2018-369 Emergency Svc - Town of Carrboro Fire Protection agreement

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and/or their designee. The following minimal performance standards are agreed upon by the County and the Town and are a part of this contract: A. Dispatching protocols. Town shall comply with Orange County dispatching protocols and policies. The County shall consult with the Town prior to implementing new or changing said protocols, E. Response, Time. Town should have the goal of having a response time that exercises due diligence to responding to all emergencies when notified of the emergency. C. Personnel on Scene. Town, should have adopted standard operating guidelines, that address the appropriate nurnber of firefighters needed on all type fire calls. The National Incident Management Systern shall be used at allI incidents to manage personnel, D. Training, Town shall have the rnlnimUn"i standard training requirements set forth by the State of North Carolina and NC Department of Labor for providing fire and emergency services provided by the Fire Department. For purposes of this agreement emergency services includes both Emergency Medical Technician services, hazardous materials services, and rescue services. E. Fire Investigations, The Town officer in charge at all fire scenes shall attempt to determine the cause and origin of every fire, When the officer in charge cannot determine the cause and origin of the fire, or if the cause is SUspected, to be of an inceridlary, nature, the officer in charge may request assistance from the Orange County Fire Marshal's Office. F. Reports. -rown shall keep all records according to state law for retention. All State and county required reports and rosters shall be submitted by the applicable deadlines. G. Fire Hydrants. Fire hydrants in the Town shall be tested by the Orange Water and Sewer Authority on the same schedule and in the same manner as OWASA test hydrants, in the Town, K Emergency/Disaster Response. Town shall)) follow the Town of Carrborc, Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) when responding to an emergency or disaster in the District. State of Emergiency. County requests that the Town, when available, assist with the following services, but not limited to, before, during, and following times of ernergency1disaster: 1) Debris Removal, 2) Traffic Control; 3), Alert and Notification; 4) Search and Rescue; 5) Evacuation Notification and Coordination; and 6) other life-saving and property protection measures as necessary. All operations shall be in accordance with the Orange County Orange County Emergency Operation Framework (EOF) policy.