1. Sharing Services “There When You Need Us Most” Safe-D Conference January 15-17, 2015

2. Sharing Services Larry Hull, President ESD #4 What is the best use of our funding ? (ad valorem and sales taxes) How can we improve the emergency services?

3. Service Area Western Comal County ESD #4 – Fire (north) ESD #5 – Fire (south) ESD #1 - Ambulance 216 square miles

4. How Big Is 216 Square Miles? Our 216 square mile area is: 1/4 the size of Rhode Island 9 and a half times larger than Manhattan, NY (22.7 square miles) Almost the size of New York City (3/4 of it) over half the size of Dallas, TX (385 sq. mi) Larger than Ft. Worth, TX Two times larger than Las Vegas, NV Larger than New Orleans, LA

5. Strategic Planning Ben Appleby, Community Volunteer ESD1 – 2 member ESD4 – 2 members ESD5 – 2 members Goals & Objectives Developed

6. Strategic Priorities

7. Litmus Test

8. Call Data September 1, 2012 to February 28, 2013 Combined Fire & EMS Calls 933 CFS EMS Calls - 865 Fire Calls were 7% of volume EMS volume was 12:1 Combined Fractile Response 66%

9. Objective In 90% of Priority One calls:  State of the art emergency resource  Highly trained professionals  Within 10 minutes of the call for help

10. Coordinated System of Care Central StationBulverde Fire Department North Station Puter Creek

11. Interlocal Agreement How to manage the operations Review financial situation

12. Emergency Services Council Standardized Financial Statements Assist in Budgeting 5 Year Planning Capital Expenditures – Rolling Equipment – Real Estate

13. Equipment Needs Schedule

15. Service Provider’s Viewpoint Sharing Services Requires flexibility by all parties – Budget – Organizational Chart Process that is constantly evolving – Decision making grace – “Single-minded” focus – Keep open mind

16. 9 Month Status Report Response Times – Significant improvement in Fire apparatus – 2013 Fractile 61.59%, 2014 - 75.59% Resource Deployment – Met or exceeded NFPA 1720 Standards on 80% of structure fire responses in 2014 – Standards not met in 2013

17. 9 Month Status Report Readiness of Personnel – 6% of EMS personnel were dual certified prior to merger; 90% of field staff dual certified – Direct impact to achieving NFPA 1720 Revenues Increased – 34% increase in standby revenues – Reduction in billing service fees by 2% and increase in collections generated a $50,000 credit for 2014 – Reduced some expenses by eliminating duplication of services and deployment model

18. Questions? Where can I get a copy of this presentation? myccesd.com bsb911.com Larry Hull – landmphull@yahoo.comlandmphull@yahoo.com