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71 <br />ORANGE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA <br />ORANGE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY SERVICES <br />The Orange County Department of Emergency Services has several major <br />responsibilities. The department is the public service answering point for emergency <br />and non-emergency calls in Orange County and dispatches police, fire, and <br />emergency medical resources, manages aCounty-wide ambulance response system, <br />and oversees fire investigations, plan reviews, and illegal burning. <br />The department is organized into four divisions. The Planning/Logistics <br />Division is responsible for emergency management, technical services, and wireless <br />service issues. There are four employees in the division. <br />The Communication Division is responsible. for emergency communications <br />and employs 27 personnel. The Communication Division dispatches County fire <br />departments to fire, first responder/EMS, and other emergency incidents. Emergency <br />medical dispatch (EMD) procedures are used, which allows the triage of EMS calls for <br />service. The emergency communication function is well organized. The emergency <br />back-up system for the Orange County emergency communication system is located <br />at the University North Carolina's Department. of Public Safety. <br />The Emergency Medical Service Division has 61 authorized positions and <br />deploys ambulances throughout the County. Thirty-four personnel are paramedics. <br />The department provides services at the advanced life support level. The department <br />deploys four ambulances 24 hours per day, 365 days per year. One ambulance is <br />deployed for 12 hours each day, from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. to cover peak period <br />activity. The department has four EMS shift supervisors. The EMS Supervisor <br />responds to incidents in a flycar. Ambulance units are stationed in Efland, Carrboro, <br />and Hillsborough. Other deployment plans are under consideration. Exhibit 65 <br />displays the number of personnel employed by the Orange County Department of <br />Emergency Services. <br />{~} MMA CONSULTING GROUP, INC. 68 <br />