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5 <br /> 1 Michael Talbert said if the whole department is being audited, then it will still be <br /> 2 accepted. <br /> 3 Chair Jacobs referred to item 5 on page 18, relating to nominal fees. He suggested the <br /> 4 addition of the term rescue squad. <br /> 5 Matthew Mauzy said this is a simple change, and there is a separate process and <br /> 6 agreement for fire and rescue. <br /> 7 Commissioner Price referred to item 9 and asked who will be responsible for trench and <br /> 8 swift water rescue. <br /> 9 Jim Groves said there are existing mutual aid inter-local agreements with other fire <br /> 10 departments, including Durham County and other surrounding agencies. <br /> 11 Commissioner Price clarified that 911 would still be called for dispatch of these <br /> 12 situations. <br /> 13 Matthew Mauzy said South Orange Rescue Service (SORS) also covers some of these <br /> 14 other types of rescue. He said the area does not typically see a need for trench rescue. <br /> 15 Jim Groves said Chapel Hill Fire and Rescue also has resources for these situations. <br /> 16 Jeff Cabe said the County contracts show in section 1-b-3 that Orange Rural's contract <br /> 17 is a little different. He said that Orange Rural has picked up some of the rescue services as well. <br /> 18 He noted that trench rescue equipment is very expensive and rarely if ever used. <br /> 19 Michael Talbert said this can be seen on page 37, item 9, and this is the main difference <br /> 20 in their contract. <br /> 21 Jeff Cabe said Orange County also has service agreements with other fire departments. <br /> 22 He said some areas were also moved around to accommodate ISO issues. He said agreements <br /> 23 have been made to cover district lines without building stations and buying trucks. <br /> 24 <br /> 25 2. Orange County Emergency Services Update <br /> 26 <br /> 27 A) Comprehensive Assessment of Emergency Medical Services & <br /> 28 911/Communications Center Operations Assessment Report <br /> 29 B) 9-1-1 <br /> 30 C) EMS <br /> 31 D) Viper Tower Study <br /> 32 <br /> 33 Jim Groves said the Emergency Services work group consultant Steve Allen put <br /> 34 together a 911 EMS assessment report with 19 recommendations. He said this report was <br /> 35 approved and adopted by the Board and the work group. He said tonight's presentation will be <br /> 36 a status update on this report. He answered questions as he reviewed each of the above topics <br /> 37 with the following PowerPoint presentations: <br /> 38 <br /> 39 911/EMS Assessment update <br /> 40 October 3, 2013 <br /> 41 Presented during the joint Orange County BOCC/Chiefs meeting <br /> 42 <br /> 43 ACRONYMS <br /> 44 ALS — Advanced Life Support (Intermediate/ Paramedic) <br /> 45 AVL — Automatic Vehicle Location <br /> 46 BLS — Basic Life Support (Medical Responder/ EMT) <br /> 47 EM D — Emergency Medical Dispatch <br /> 48 ■ Alpha-Bravo (BLS) and Charlie-Delta-Echo (ALS) <br /> 49 EMS — Emergency Medical Service <br /> 50 OCES — Orange County Emergency Services <br />