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not be used for the transportation of Patients on the <br /> streets, highways, waterways or airways of the County. <br /> EMS Peer Review Committee means an Emergency Medical <br /> Services Peer Review Committee as defined by Law, and in <br /> Orange County is also known as the "Orange County EMS Audit <br /> and Review Committee, " which also has the powers and duties <br /> of, the "Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council" as <br /> specified in the EMS Franchise ordinance . <br /> EMS System means this Franchise and the remaining aspects <br /> of Orange County' s coordinated arrangement of resources <br /> (including personnel, equipment and facilities) organized <br /> to respond to medical emergencies, including without <br /> limitation the Specialty Care Transport Program and <br /> integrated with other health care providers and networks <br /> including, but not limited to, public health, community <br /> health monitoring activities and special needs populations . <br /> EMS Services means the combination of services to be <br /> provided by Grantee pursuant to this Franchise as specified <br /> in Section 4 of this Franchise. <br /> EMS Services Vehicle(s) means Ambulance (s) or other <br /> authorized vehicle (s) used by Grantee to provide EMS <br /> Services. <br /> First Responder means personnel trained in emergency <br /> medical care that are dispatched to the scene of a medical <br /> emergency for the primary purpose of providing emergency <br /> medical assistance to a Patient until an Ambulance or other <br /> additional medical aid arrives . <br /> Franchise means this instrument which is a permit issued by <br /> the Grantor to Grantee for the operation of Grantee' s EMS <br /> Services and a contract by which both parties agree to the <br /> terms of the operation of the EMS Services to be provided. <br /> Franchise District means a specifically defined EMS <br /> provider service area of the county established using <br /> criteria that includes geographic size, road access, the <br /> location of existing medical transportation services, <br /> population and response time, as specified in Exhibit A <br /> attached hereto and incorporated herein. <br /> Franchisee (s) means Persons or entities, other than the <br /> Grantee, having been issued permits by the County for the <br /> 4 <br />