, at the scene and during transport. DISCUSSION• The Fire Department's E.M.S. service is one of the best in the county, and it provides paramedic service for all of its four strategically located stations. The only missing component for a complete package service, from the incident site to the hospital, is the initiation of a Fire Department operated ambulance. A city operated ambulance could and would generate revenue never before obtainable through its Fire E.M.S. service. This service could be brought on line with existing personnel and the purchase of two (2) modular type ambulances and a third, if needed in the distant future. The time required from the purchase date to delivery is approximately 60-90 days depending on the design features. With the swift implementation of purchase authorization, the citizens of Colton could be receiving complete upgraded E.M.S. service from the site to the hospital by August 1, 1992, and the city could be recovering revenue now lost to the private trans- porter to offset the operational costs of the paramedic program. It would also provide a higher level at a reduced rate to all who take advantage of the service. Attachments: Item No. Page 1 of ---