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8 <br /> Slide #16 <br /> Special Operations Team <br /> 16 <br /> Slide #17 <br /> SOT: The Need Defined <br /> • High Risk and Low 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 /> 17 <br /> Slide #18 <br /> SOT: How It Happened <br /> • ❑RFD LODD following 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 /> • Corn m i I ment from all County Fire/Rescue agencies to staff <br /> the team <br /> • Support from OC EMS to provide Paramedics on the team <br /> 16 <br /> Chief Cabe said the SOT is a group effort between the various Fire Departments to <br /> have a team that can address these specialized situations so that there are no gaps in coveage <br /> across the county. He said funding has come from the county, as well as other sources. He <br />