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lack rudimentary knowledge of their equipment, capabilities and limitations. May 2008: 1 witnessed OCRS respond to a shortness of breath on Orange Grove Road. I do not know if they self- dispatched. However, unit left the station in an unsafe manner, crossing over the intersection causing cars to stop short and the noted rate of speed was too fast for the road width. The speed was estimated at 60 MPH, much too fast for a 25 -30 ton vehicle on a curving, secondary roadway. UNPROFESSIONAL BEHAVIOR Just within the last eight weeks, I have met with Emergency Services Department staff to discuss dozens of complaints lodged at the members and leadership of the Orange County Rescue Squad. Most relate to problems associated with Station 1 on Churton Street where Orange County Emergency Services has rented space for several years. It is apparent to anyone who enters the building that very little care has been given to the building and its upkeep. During our tenure there, OCES members at station 1 have witnessed unprofessional and bizarre activities and intolerable living conditions. The following are accounts filed by Orange County EMS crewmembers who have been stationed at Station 1. • Orange County Emergency Services staff report OCRS members hanging around in the building at 2:00 am while EMS members attempt to sleep. • The facilities are dirty, in disrepair and have little security. • There are on -going bug and insect problems. • OCES staff does not feel safe at this location and have found members of the community unattended inside of the building wandering through the department's rented area. • OCES staff have reported personal items missing and damaged after they return from calls. • OCES employees have reported Rescue Squad members looking at inappropriate materials on the internet • OCRS regularly crowd personal vehicles in the bay, displacing OCES units causing them to remain outside in inclimate weather until late in the night. 0