NS - Grant - EMS Acceptance of HRSA Grant for Decontamination & Communication Equipment

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r Objective 2-4a EMS Credentialing and supervision of personnel not normally working in the EMS System. There is currently no plan in place for this function, but discussions are ongoing with county Public Health and UNC Healthcare. Critical Benchmark 6 Terrorism Preparedness Exercises Objective 6a EMS Participation in at least one Bioterrorism Exercise during FY 2003. Orange County EMS will participate in a bioterrorism exercise in June, 2004. SECTION II: PRIORITY ITEMS FOR FUNDING Critical Benchmark 2-6 PPE for 125 people/1,000,000 Population Objective 2-6a EMS Capability to provide appropriate PPE for population served. Orange County EMS has the requisite PPE including respirators, protective suits, and gloves to fulfill this requirement. This equipment was purchased through the 2002 Department of Justice State Domestic Preparedness Grant Program and the 2003 Department of Homeland Security State Homeland Security Grant Program. Critical Benchmark 2-7 Portable or fixed Decontamination Systems Objective 2-7a EMS Capability to decontaminate 15 ambulatory patients and Snon-ambulatory an hour with assistance of call in staff. Orange County EMS cannot meet this baseline capability at this time. We are requesting purchasing one decontamination shelter with accompanying water and shelter heaters to assist us in meeting this baseline capability. Critical Benchmark 2-10 Establish and ensures redundant communications between health care facilities, state, and local health departments during terrorist attack. Objective 2-10a EMS NC Medical Communications Network (NCMCN) system. Orange County EMS already has NCMCN-capable UHR radios in all of our Initial Response Vehicles (QRV). We are requesting funding to install NCMCN-capable UHF radios in our transport ambulance vehicles. Critical Benchmark 2-5 Pharmaceutical Caches Objective 2-5a EMS Development or maintenance of any pharmaceutical cache. This is a Health Department responsibility for Orange County and is being fulfilled by a separate funding source.