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70 <br />ORANGE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA <br />Board of Commissioners. The SORS deploys ambulances staffed with EMTs on a <br />regular basis in accordance with an agreement with the Orange County Department <br />of Emergency Services. The SORS also provides the following services: <br />- an ambulance staffed with EMTs to support the County when resources <br />are overloaded or otherwise not available <br />- an ambulance staffed with EMTs to provide coverage for special events <br />held by the University of North Carolina and the Town of Chapel Hill <br />- an ambulance with EMTs to provide coverage at Orange County public <br />school football games <br />- a specialized technical rescue service (high-angle and rope rescue, swift <br />water rescue, confined-space rescue) <br />- afire rehabilitation support service for municipal and County volunteer <br />fire departments <br />The South Orange Rescue Squad provides professional development <br />opportunities for volunteer members who are working toward careers in health care, <br />public health, emergency services, or public service. The South Orange Rescue Squad <br />offers free CPR and AED (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Automatic External <br />Defibrillator) classes to individuals and:; groups in Orange County. <br />The County does not provide any funding to the SORS. However, the County <br />bills for EMS services provided by the SORS. The County has made some in-kind <br />contributions to the rescue squad, including a Lifepack 12 5. The SORS provides crew <br />quarters and vehicle staging space for County emergency vehicles. <br />The SORS owns and maintains a fleet of ambulances, rescue vehicles, and <br />support equipment, including two ambulances, three technical rescue trucks, one <br />15-passenger transport van, one EMS-outfitted rescue "Gator" and transport trailer, <br />one Zodiak Swiftwater rescue boat and transport trailer, confined-space SCBA <br />(self-contained breathing apparatus), support equipment, and a transport trailer, and <br />bicycles for EMS bike team support. The SORS owns and maintains an 8,000-square <br />foot rescue station located at 202 Roberson Street in Carrboro. <br />{~,} MMA CONSULTING GROUP, INC. 67 <br />