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Santa Ana Proposal for Emergency Services <br />Management Agency (I~1~;MA) jointly sponsor one of the. twenty-eight national. <br />L?rban Search and Rescue Teams. California Task Force Five (CA"I'F-5) based in <br />Orange County, has an ettensivc array of equipment and provides advanced search <br />and rescue services to communities in aced- CA'1'l~-5 is available to respond to local, <br />state, and national emergencies within sip hours of notification. <br />Operations Department's Support Sections <br />En~er~ ency Medical Services ~EMS'J .Section <br />"I'hc 1'.MS Section provides continuous quality improvement, administrative and <br />liaison scr~riccs, and continuing education related to the Authority's EMS program. <br />'Plus includes tracking; records, certification, and licensurd of all emergency medical <br />technicians and paramedics emplo}'~=d by the Authority- EMS staff review new pre- <br />hospital equipment and procedures and administer nc~ n~aintcnancd contracts for <br />medical equipment and the. request-for-proposal process to select ambulance. <br />companies. Using rc-cords management systems and data analysis, EMS staff <br />monitors and reviews all reported e~:posures of personnel to communicable diseases <br />and medical trends in Orange County. <br />"1'hcre arc sip dedicated Nurse. Educators (RN's) fc>r field training, review and <br />certification in addition to the Paramedic Coordinator (RN), and <br />I~ircfightcr/Paramedic field support liaison who report to the EMS Battalion ChieF. <br />OCFA employs a medical director for oversight of quality control of pre-hospital <br />care_ Dr. Ken A~filler is actively involved with OC/EMSA and participates in <br />numerous local, state, and federal EMS and Urban Search and Rescue (LiSAR) task <br />tierces and decision making commissions. Our EMS section is dedicated to quality <br />control, training, and tracking the latest emergency medical trends and health care t<> <br />best serve nc~ citizens in our communitics- <br />Oj~erations Training and Safety Section <br />'T'his section delivers and facilitates all organization-wide training activities tior <br />emergency response personnel. "Phis includes research, development, and <br />implementation of a variety of training courses to meet local needs as well as state. <br />and federal mandates, such as basic. tirdtighter, dri~~er/operator, hand crew, and <br />ofticer academies for career and reserve firefighters- "1'he section also serves in a lead <br />capacity on issues of employed and incident safety, with training officers also serving <br />as safety o£ticers on major incidents. <br />Specia/ Operations Section <br />The Special Operations Sccrion is responsible for coordination of the Authority's <br />helicopter progranZ, handcrews, and dozers. The Authority currently maintains <br />firefighting helicopters ar Fullerton Airport which are used for emergency responses <br />throughout thc• year for wildland and wildland-urban interface fires_, swift water and <br />still water rescues, medical rescue support, and disaster mitigation. "1'hd Crews and <br />I~;quipmdnr Unit is responsihle for coordinating firetighting handcrdws and dozers, <br />Orange County Fire Authority 20 of 50 December 2, 201 1 <br />