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15 1 Chief Cabe said the School of Government might have some of these statistics. He said 2 population impacts the number of calls based on how close people live to each other. He said 3 he would send the information to Kirby Saunders to share with the Board. 4 Commissioner Hamilton said she would like to know the number of houses in a district. 5 Kirby Saunders said they are working on more specific data to put out annually. He said 6 as growth continues, it is important to keep up with the safety needs. 7 Commissioner Fowler expressed her appreciation to the Chiefs and to the Fire Districts. 8 She asked if there is currently training with Chapel Hill High School taking place, and if that has 9 helped with staffing. 10 Chief Cabe said there are two programs: one at Orange High School and one at Chapel 11 Hill High School. He said he has not gained any staff via the program at Orange High School. 12 Chief Jamal Phillip Nasseri said through the program in Chapel Hill he has gained 5 or 6 13 students who are interested. He said he would like to see the schools do more advertising of 14 vocational training to the students in Chapel Hill. 15 Chief Mauzy said he would like to continue the relationship with Durham Technical 16 Community College and the EMT program. He said the South Orange Rescue Squad is one of 17 the few EMS entities that can offer work to those with no other experience. He said the 18 proximity of the squad to UNC Chapel Hill has benefitted the organization, but students move on 19 after graduation. He said they struggle with recruitment and retention. 20 Chief Vencelin Harris said they were able to hire three employees through the program 21 at Chapel Hill High. 22 Chief Cabe said his department is not affiliated with a local government. He said fire 23 districts that are affiliated with the local governments can have their employees participate in the 24 retirement system. He said it is difficult to compete with organizations that can pay more and 25 offer better benefits. She said Wake County's starting salaries are much higher. 26 Commissioner McKee praised the fire districts and their service to the community. 27 Commissioner Richards said she is very impressed with the way emergency services is 28 coordinated across the County. She thanked the Chiefs for their presentation. 29 Chief Cabe said he is very proud of the people who serve as fire and rescue first 30 responders in Orange County. 31 Commissioner Greene thanked the Chiefs and the fire districts for all of their hard work 32 since the beginning of the pandemic in serving the county. 33 34 5. Emergency Services Update — Overview of Current Challenges Facing EMS 35 36 Kirby Saunders made the following presentation: 37 38 Slide #1 Emergency Services Update 39 40 Slide #2