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2 <br /> Orange County, North Carolina <br /> Emergency Services Workgroup <br /> Meeting Summary <br /> January 31, 2012 <br /> Link Government Services Center <br /> Commissioner Earl McKee called the meeting to order at 4:05 pm, welcomed the committee <br /> and introduced those in attendance: Commissioner Valerie Foushee, Commissioner Earl <br /> McKee, Dr.Jane Brice, Captain Walter Horton, Assistant County Manager Michael Talbert, Chief <br /> Frank Montes de Oca, Chief Dan Jones, Chief Mike Tapp, Chief Matthew Mauzy, Ms. Mary <br /> .Parrish and Ms.Jane Cousins. <br /> • The Charge for the Emergency Services Work Group; approved by the Board of County <br /> Commissioners on January 24, 2012, will be to provide recommendations to the Board on <br /> how to best improve public safety and the emergency services delivery system in Orange <br /> County. The recommendations will include a review of available alternatives, the financial <br /> impact to the County, and an implementation timeline for the following functions that are <br /> an integral part of the Orange County Emergency Services delivery system: <br /> 1. VIPER system improvements. <br /> 2. Solutions relating to Fire Protection Districts, Fire insurance Districts and Fire Tax <br /> Districts. <br /> 3. System improvements for EMS ambulance response times including but not limited <br /> to equipment, staffing, facilities and/or strategic plan,to define data elements for <br /> meaningful analytical data as related to ambulance response time and to discuss and <br /> review that data. <br /> 4. Improvements for the E-911 Communications Center including but not limited to <br /> technology, equipment, staffing,training and/or strategic plan. <br /> 5. Compare Orange County Emergency Services to similar sized counties in North <br /> Carolina, including but not limited to staffing, equipment,technology, infrastructure, <br /> performance and costs. <br /> 6. The Fire Departments Strategic Plan. <br /> • Brief overview of VIPER System by Chief Montes de Oca: Problems with VIPER, originally <br /> designed and used for highway patrol communication, include dead spots in Orange <br /> County. Poor signal penetration of 800 MHz frequencies have been a known issue and are <br /> related to the characteristics of 800 MHz frequencies. <br />