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Co <br />Services Department, and the addition of the Fire Marshal's office. In 2002, a full time emergency <br />management specialist was hired who is dedicated to emergency management activities forthe <br />ceunty. The current programs our department offers are 9-1-1 emergency communications, fire <br />marshal's office, emergency medical services at the Paramedic level, and emergency management <br />coordination and planning. The goals of the organization are to protect live and property of residents <br />and businesses of the county through proactive service provision and effective planning. One key <br />accomplishment of the department include implementing a conselidated 9-1-1 center which serves <br />takes emergency calls from the public and dispatches all emergency services within the county, <br />except for the UNC and Hospital police. Another accomplishment is the emergency medical services <br />ability of having very positive patient outcomes on a cohsistent basis. The emergency preparedness <br />program has provided over 20 emergency planning and preparedness talks and/or planning activities <br />in the past two years. (1 paragraph) <br />