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- emergency communications -- receiving all calls <br /> and dispatching the responding emergency <br /> = agencies; <br /> assisting the Orange County Rescue Squad and <br /> Hillsborough Fire Department in the coordination <br /> of emergency efforts; <br /> - coordinating damage assessment activities; <br /> - assisting in the coordination of debris removal; <br /> - issuing permits; <br /> - staffing the Victims ' Assistance Hotline; <br /> - coordinating the Staging Area; <br /> - assisting in the Strategic Planning sessions; <br /> - assisting in the coordination of the law <br /> enforcement activities; <br /> - assisting in the establishment of the Unmet Needs <br /> Committee; <br /> - coordinating the Service Center with the SBA and <br /> the American Red Cross; <br /> - serving as the liaison between the County and <br /> State governments; <br /> - assisting in the coordination of media responses; <br /> - assisting in the meal provisions for local <br /> government personnel and volunteers assisting in <br /> debris removal. <br /> The EMS Department provided medical supplies, <br /> office supplies, ambulances, emergency management <br /> response vehicles, telephones, and radios toward <br /> this effort. In addition, eighteen employees <br /> worked approximately 392 .5 hours. As a result of <br /> the assistance provided, this department incurred <br /> approximately $12 ,000 in personnel expenses. <br /> S. Orange County Department of Social Services <br /> The Orange County Department of Social Services <br /> (DSS) organized, staffed and supervised the Tornado <br /> Service Center. They recruited staff from the <br /> County departments of Child Support, Health, <br /> 6 <br />