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<br />www.orangecountync.gov <br />Protecting and preserving – People, Resources, Quality of Life <br />Orange County, North Carolina – You Count! <br />(919) 245-2130 • FAX (919) 644-0246 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />Post Office Box 8181 <br />200 South Cameron Street <br />Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />March 20, 2018 <br /> <br />DHS-FEMA-GPD <br />Attention: Assistant Administrator Brian Kamole <br />400 C Street S.W., 3N <br />Washington, D.C. 20472-3635 <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Kamole: <br /> <br />On behalf of the Board of Orange County Commissioners, please accept this letter in support of the White Cross <br />Volunteer Fire Department’s request for funding through the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program, specifically Grant <br />EMW 2017-FR00050. <br /> <br />The Board of Orange County Commissioners understands that White Cross is requesting $300,000 in federal grant <br />support to purchase a mobile live fire training simulator that would be available to all Orange County Fire and Rescue <br />departments. The County’s Sheriff’s Office and local fire districts are partnering to provide the local matching funds for <br />this project, and we are proud to support this creative and collaborative approach to improving the quality and <br />availability of training for fire personnel throughout the County. <br /> <br />The Board of Commissioners recognizes that training is a critical need for both volunteer and career professionals <br />engaged in the fire service. This grant will help provide the physical and mental preparation required to safely and <br />effectively respond to a variety of potential threats to our residents’ wellbeing and property. It is also consistent with a <br />larger vision of developing a joint public safety training facility in Orange County for all emergency response disciplines. <br /> <br />Training is an investment and a tool that supports the effectiveness and retention individuals in the fire service. We <br />hope that the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program will help to advance our shared goals of community safety, <br />protection, and preservation. <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br /> <br />Mark Dorosin, Chair <br />Board of Orange County Commissioners <br /> <br />CC: Phillip Nasseri, Chief <br />White Cross Volunteer Fire Department <br /> <br /> Members of the Orange County Fire Chiefs’ Council <br /> <br /> <br />Mark Dorosin, Chair <br />Penny Rich, Vice Chair <br />Mia Burroughs <br />Barry Jacobs <br />Mark Marcoplos <br />Earl McKee <br />Renee Price <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />2