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S Objective 2-4a EMS Credentialing and supervision of pez°sonnel not normally working in the EMS System. There is cua•rently no plan in place for- this, fturction, but discussions are ongoing with count) Public Health and UNC Healthem•e. Critical Benchmark 6 Terrot•ism Preparedness Exercises Objective 6a EMS Participation in at least one Bioterrorism Exercise during FY 2003. Orange Counter EMS will pcu ticipate in a bioter°r-or•ism exercise in June, 2004. SECTION II: PRIORITY ITEMS FOR FUNDING Critical Benchmark 2-6 PPE for 125 people/1,000,000 Population Objective 2-6a EMS Capability to provide appropriate PPE for population served. Orange County EMS Iran the requisite PPE including t°espirator°s, protective snits, and gloves to f zlftll this regrtirement. This equtipntent was purchased through the 2002 Department of Justice State Domestic Preparedness Greta Progr°an: and the .2003 Department ofHomeland Securil)r State I-Iomelarzd Securihr Grant Program. Critical Benchmark 2-7 Portable or fixed Decontamination Systems Objective 2-7a EMS Capability to decontaminate 15 ambulatory patients and Snon-ambulatory an hour with assistance of call in staff. Orange Countar EMS cannot meet this baseline capability at this time. YVe are requesting purchasing one decontamination shelter rovith aceonrpanying water and shelter heatw•s to assist us in meeting this baseline capability. Ctitical Benchmark 2-10 Establish and ensures redundant communications between health care facilities, state, and local health departments during terrorist attack. Objective 2-10a EMS NC Medical Communications Nerivork (NCMCN) system. Orange Cozurty EMS ah~eadar has NCMCN-capable UHR radios in all of om• Initial Response Vehicles (QRV). GVe are requuesting funding to install NCMCN-capable UHF radios in our transport mnbularrce vehicles, Critical Benchmark 2-5 Pharmaceutical Caches Objective 2-Sa EMS Development or maintenance of any pharmaceutical cache. This is a Flealth Depm'Unent responsibility for Orange County and is being fulfilled by a separate, fiurding source..