Community Impact
Support from generations of community members enables us to pursue our mission of developing and maintaining a highly trained emergency response workforce that serves our community in times of need.
SORS Impact at a Glance
125+ Active volunteers
1,595 Participants in CPR/AED, First Aid, and Stop-the-Bleed classes
1,540 EMS 911 responses
163 Community and UNC events covered
53 Years of service to Orange county and the surrounding community
40 Mutual aid requests from partner agencies
1 Ambulance donated to Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools for training
In addition to providing 911 response to Orange County, we provide mutual aid and emergency response to other public safety and EMS organizations around the state. And we do it all without any county funding. We finance our operations with independent billing for EMS transport services and direct community support through donations and grants.
Let’s take a closer look at what our all-volunteer divisions do for our community!
SORS Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
Our 65 volunteers deploy in 3 fully equipped ambulances and 1 all-terrain EMS response UTV to:
Assist the County 911 system with a basic life support crew 7 nights a week and during surge situations
Deliver on-scene medical attention to municipal and volunteer fire departments
Provide dedicated stand-by EMS services at UNC athletic events and large local events
SORS Technical Rescue Team (TRT)
Our 30-member team responds with 3 rescue vehicles, 3 swiftwater rescue boats, 1 all-terrain vehicle and 2 trailers to:
Undertake swiftwater/flood and high-angle rope rescues
Lead or participate in land search-and-rescue services for lost and missing persons
Assist other county and state agencies in their search and rescue and recovery efforts
SORS CPR and Community Education
Our 25 volunteer instructors use 32 real-time feedback manikins to:
Teach more than 100 no- and low-cost CPR/AED, First Aid, and Stop-the Bleed classes annually for 1,500+ community members, school groups, organizations, and local businesses
Deliver more than 1,000 volunteer hours of teaching annually
Administer certification and recertification for healthcare providers
