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Paramedic Services | Effective Date: December 31, 2023 |
Topic: Vehicles, Equipment & Facilities | Replaces: April 30, 2019 |
Subject: Use of AVL Monitoring Devices | Policy No. G.5.20.2023 |
To ensure that all Manitoulin-Sudbury DSB Paramedic Services personnel are aware of the expectations regarding automatic vehicle location performance and vehicle operator behaviour
Paramedic Services has contracted an AVL and Wi-Fi system that utilizes advanced vehicle informatics to provide constant, real-time, data and control for a wide range of metrics, including vehicle status, location, speed, warning system use, driver behaviour with event status and duration, engine status, idling time, and fuel consumption. The system includes a full featured, web-based reporting interface. Paramedic Services utilizes this information to monitor system performance, driver behaviours, as well as manage the fleet.
Vehicle identification and location data are provided in real-time to the Central Ambulance Communications Centre (CACC) to assist the Ambulance Communications Officer (ACO) in assigning response to the most appropriate asset, and for managing vehicle deployment in accordance with the Deployment Plan.
The service has installed secure Wi-Fi modems in all vehicles. The modems provide wireless connectivity to service laptops/iPads, to allow for collection and transmission authorized service data only. Prehos and Life Pak 15 monitor data are two of these data sources. No personal electronic devices are permitted to connect to the vehicle Wi-Fi system. Wi-Fi system passwords are considered confidential and shall not be shared without authorization by a Deputy Chief.
The Deputy Chiefs are to be considered the AVL system administrators and are responsible to coordinate the system as it pertains to quality assurance, operator feedback and system validation/troubleshooting.
Operational Directives
MSDSB Paramedic Services Deployment Plan