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Chief Oliveira then gave his power point presentation to the Commission, <br />touching upon the following: <br />The only county or municipal fire department in the state to have <br /> <br />volunteers as a work force or response force <br />Afully integrated transport EMS system <br /> <br />100% of EMS operations is state funded; huge dependence <br /> <br />o <br />on the State for our operations, hasprobably the most <br />effective and efficient operation <br />Servesan area of 4,000 sq miles with every environmental situation <br /> <br />you can think of ranging from high altitude mountains to shore lines <br />to tropical rain forests. <br />Search and Rescue ispartnered with other agencies <br /> <br />Public education and outreach <br /> <br />Volume of business <br /> <br />Ems/medical calls make up the vast majority of our call <br /> <br />o <br />volume <br />Fire <br /> <br />o <br />Search and rescue <br /> <br />o <br />Hazmat <br /> <br />o <br />Other (special services, alarms, missions, parades) <br /> <br />o <br />Population (analyze and stay on top of environmental changes) <br /> <br />Strategic plan <br /> <br />Integrity (fairness, honesty, respect) <br /> <br />o <br />Pride <br /> <br />o <br />Commitment to service <br /> <br />o <br />Safety <br /> <br />o <br />Teamwork <br /> <br />o <br />Strategic focus <br /> <br />Training and education <br /> <br />o <br />Communications and relations <br /> <br />o <br />Public education <br /> <br />o <br />Public relations <br /> <br />o <br />Safety <br /> <br />o <br />Financial effectiveness <br /> <br />o <br />Operations <br /> <br />o <br />SWOT Analysis <br /> <br />Budget <br /> <br />Chair Bowles encouraged the commissioners to gather as much information from <br />the Chief because it’s important to get educated of the functions of the entire <br />department. <br />Chair Bowles stated that the rating of the Chief will be coming up at the end of <br />the year and that they are obligated to appraise the Chief and file a <br />statement/letter to the Mayor on his performance. Chair Bowles then stated that <br />they could not expect the newcomers to immediately evaluate the Chief, <br />5 <br /> <br />