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Orange County Emergency Services <br />System Plan <br />Mass Gathering Plan <br /> Revised September, 2018 <br />Objective: <br />x To provide guidance to Orange County emergency response agencies to <br />establish minimum medical services so that inter-agency planning and <br />response to a mass gathering incident is managed effectively. <br />Introduction: <br />x To establish the capabilities to respond effectively to a planned or <br />impromptu mass gathering incident, this plan defines the responsibilities of <br />both the event planners and Orange County Emergency Services (OCES) <br />personnel. <br />x A mass gathering incident is defined as any incident involving the <br />expected or actual presence of people in a venue or area for a specific <br />purpose or time that by the nature of the gathering poses a threat to the <br />health, safety, and welfare of the community or participants. <br />x Mass gatherings include planned events like street fairs and festivals, <br />sporting and entertainment events, and political rallies, and impromptu <br />events, such as post-sporting-event street celebrations. <br />x The North Carolina Fire Code requires that appropriate plans be <br />developed for the safety and medical care of persons at mass gathering <br />incidents. <br />x This plan defines the responsibilities of the OCES system in providing the <br />safety and medical care for people at mass gatherings. <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 79C5D167-B6CA-4E59-B4AC-AA38CC1B20BD