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8 The term "person" shall mean any individual, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company, group of individuals acting together for a common purpose, or organization of any kind, including any governmental agency other than the United States. 1.20 RESCUE The term "rescue" shall mean situations where victims cannot escape an area through the normal exit or under their own power. 1.21 SERVICE The term "service" shall mean the same as owner. 1.22 VICTIM The term "victim" shall mean any patient or potential patient who is entrapped, entangled, pinned, fallen, suspended, or otherwise in need of rescue services. SECTION II. FRANCHISE REQUIRED 2 . 1 No person either as owner, agent or otherwise, shall furnish, operate, conduct, maintain, advertise, or otherwise be engaged in or profess to be engaged in the business or service of emergency, emergent and/or convalescent transportation of patients within the County of Orange unless the person holds a valid permit for each ambulance used in such business or service issued by the North Carolina Department of Human Resources, Office of Emergency Medical Services, and has been granted a franchise for the operation of such business or service by the County pursuant to this Ordinance. 2 . 2 No person shall drive an ambulance, attend a patient in one, or permit one to be operated when transporting a patient within the County of Orange unless he or she holds a currently valid North Carolina Operator's License and a currently valid certificate as an EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) , EMT-D (Emergency Medical Technician- Defibrillator) , EMT-I (Emergency Medical Technician- Intermediate) , EMT-AI (Emergency Medical Technician- Advanced Intermediate) or EMT-P (Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic) issued by the North Carolina Department of Human Resources, Office of Emergency Medical Services. 4