Air 1 2007 Workload Analysis Part I – Workload Analysis Part II – Opportunities for 2008-2009.

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2007 Workload Analysis

Part I – Workload Analysis

Part II – Opportunities for 2008-2009

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Flight Hours

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Calls for Service & Flight Hours

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*Average of 11 calls per shift

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• In 2007 it cost Air 1 $384 to respond to a call. To respond to 11 calls in one evening it costs Air 1 $4226

• In 2004 Bearing Point used Activity Based Costing to calculate the price for the EPS to send a 2 person patrol car to a call for service. It was $513.36

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All EPS Criminal Flights Sorted By Time Of Occurrence

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Criminal Flights Managed By Air 1 By Year

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Air-1 Arrests by Year

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Average of 1 arrest every 8 calls

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2006 – 94 calls with 9 arrest

2007- 105 calls with 18 arrests

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Response Time - Seconds

2006 2007

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Air 1 is First on Scene

Total Calls in 2007

On Scene First 56%

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Total Re-Directed Patrol Units

August 2007196 units redirected at a cost of $513.36 per unit

196 X $513.36 = $100,618

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• Edmonton Fire Department

• Emergency Medical Service

• RCMP

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Opportunities 2008-2009

• Sustain the heavy use of Air-1 by supplementing it with a second helicopter in 2009

• Increase flight hours to the maximum amount of 1500 hours in 2009

• Increase the # of Criminal Flights managed by at least 29%

• Attend an additional 25% or 750 calls per year • Redirecting additional patrol units back to their

districts and communities saving valuable resource time and money

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• Make 30% more arrests or remove 100 more serious offenders off the street reducing criminal victimization

• Continue to work with the other Emergency Services Departments (EFD, EMS & RCMP)

• Work with the divisional analyst to target hot spots and conduct proactive work to reduce crime and disorder

• Provide 24/7 helicopter availability – currently unavailable 36% of the time

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The costs involved in a new

helicopter are two fold:

• The initial purchase of the asset

• The operating costs

–Personnel

–Non-personnel

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• Eurocopter EC120B - $1.65M

• Equipment – Flir, Night Sun, video downlink -$350K

Total cost for a new helicopter fully equipped and operational - $2M

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Personnel

• 1- Flight Officer, 1 – Pilot

Non-personnel

• $150K in 2009 - $300K in 2010

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• Air1 cannot sustain current workload - increased downtime• Business model for Flight Operations Unit refined to

maximize capacity &integrate EPS strategic priorities • 2007 Workload Analysis demonstrated a dramatic increase

in the success of Air1 • Opportunity to increase:

– Criminal flights managed by 29%– Arrests by 30% – leading to reduced victimization & safer

communities– Attendance at calls for service by 25% – maximize efficiency

through the redirection of patrol units– Achievement of 7 minute response time to Priority 1 calls– Proactive strategies – dangerous drivers, construction site thefts– 24/7 availability for EPS and partners such as EFD

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• Video of a dangerous driver

Click here to view video

http://www.edmontonpolicecommission.com/pdfs/reports/DangerousBike.wmv

Air 1 2007 Workload Analysis Part I – Workload Analysis Part II – Opportunities for 2008-2009.

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