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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ORANGE COUNTY CHIEF'S ASSOCIATION <br /> JOINT MEETING AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: October 1, 2015 <br /> SUBJECT: Joint BOCC/Chief's Meeting Discussion Items <br /> DEPARTMENT: Emergency Services PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> 1) Powerpoint Presentation — Orange Jim Groves, 919-245-6140 <br /> County Emergency Services Update Jason Shepherd, 919-245-6151 <br /> 2) Map of Addresses / Parcels More Than <br /> Six Miles From District Fire Stations <br /> PURPOSE: To provide an opportunity for the Board of Commissioners and the Fire Chiefs' <br /> Association to receive information on several topics of interest and to review and discuss those <br /> topics. <br /> BACKGROUND: The BOCC has met with the Fire and Rescue Chiefs in previous years to <br /> discuss ongoing emergency service operations, budgets, initiatives, etc. This meeting provides <br /> the opportunity for those conversations to continue between the BOCC and the Chiefs. The <br /> items for update and discussion include the following- <br /> 1. Public Safety Training Facility for Fire/Emergency Medical Services/Law <br /> Enforcement <br /> This item provides an opportunity to discuss several issues and opportunities relating to a <br /> potential public safety training facility that could provide training for fire, emergency <br /> medical services and law enforcement personnel from departments and districts across <br /> the County. <br /> 2. Radio Upgrades <br /> This item provides the opportunity for discussion between the Fire Chiefs and the BOCC <br /> relating to radio equipment and its effectiveness across the County. <br /> 3. Status Updates <br /> This item provides the opportunity for the BOCC and Chiefs to receive an update on the <br /> Emergency Medical Services operations, 9-1-1 Service in the County and the County's <br /> Strategic Plan. An update will also be provided on areas in Orange County that either <br /> are, or have been, outside a six (6) mile Fire Department district. Lastly, there will be an <br />