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8 <br /> 1 Slide #16 <br /> Special Operations Team <br /> 2 E <br /> 3 <br /> 4 Slide #17 <br /> SOT; The Need Defined <br /> • High Risk and Law Frequency Events <br /> —Trench Rescue <br /> --Heavy Vehicle Stabilization for Rescue <br /> --Structural Collapse Rescue <br /> • High Expense of Equipment <br /> • Increased Number of Rescuers Needed <br /> 5 " <br /> 6 <br /> 7 <br /> 8 Slide #18 <br /> SOT; How It Happened <br /> • ORFD LODD fcllcwing a trench rescue in 2019 <br /> • 50/50 funding split between ORFD and OC Emergency <br /> Services through support from the BOCC <br /> Donation from the Holden and Miller families to fund <br /> training <br /> • Support from Durham Tech to host training <br /> • Commitment from all County Fire/Rescue agencies to staff <br /> the team <br /> Support from OC EMS to provide Paramedics on the team <br /> 9 1E <br /> 10 <br /> 11 Chief Cabe said the SOT is a group effort between the various Fire Departments to have <br /> 12 a team that can address these specialized situations so that there are no gaps in coveage <br /> 13 across the county. He said funding has come from the county, as well as other sources. He <br />