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13 <br /> f. Grantee shall comply with the Orange County's written infection control <br /> policy including the cleansing and disinfecting of ambulances and other <br /> EMS Services Vehicles and equipment that are used to treat or transport <br /> patients. <br /> g. Grantor may, upon reasonable notice, inspect all equipment, ambulances <br /> and other EMS Service Vehicles used by Grantee. <br /> Section 9. Communications Requirement <br /> a. Grantee shall equip each ambulance and other EMS Services Vehicle with <br /> the following: <br /> i. An operational two-way radio capable of establishing good quality <br /> voice communications from with the geographical confines of <br /> Orange County to each hospital emergency department in the <br /> County in which the service is based; <br /> ii. Two-way radio communication capabilities for communication with <br /> all hospital emergency departments to which transportation of <br /> patients is made on a regular or routine basis anywhere within the <br /> State of North Carolina; and <br /> iii. An operational two-way radio capable of establishing <br /> communications from within the geographic confines of Orange <br /> County to the Orange County Emergency Communications Center, <br /> which is the dispatching agency within the County. <br /> b. This subsection shall not apply to privately owned vehicles of Grantee's <br /> staff. <br /> C. Grantee shall maintain current authorization or Federal Communication <br /> Commission licenses for all frequencies and radio transmitters operated by <br /> Grantee. Grantee shall display at Grantee's headquarters and make <br /> available for inspection per Federal Communication Commission's rules <br /> and regulations copies of all authorization and licenses. <br /> d. Grantee's base of operations shall have at least one open telephone 24 hours <br /> per each and every day of the calendar year. Grantee's telephone numbers <br /> shall be registered with Orange County Emergency Communication Center, <br /> and changes to Grantee's telephone numbers shall be transmitted to the <br /> Emergency Communication Center within 24 hours of such change. <br /> e. Grantee's EMS Services shall be dispatched from the Orange County <br /> Emergency Communications Center. <br /> First Choice Medical Transport, LLC <br /> EMS Franchise Agreement <br /> Page 10 of 22 Rev <br />