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. , ORANGE COUNTY FIRE RESCUE STUDY INTRODUCTION ~ 2 - How should emergency services be delivered, in particular what should the 3 organizational configuration look like? 4 - How should emergency service be funded and at what level? 5 - What organization(s) should deliver which services? 6 - What will emergency service delivery look like in the next 5-7 years and the 7 next 15 to 20 years? 8 T'he Commission asked that the recommendations be divided into 2 levels: short-term - those 9 that should be addressed in the next 1 to 3 years; long-term - those that should be addressed 10 over the next 5 to 15 years. 11 12 13 General Methodology 14 15 Our methodology for this project was to work closely with the stakeholders. This 16 was best achieved by visiting, meeting with, and interviewing those with specific 17 interests in the outcome of the study. Some of the activities that we undertook to 18 achieve this objective included: 19 20 - Attending a Chief's meeting at which the chief or the chief's representation 21 were present from every departmen~ fire, rescue, and County EMS. 22 - Attending an EMS staff ineeting facilitated by the Couniy's Medical Director. 23 - Meeting with every volunteer fire department in Orange County at their 24 station(s). Our interviews were with the chief and most often other chief 25 officers, line officers, and board members. 26 - Traveling the fire districts to understand the transportation arteries and 27 limitations/constraints. 28 - Meeting with, and interviewing the chief of Chapel Hill Fire Department, 29 even though this deparhnent is not part of the primary focus of this study. 30 - Meeting with, and interviewing the chief of Carrboro Fire Department, even 31 though this department is not part of the primary focus of this study. 32 - Meeting with, and interviewing most of the County Commissioners. 33 - Meeting with, and interviewing the County Medical Director. 34 - Meeting with, and interviewing the EMS Shift Commanders. 3