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30 <br />Agreement In Principle Between South Grange Rescue Squad and <br />t' orange County Rescue Squad an the Provision of Rescue Services <br />6Tithin orange County <br />1. The &quads agree to work together to provide Rescue Services on <br />a county-wide basis. Bath Squads will. provide Light ~Tehicle Rescue <br />within their respective geographic areas due to the significant and <br />demonstrated need for this service in bath ends of the county. <br />~. OCRS will be the lead agency far the provision of Heavy Rescue <br />within the county. 't'hey will host the equipment, training and <br />response team related to this service due to their proximity to <br />bath major interstates within the county. Their large rescue truck <br />will serve as the platform far this service and will be equipped as <br />necessary. . <br />3. SORB will be the lead agency for the provision of Technical <br />Rescue within the county, to include High-Angle,. Swiftwater and <br />Confined-Space Rescue. They will host the equipment, training and <br />response team associated with these services due to their current <br />level of training and equipment. ~ . <br />4. A member of either Squad may serve an either the Heavy Rescue <br />and/ar Technical Rescue response team. Any interested member would <br />be required to be a member in `goad standing of their respective <br />Squad and would not be required to also join the other Squad in <br />order to participate.. All prospective response team 3nembers would <br />have to meat the same minimum entry certifications and training <br />standards as set Earth by each.respanse team. <br />5. The Squads will present a joint list to the county <br />commissioners detailing thea.r immediate equipment needs. They will <br />also submit joint Rescue Service budget proposals in the future, <br />detailing their projected equipment and training needs. <br />6. The Squads will work together to provide a joint initial <br />training program far all new members of bath arganiaatians: Tn the <br />future this pragram~.would be conducted in canjunctian with the <br />training of new members of QCEMS and would cover bath EMS and <br />Rescue skills. <br />7. The Squads will. work together to development common operational <br />polidies far Rescue Services, as related to each of the various <br />services provided. . <br />8. The Squads will wa~rk with the Fire Departments of the county to <br />develop a common standard for training and egv.ipping all Fire <br />Department units which might respond to a light'vehi~ele accident, <br />This standard would include specific pieces of equipment and skills <br />required to perform certain basic automobile extrication <br />techniques. <br />DAFT <br />