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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 /> 111 . 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 /> Section 10 . Data Collection and Performance Report <br /> a. Grantee shall maintain the following records . <br /> i . Records of dispatch which shall show time call was received, time <br /> dispatched, time arrived on scene , time arrived at destination, time <br /> in service, and time returned to base . <br /> South Orange Rescue Squad, Inc . <br /> EMS Franchise Agreement <br /> Page 10 of 22 Rec . <br />