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9 <br /> � � � � � � ��- - �� � ������- � � 2Q12 <br /> �,���`���.����.� �.����'.����" ���� �� � � ��� . �.,,� . , �.�.�. �.�_ . <br /> Lastly, building penetration is minimal in large structures, including commercial buildings, <br /> schools, and university facilities.The fire and rescue services often respond to these areas, <br /> operating without radio communication.The aforementioned mobile repeaters partially <br /> improve building penetration; however,the OCCA encourages Orange County to adopt <br /> legislation mandating repeaters to be placed inside large structures,as some other local North <br /> Carolina jurisdictions have required. Local examples include the municipalities of Cary,Chapel <br /> Hill, Durham,and Raleigh. <br /> Obiective B:To advocate for the continued and ongoing support of the radio paging system with <br /> consistent use of audible call information beginning in 2012. <br /> Background:The VHF/UHF repeater system forms the backbone of the radio paging system used <br /> by all departments throughout Orange County. Individual departments issue pagers to <br /> emergency responders because it would be impractical to purchase take-home radios and <br /> require continuous monitoring. Emergency responders have repeatedly been paged and not <br /> received follow-up audible call information.This small step is vital to correctly routing personnel <br /> when seconds count.The OCCA encourages Orange County Emergency Services to immediately <br /> apply appropriate policy and training steps to correct this common oversight. <br /> Cell phones and digital text pagers have repeatedly proven inadequate as sole communication <br /> devices for emergency call outs due to coverage and network issues; however,they are still <br /> important secondary communication devices used by emergency responders. <br /> Obiective C:To encourage the continued development of a robust mobile data network throughout <br /> Orange County by January 2014. <br /> Background:Cell phone data networks form the third leg of the emergency communications <br /> network,and will be a vital component to the future mobile data network(Goal II,Objective B). <br /> The expansion of the existing capacity of this network benefits not only emergency responders, <br /> but also citizens with increasing digital connectivity demands. <br /> GOAL II: Improving the 9-1-1 Telecommunications System and Center <br /> Obiective A: To work with Orange County to ensure the deployment of a state-of-the-art 911 <br /> Telecommunications Center that is able to dispatch emergency calls within 90 seconds or less 90%of <br /> the time by January 2014. <br /> Background:"The Telecommunications Center is the public safety answering point and is the <br /> »ii <br /> link for citizens to access law enforcement and emergency service agencies. The OCCA seeks <br /> to ensure consistent and reliable dispatching by supporting and encouraging the Orange County <br /> 911 Telecommunications Center to fully adopt additional nationally recognized standardslZ and <br /> measureable benchmarks for public safety call taking and dispatching. Orange County itself has <br /> long-acknowledged"the goal is to process and push the call to the first response agencies within <br /> "http://www.co.orange.nc.us/emergency/About.asp <br /> 12 NFPA 1221:Standard for the Installation,Maintenance,and Use of Emergency Services Communications Systems,2010 Edition,&APCO <br /> Recommended Best Practices PSAPS/Telematics Call Processing,2009 <br /> 8 <br />