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May 29, 2014 Mr. Michael Talbert Orange County PO Box 8181 Hillsborough, NC 27278 Dear Mr. Talbert, As you may know, the TJCOG Emergency Response and Security Planning Committee (ERSPC) has initiated a study to examine the feasibility of a more regional approach to public safety training that would combine the resources of many local jurisdictions and potentially lead to a joint regional public safety training facility. A shared regional complex will not and cannot address all training needs for every agency and there will still be a need for routine local training facilities, however, this project would provide the advanced and specialized training site no local jurisdiction could afford on their own. This approach has the potential to greatly reduce the cost burden for any single organization to fund all of its own training and training facility needs. It creates a cost sharing model that can potentially provide world class facilities at a lower cost, and a training model that can deliver state of the art public safety training in a very cost effective manner. Our hope and objective is that a facility of this type, located centrally in the region or placed strategically at several sites across the region, would help all our public safety organizations raise the sophistication and quality of services to the world class level our region represents to the nation. The ultimate goal is better training at a lower cost and enhanced regional cooperation among public safety organizations because no single jurisdiction can have enough resources to deal with disasters or major emergencies. Initial funds to perform a needs assessment for the region were generously provided by the City of Raleigh, Wake County, Town of Cary, Durham County, City of Durham, Orange County and Town of Chapel Hill. These funds were used to contract with Dewberry, Little and Tactical Design to perform the regional needs assessment (phase 1). A training and facility needs assessment workshop was conducted over a two day period with the participation of many public safety service providers and organizations of every discipline (law- enforcement, fire - rescue, EMS, 911 and emergency management) within the TJCOG region. The conclusions of the workshop were as follows: ➢ Basic training facilities are required ➢ Advanced facilities are needed ➢ Most organizations have the same facility deficiencies ➢ Most organizations cannot afford the facilities required or desired ➢ Without regional cooperation, advanced levels of public safety training will be nearly impossible to achieve ➢ Specific priority needs of most agencies were identified 4307 Emperor Boulevard, Suite X110, Durharn, NC 27703 www.tjcog.org 91 9.549.0551 Fax: 919.5499390