Reserve
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Jim37F
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...come again?
An extra unit and crew
COmedic17
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Like a shift dedicated to PRN employees?
Yes. They cycle threw prn's.
COmedic17
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They will staff one for special event standbys... But that's about it.
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We have 7 peak units. They're staffed in 12hr blocks via OT. There could be anywhere between zero to all seven on at any one time, dependent upon demand.
TransportJockey
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We have reserve trucks... But they're just stocked trucks for us to swap into if our primary unit goes down.
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I feel like you're describing what I call a "power unit." We keep a reserve truck at each of our stations in case something happens to our primary unit or we need to split each medic into their own truck. We also run an extra power unit that roams around and provides additional coverage during times of high call volume, storms, or just when extra people are scheduled.