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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
Presentation OutlinePresentation Outline
•History•Overview•Services•Deployments•Benefits•Costs•Future Plans
Presentation OutlinePresentation Outline
•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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• HistoryHistory•Overview• ServicesServices• DeploymentsDeployments• BenefitsBenefits• CostsCosts• Future PlansFuture Plans
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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• HistoryHistory• OverviewOverview• ServicesServices•Deployments• BenefitsBenefits• CostsCosts• Future PlansFuture Plans
• 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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• HistoryHistory• OverviewOverview• ServicesServices• DeploymentsDeployments•Benefits• CostsCosts• Future PlansFuture Plans
• 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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• HistoryHistory• OverviewOverview• ServicesServices• DeploymentsDeployments• BenefitsBenefits•Costs• Future PlansFuture Plans
• 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