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Emergency Services Diretor Tony Blake, White Cross BOD President Jerry Lloyd, Fire Chief, White Cross FD Brian Vaughn, North Chatham BOD President Welcome (Board Chair Bernadette Pelissier) Chair Pelissier welcomed everyone and said that Commissioner Foushee and Commissioner Jacobs send their regrets because they were unable to attend tonight. 1. Discussion on Oranqe County Chief's Association's "Strateqic Plan for the Provision of Emerqency Services" Fire Chiefs Council President/ New Hope Fire Chief Mike Tapp said that this strategic plan was completed in March 2012 and there were eight goals in the plan. He listed the goals as shown below: • GOAL I: Ensuring Viable and Reliable Voice and Data Communication • GOAL II: Improving the 9-1-1 Telecommunications System and Center • GOAL III: Encouraging the Adoption of Measureable Emergency Response System Benchmarks and Reporting Norms • GOAL IV: Setting Service Standard Goals for Volunteer Fire Departments • GOAL V: Planning for a Countywide Training Facility • GOAL VI: Preparing a Multi-Hazard Risk Assessment Plan • GOAL VII: Building Better Relationships with Key Stakeholders • GOAL VIII: Fostering Increased Public Awareness Mike Tapp said that there has been a lot of discussion in the Emergency Services Work Group and the County Commissioners. The primary two goals are the Ensuring Viable and Reliable Voice and Data Communication (Goal I), and Improving the 9-1-1 Telecommunications Systems and Center (Goal II). He said that some of these goals have timelines attached with them but also budgetary considerations as well, such as a countywide training center. At this time, introductions were made. Efland Fire Chief Kevin Brooks said that his department has obtained an ISO rating of 6, which will lower the fire insurance ratings for their citizens. Commissioner Hemminger commended the Efland Fire Department for pursuing this lower ISO rating. Commissioner McKee said that the Board of County Commissioners approved the purchase of the OSSI system at the October 2nd meeting. This purchase will be finalized tomorrow and then it will be approximately a 12-month period before it is fully installed. Mike Tapp reviewed the meaning of the ratings. Efland Fire Chief Kevin Brooks said that the ratings of the areas that are further away from stations could be improved only by building more stations. Bill Waddell, President of Orange Grove Fire Department, said that said building their new station was to cover those citizens that were over ten miles from the nearest station. Chair Pelissier asked about the goals that were priorities for the fire departments.