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such services within the District free of charge to all persons and individuals within the District. 6. That all funds paid to the Fire Department by the County shall be used exclusively by the Fire Department to provide fire protection services within the District, and the Fire Department may also use said funds to provide medical responder and rescue services within the District, and to pay other legitimate fire, rescue, and medical responder expenses directly attributable to the services rendered within the District. 7. The Fire Department shall provide Medical Responder Services within the District to provide basic emergency medical care to person or individuals within the District. Medical Responder Services are defined as the provision of Basic Life Support treatment as needed until such time as more highly trained personnel arrive on scene. Such Medical Responder Services may be provided through mutual aid agreements or through third party contracts. 8. The Fire Department shall provide Hazardous Materials Response Services at the North Carolina Department of Insurance "Operations" Level within the District. Hazardous Materials Response Services are defined as defensive actions necessary to protect life, property and the environment from the effects of the release. 9. The Fire Department shall provide Rescue Services within the District to provide basic Rescue Services to persons and individuals within the District. Rescue Services are defined as the removal or freeing of individuals from confinement or danger and includes extrication, confined space rescue, water rescue, high angle rescue, swift water rescue, structural collapse rescue, trench rescue, and dive rescue. Such Rescue Services may be provided through mutual aid agreements or through third party contracts. 10. In providing the services contemplated herein the Fire Department shall operate in compliance with all applicable State and local laws and regulations including, but not limited to the North Carolina Fire Incident Reporting System (G.S. 58- 79 -45, NC Administrative Code, §.0402). The Fire Department shall submit incident reports to the Chatham County Fire Marshal's Office quarterly in accordance with said directives. The Fire Department further agrees to file with the Orange County Fire Marshal's Office a current list of its Board of Directors, and a roster of its Fire department personnel, an annual training report, and a list of apparatus including pump and tank size, and specialized fire suppression and rescue equipment, no later than July 31St of each year. The County shall have the right to inspect all books and accounts for the Fire Department at any time. Said inspection shall be conducted by the Orange County Fire Marshal's Office and /or Orange County Finance Office and /or their designee. The following minimal performance standards are agreed upon by the County and the Fire Department and are a part of this contract: A. Response Time. Fire Department should have the goal of having an average response time (time of dispatch until time of arrival) of 16 minutes or less for structural fire calls within the recognized Insurance District. The Fire Department should have the goal of having an average response time of 16 minutes or less for Medical and Rescue Services.