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?W *44 Work Plan San Marcos, Texas Park Rangers Problem The main problem facing the Park Rangers Team is keeping up with the demand for their emergency medical and rescue services with appropriate equipment. Central Texas has experienced phenomenal growth In the past 7 years. San Mares' population has increased by 41.1 % since 2000 according to the Texas State Data Center Population Estimates. This growth, ironically, has not fully enabled the city to keep pace with demand for services. While there are several new subdivisions and affordable family homes being built, still a large percentage of the city's residents are listed as below poverty level. The tax base from property owners is not as favorably apportioned as some other cities of similar size. (San Marcos, a college town, is an old community surrounded by farmland on the east and large ranches on the west.) Recognizing the Park Ranger Program's value, the city has increased the budget for the program each year, and allowed for a 40% increase in Program expenditures in the last year to keep up with personnel needs and consumable supplies. Multiple bond issues to address various city needs have been approved. The city does not have the means to further increase the Park Ranger budget to obtain equipment. To help solve this problem, The Paris Rangers are applying for this DSHS grant for assistance in acquiring the much-needed equipment to expand our EMS service capabilities and improve emergency healthcare delivery to those in need. Objectives The primary goal of this project to equip the Park Rangers is to increase the safety and health of our park patrons. Currently, only three of the ten First Responder vehicles bikes are fully equipped. Obtaining the requested equipment-to distribute among all vehicle units (truck and All Terrain Vehicles-ATVs) and two base stations will allow the Rangers to have more immediate access to life saving equipment. This new equipment will solve the problem of inaccessibility to appropriate emergency equipment. Our Rangers are mobile First responders to a tremendous variety of incidents. We use our knowledge and training in emergency health care assessment and treatment, rescue techniques, and law enforcement to care for and protect people. Property equipped Rangers are more effective in their efforts. The objective here is to find the necessary funds to purchase the equipment. Specific program equipment needs have identified and listed in the budget page of this request. A related objective of this request is training for our Rangers. We have ongoing in- house training but need to include Wilderness Medical Associates WEMT-B to our training and knowledge. We also plan to provide the Rangers with greater access to manikins for training purposes. The objective here is to obtain the manikins and put them into service in future training sessions. A properly trained Ranger is more effective in his/her job duties. (This includes refresher-training courses)