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[volunteers Since 1968 /~ac-~,,me,~l` <br />ORANGE EMS AND RESCUE SQUAD <br />261 South Churton Street Hillsborough North Carolina 27278 <br />202 Roberson Street Carrboro North Carolina 27510 <br />12 November 2002 <br />Dear Orange County Board of Commissioners, <br />In continuing discussions between Orange EMS and Rescue, Inc. (OEMSRS) and staff of Orange County, it has <br />become apparent that the ability to provide coverage for the EMS transport component has become increasingly <br />more difficult under the current configuration. Thus, OEMSRS supports a change in the process in order to address <br />the matter for the continued high quality of EMS services to the citizens or Orange County. <br />The Board of Directors of Orange EMS and Rescue, Inc. desires to transition the primary responsibility for staffing <br />the EMS transport component from OEMSRS to Orange County. This transition should take place over a mutually <br />agreeable timeframe, with the schedule and operational issues to be discussed between OEMSRS and Orange <br />County forthwith. <br />Over the course of this transition, OEMSRS feels it imperative to consider the following issues as they pertain to the <br />employees, volunteer members of OEMSRS, and other services OEMSRS currently provides citizens of Orange <br />County: <br />We fully support the conversion of the current OEMSRS paid staff to that of Orange County employees. <br />This will maintain the services of qualified staff experienced in the Orange County system, and would most <br />readily perpetuate the current structure of the 1RV system. <br />We further feel it essential to preserve a relationship between OEMSRS and Orange County to continue the <br />involvement of volunteer members of OEMSRS for such purposes as providing EMT personnel on <br />transport units (staffing ambulances, third person or additional ambulances) and during times of need <br />(natural disasters or emergencies), to provide coverage for the increasing demand for EMS Special Events <br />in Orange County, and to foster a learning environment for EMS and other health care related professions. <br />We consider the Rescue services that OEMSRS provides essential to the overall ability of emergency <br />services response to a variety of incidents in Orange County. We desire the County to recognize and <br />acknowledge this and support the continued provision of Rescue services by OEMSRS now and in the <br />future. <br />We appreciate your time and consideration in this matter and look forward to a smooth transition, for the sake of <br />Orange County, OEMSRS, and the citizens we serve. Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns. <br />Respectfully, <br />Matthew B. Dean <br />Chairperson, Board of Directors, Orange EMS and Rescue, lnc. <br />Cc: John M. Link, Jr., County Manager <br />Nick Waters, Director, Department of Emergency Management Services <br />
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