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EUGENE <br /> _.UGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER <br /> April 3, 2003 <br /> City of Eugene <br /> 777 Pearl Street, Room 105 <br /> Eugene, Oregon 97401-2793 <br /> (541)682-5010 <br /> (541)682-5414 FAX <br /> www.ui.euyene.or.us <br /> I IN THIS WEEK'S EDITION <br /> DISPATCH AGREEMENT REACHED;AMBULANCE DEPLOYMENT UPGRADED <br /> NEW INFORMATION ON WEBSITE FOR FACILITIES DIVISON <br /> NORTH EUGENE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS BUILDING COMMUNITY GARDEN SHEDS <br /> `AROUND THE CITY <br /> Dispatch Agreement Reached;Ambulance Deployment Upgraded <br /> In response to community concerns, the Fire Chiefs for Eugene, Springfield, and Lane Rural Fire/Rescue have reached <br /> an agreement concerning the dispatching of ambulances to medical emergencies that occur near the borders between <br /> the three jurisdictions'designated ambulance service areas. Under the agreement,which will take effect in <br /> approximately two weeks,the closest ambulance -- regardless of jurisdiction -will be dispatched to all calls involving a <br /> serious medical need. These include the two most critical levels of call determinates, known under the Medical Priority <br /> "Nspatch System by the designators"delta"and "echo". In addition, work will be done between Eugene and Springfield to <br /> ,.elude closest fire engine response for fires and emergency medical incidents. <br /> The discussions also led the Eugene Fire & EMS Department to review its current placement of ambulances within the <br /> city. From the analysis, three adjustments have been made to enhance ambulance service to the community. A single- <br /> role ambulance will be redeployed from the Valley River Station to the Sheldon Station from 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. <br /> each day,while a 24-hour, dual-role medic unit will remain at the Valley River Station. Another single-role ambulance <br /> will be deployed as needed around the Eugene service area during daytime hours. In addition, the dual-role ambulance <br /> based at the South Hills Station will now respond from the Downtown Station between 9:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. each day. In <br /> combination, these adjustments take advantage of the increased flexibility in the City's enhanced EMS system to provide <br /> better overall coverage citywide, and also respond to the daily increase in population downtown during business hours. <br /> For more information, please contact Fire & EMS Chief Tom Tallon at 682-7105. <br /> New Information on Website for Facilities Division <br /> The Facility Management Division has gone live with a new and <br /> improved web presence on the City's internet site with information that <br /> has not previously been available to the public. The link to the s <br /> Facility Management home page is, <br /> http.-//www.ci.eugene.onus/asd/facilities/index.htm. The new l.._-. <br /> information includes photos of 80 of the City's most significant public <br /> Mr- <br /> buildings and 139 pieces of outdoor artwork from the City's public art ;; <br /> .M <br /> inventory. Also included are links to a number of the policies that <br /> provide a framework for Facilities Management programs, including Hilyard Community Center <br /> energy conservation policies, the City Manager's executive order on <br /> PAGE 1 <br /> EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER cc0 .E 1 <br /> April 5,2003 <br />