Agenda - 12-15-2020; 8-c - Second Reading - Emergency Services Franchise by Ordinance UNC Campus

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2 safety and welfare. As a result, the Department is recommending this franchise for EMT Non- transport service. The Department has identified the following services as necessary to supplement and enhance the ambulance services within the Emergency Services System and to the residents of the Orange County. The services are: Convalescent Transport Services Rescue Services • ALS Transport • Confined Space • BLS Transport • Extrication Emergency Services • Heavy Rescue • BLS Transport • High/Low Angle • Medical Responder Non-transport • Swift Water • EMT Non-transport • Trench Collapse • Underwater • Wilderness Search & Rescue UNC Campus EMS has applied for an initial Franchise Agreement. The application indicates UNC Campus EMS is applying to provide the following services: Emergency Services • EMT Non-Transport Services From the National Collegiate Emergency Medical Services Foundation, "There are over 250 colleges and universities across the Nation providing campus based emergency medical services. These, often student-run organizations, are comprised of highly trained students ready to respond in any medical emergency. Student volunteers respond within minutes and provide emergency care tailored specifically to their campus community. In addition to providing for the acquisition of medical knowledge, campus based EMS allows student participants to develop certain life skills including leadership, communication, and decision-making." UNC Campus EMS is headquartered on UNC Campus in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. UNC Campus EMS is planning to initiate services in January of 2021. This group will service the UNC Campus property. Orange County EMS responded to approximately 394 number of requests for service on UNC Campus in 19/20. UNC Campus EMS will provide first response EMT Level non-transport services on campus on a 24-hour basis. UNC Campus EMS currently has seven (7) volunteer EMS providers and are actively recruiting more. In a typical year there are three (3) EMT initial certification courses held on campus which leads to nearly 100 EMTs receiving credentials annually. Once recruited and trained by UNC Campus EMS, these EMTs will utilize a specially outfitted golf cart provided by UNC Campus Health to navigate to EMS response on campus. Emergency Services has reviewed the application, in conjunction with NC State Office of Emergency Medical Services, submitted by UNC Campus EMS and inspected the premises, equipment, and personnel of the agency to assure compliance with the ordinance. The North Carolina General Statutes provides also that the Board prior to granting a franchise must "find that the franchise applicant is in compliance with Chapter 131 E, Article 7." Emergency ' N.C. Gen. Stat. 153A-250(a).