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ORANGE COUNTY FIRE RESCUE STUDY ORANGE CO~INTY FI]L2E MARSHAL 1 2 Recommendations 3 4 We recommend an additional Fire Inspector be added to the office over the next 5 two years to assist in the various tasks assigned to the office. 6 7 We recommend the County hire, within the Fire Marshal's office, a County Fire 8 Coordinator to assist volunteer departments with: 9 10 - ISO improvement plaruling and implementation. 11 - Recruitment and retention plans. 12 - Grant identification and applications. 13 - Automatic aid protocols and the implementation of other mutual aid 14 agreements. 15 - Budgeting and reporting requirements. 16 - Coordinating purchasing to help obtain better pricing by grouping 17 purchasing for departrnents. 18 19 There is a perception among the various volunteer departments that the County 20 staff, particularly administration and budget staff, does not appreciate the volunteer 21 nature of these departments. "Information is frequently requested in time frames 22 that would make sense if everyone didn't have other jobs and their volunteer 23 training and response commitment." 24 25 The County Fire Traini~zg Coordinator should include a rotation system for 26 departments using the Chapel Hill Training facility. Under this system, each 27 department would be able to schedule time at the facility while neighboring 28 departments cover their district. 29 30 The County Fire Training Coordinator needs to work closely with the Fire 31 Extension Program Coordinator at Durham Technical Community College to 32 provide more diverse, Community College supported training for the County's 33 Departments. This training needs to be held in a manner convenient to the 34 departments, i.e. within individual departments or no more than two neighboring 35 departments. This allows departments to provide coverage for their districts while 36 obtaining training at a higher level. 94