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placed on a list through an effort between OCES, DTCC and the Medical Director's <br />Office. <br />Some fire departments provide EMT -level care and others have elected to raise their <br />emergency medical- service delivery to the EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) level. <br />This is a welcome improvement over First Responder level_ The First Responder <br />certificate is no longer recognized by North Carolina or in many states and has been <br />replaced by-the EMT -B certification- EMT training requires many more hours, which <br />can be an added burden for volunteers who already give of their time in their <br />communities. <br />With the advent of online training, it is possible to provide much -of the didactic training <br />by computer, but a significant amount of hands -on training is also required to achieve <br />-EMT certification. Due to the difficulty in transporting expensive training- equipment and <br />assuring sufficient room to accommodate student's needs, a centralized training center <br />as provided- by DTCC__is required to ensure training consistency. The cost is minimal <br />because all members of non - profit agencies are "affiliated" and attend tuition -free. <br />Other training such as firefighter, extrication, officer and other specialized training can <br />be coordinated or facilitated by OCES further utilizing the features of Firehouse® and <br />through the efforts of OCES training officers. Emergency Services has and -will continue <br />to support fire and emergency responder training at all levels <br />Economies of scale- through group - purchasing can be realized for items as diverse as: <br />• firefighting gear, <br />• equipment and tools, <br />• firefighting foam, <br />• vehicles <br />• pickups /cars <br />• engines, <br />• tankers, <br />• brush trucks, <br />• self- contained breathing apparatus, <br />• cleaning supplies, <br />• radios <br />• and services. <br />Orange County could facilitate efforts such as bid specification development and related <br />professional services. <br />OCES is currently working with several departments both paid and volunteer in projects <br />as diverse as: <br />• bringing Internet services to rural stations, <br />• adding Firehouse® data collection- capabilities, <br />41 Page <br />