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Orange County Fire Rescue Orange County Fire Rescue DepartmentDepartment

Bike TeamBike Team

Presentation toPresentation toBoard of County CommissionersBoard of County Commissioners

March 27, 2006March 27, 2006

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•History•Overview•Services•Deployments•Benefits•Costs•Future Plans

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•History• OverviewOverview• ServicesServices• DeploymentsDeployments• BenefitsBenefits• CostsCosts• Future PlansFuture Plans

• Formed in 1995

• One of only three bike teams in the US at the time

• First bike team in Florida

• “Rails to Trails” initiative

HISTORYHISTORY

• Team started with twenty members

• Training In-House

• ALS equipment included LifePak 10, medications, & oxygen

• Approved by the Office of the Medical Director

HISTORYHISTORY

• Initially patrolled West Orange Trail

• Extended to include International Drive and Blanchard Park

• Special events

HISTORYHISTORY

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PROGRAM OVERVIEWPROGRAM OVERVIEW

• 10 Bikes, 25 Members10 Bikes, 25 Members• Capable of responding Capable of responding

to emergency callsto emergency calls• Carries medical Carries medical

equipmentequipment• Staffed with current Staffed with current

OCFRD employeesOCFRD employees• Deployed to various Deployed to various

types of locationstypes of locations

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• HistoryHistory• OverviewOverview•Services• DeploymentsDeployments• BenefitsBenefits• CostsCosts• Future PlansFuture Plans

SERVICESSERVICES

• Common ActivitiesCommon Activities– Medical callsMedical calls– Auto accidentsAuto accidents– Fire alarmsFire alarms– Assist in locating Assist in locating

lost personslost persons– Provide directions Provide directions

and informationand information

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• Bike Trails- West Bike Trails- West Orange and Orange and Blanchard ParkBlanchard Park

DEPLOYMENTSDEPLOYMENTS

– Utilized during high Utilized during high volume eventsvolume events

– Promoting bicycle Promoting bicycle safetysafety

– Life safety educationLife safety education– Citizen assistance, Citizen assistance,

bike repair, waterbike repair, water

• Florida Mall - Utilized during peak Florida Mall - Utilized during peak holiday timesholiday times

DEPLOYMENTSDEPLOYMENTS

– First year utilized due to First year utilized due to increase in trafficincrease in traffic

– Severe allergic reaction Severe allergic reaction patientpatient

– Double TraumaDouble Trauma– Quickly handled two small Quickly handled two small

firesfires

• International DriveInternational Drive

DEPLOYMENTSDEPLOYMENTS

– Respiratory Respiratory distress call at the distress call at the Olive Garden Olive Garden restaurantrestaurant

– Dehydrated patient Dehydrated patient requiring ALS requiring ALS administration of administration of fluidsfluids

• Orange County Orange County Convention Center - Convention Center - Large EventsLarge Events– Southern Women’sSouthern Women’s– Surf ExpoSurf Expo– Home BuildersHome Builders– PGAPGA– Central Florida AutoCentral Florida Auto– Central Florida BoatCentral Florida Boat

DEPLOYMENTSDEPLOYMENTS

• Special EventsSpecial Events– Bike FestivalsBike Festivals– 5K Events5K Events– Charity WalksCharity Walks– Presidential Presidential

DetailsDetails– Kite FestivalsKite Festivals– Cracker Cracker

ChristmasChristmas

DEPLOYMENTSDEPLOYMENTS

Downey Park Bike Downey Park Bike FestivalFestival

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• Quick response in high Quick response in high traffic areastraffic areas

• ManeuverabilityManeuverability• Public presencePublic presence• Ability to cancel other Ability to cancel other

responding unitsresponding units• Establish ALS soonerEstablish ALS sooner• Promote bicycle safetyPromote bicycle safety

BENEFITSBENEFITS

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• Annual Costs - $50,000Annual Costs - $50,000– Maintenance Maintenance – UniformsUniforms– StaffingStaffing

COSTSCOSTS

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• HistoryHistory• OverviewOverview• ServicesServices• DeploymentsDeployments• BenefitsBenefits• CostsCosts•Future Plans

FUTURE PLANSFUTURE PLANS

• Increase CoverageIncrease Coverage– UCF Stadium EventsUCF Stadium Events– Natural Disaster Natural Disaster

ResponseResponse

• Train & Certify Train & Certify additional membersadditional members

Orange County Fire Rescue Orange County Fire Rescue DepartmentDepartment

Bike TeamBike Team

Presentation toPresentation toBoard of County CommissionersBoard of County Commissioners

March 27, 2006March 27, 2006