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5 ORANGE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT~AGENCY BASIC SERVICES PROVIDED COMMENT Eno Fire Department Fire, rescue, medical first Volunteer fire department responder services New Hope Fire Department Fire, rescue, medical first Volunteer Fire department responder services Orange Rural Fire Department Fire, rescue, medical first Volunteer fire department responder services Orange Grove Fire Department Fire, rescue, medical first Volunteer fire department responder services White Cross Fire Department Fire, rescue, medical first Volunteer fire department responder services South Orange Rescue Squad Basic life support ambulance Provides personnel to support transport, rescue services Orange County EMS. Mebane Fire Department Fire, rescue, medica{ first Mebane Fire Department responder services (Alamance County) provides services to part of the response area within the Efland Fire District on a contract basis. North Chatham Fire Department Fire, rescue, medical first Damascus and Southern responder services Triangle Fire Districts receive services from the North Chatham Fire Department. Department of Emergency Services Emergency communications, Department employs emergency medical services, communication, EMS response inspection services, emergency and inspection personnel. planning, coordination services The County Department of Emergency Services responds to approximately 11,500 emergency medical calls for service annually. Ambulance transport services are required in approximately 7,000 of these incidents. The fire and rescue departments respond to approximately 10,000 calls for service annually. Approximately 50 percent of these calls are for emergency medical services. The balance of calls for service cover a full range of emergencies. The emergency medical services system is awell-organized, tiered system in which fire departments provide first medical responder services and the County provides advanced life support and transport services. The South Orange Rescue Squad provides basic life support services by cooperating with Orange County. ~} MMA CONSULTING GROUP, INC. 2