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Chair Pelissier said that in the fire and rescue study, there was the assessment that <br /> Orange County could not assess service demand with the current data systems. She asked <br /> how this could be remedied. <br /> Frank Montes de Oca said that this is part of the hardware of the 911 center. <br /> Commissioner McKee made reference to the mobile command unit and asked who <br /> operates it and dispatches it. � <br /> Frank Montes de Oca said that any department that requests it can use it, but it is an old <br /> unit and has not been maintained. <br /> Commissioner McKee said that he asked this because there was an incident recently of <br /> a lost child, and his understanding is that the command was set up at one of the buildings at the <br /> park. He asked why the Emergency Management department was not used. <br /> Darshan Patel said that the question was asked if the command unit was needed and it <br /> was answered that it was under control in the building and the command unit was not needed. <br /> All that was requested were radios and personnel. The child was found. <br /> Commissioner Yuhasz said that they have gone through three items that are expensive <br /> and he asked for an estimate of the total of these three items and for what period of time. <br /> Michael Tafbert said that item #5 is the summary. <br /> Chair Pelissier said that the County Commissioners are going to wait for staff to come <br /> back with proposals for consultants and the County Commissioners are interested in seeing <br /> how to collocate stations. <br /> Commissioner Gordon said that it appears that all of the stations need work. <br /> Michael Talbert said that strategically they need to know where the best locations are to <br /> locate a station. The ones the County currently has may not be the best. <br /> Commissioner Gordon asked how much land was near the New Hope Elementary <br /> school and Michael Talbert said that he would get that information for the Board. <br /> 5. Summarv of Financial Implications to Provide Emerqencv Services Coveraqe, <br /> Capacitv and Svstem Improvements <br /> Michael Talbert said that this relates to the E911 Center and Emergency Medical <br /> Services in regards to the annual budget. Most of these items come out of the Operating <br /> Budget: Long-term operating expenses three years out could approach $3 million. With the <br /> various towers and radios, the capital expense could approach $8 million. <br /> Michael Talbert reminded the County Commissioners that Orange County is just <br /> catching up and it will ultimately be the Board of County Commissioners' decision what they <br /> choose to fund. <br /> 4. Review of Fire Department Issues Relating to Fire Protection Districts, Fire <br /> Insurance Districts and Fire Tax Districts as Related to Propertv Insurance Ratinqs <br /> Michael Talbert said that there are three topics <br /> 1) Current fire contracts and the need to update the contracts from 1992. <br /> 2) A strategic plan from the Fire Districts, which should be ready for the budget season. <br /> 3) Fire protection in relation to insurance and fire protection districts. <br /> Michael Talbert reviewed the following information: <br /> Fire Protection <br /> In 2009, Eno Fire and Emergency Services, Inc. opened fire station #2 on St. Mary's Road just <br /> south of Pleasant Green Road. The North Carolina Department of Insurance, Office of the <br /> State Fire Marshal, Ratings and Inspections Division, inspected and' approv�d the station, <br />