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BOA Minutes <br />July 6, 2017 <br />Pg #17 <br />brought up how filled your facilities are, and the approximate saturation of the facility because <br />it correlates with what Deputy Chief Bosko informed me. In review of their call log, in the <br />beginning the occupancy is not close to being at its maximum occupancy and that's seen in the <br />call volume. <br />Mr. Diemert said, in this letter dated July 5"' (attached), explain to the BZA your findings. <br />Chief Carcioppolo said, if you divide those 24 or 28 months from when they opened by the <br />total calI volume it equated to approximately 2,2 calls per month. But if T look at the last 6 <br />months which is closer to the maximum occupancy the call volume was closer to 5 calls per <br />month, around 4.7 or 4.8 calls per month. <br />Mr. Diemert asked, how do you portray the amount of impact on your depaitinent those kinds <br />of call increases have7 <br />Chief Carcioppolo replied, if we realize a 72 bed facility and I know there's room for <br />expansion on the plans I saw, that would impact us by about 5-7% of our current call volume. <br />Mr. Diemert asked, what does that mean to your department? <br />? e Chief Carcioppolo replied, it means we're going to have to be available for more calls and <br />that's o.k. I just wanted it to be known that it will impact us so we may have to look at <br />increasing staffing and potentially putting an additional ambulance in service. <br />?. ? <br />, Mrs. Jeanblanc asked, what would that cost? <br />Chief Carcioppolo replied, full time Firefighter annually at Class A pay with all their benefits is <br />approximately $130,000 to $140,000 per year. Tncreased staffing, maybe three of those, one per <br />shift. An ambulance is an item we're #rying to get 20 years out of and it costs about <br />$250,000.00. That's o.k. it's just what it is. I just wanted to be on the record stating that. <br />Mr. Diemert asked, you mentioned you wanted to tell the BZA about the comparison to the <br />currently zoned Office/Laboratory occupied areas,'what's your call volume to those uses? <br />Chief Carcioppolo replied, Progressive with approximately 8,000 people a day is less than what <br />Governor's Village produces. It's not a bad thing. I want to commend Michelle Gorman and <br />her staff because they're very compassionate and very good to deal with and I'm happy that <br />they call because they need to call, that's what we're there for. <br />Chairman Prcela said, having elderly people or people with diseases require more calls to the <br />EMS and office. It's just the nature of the beast. <br />Chief Carcioppolo said, it's not whether I like it or anybody likes it or not, it's just when you <br />take on facilities like this it increases that spike. It's not a normal progression, it's <br />instantaneous.