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certification as a paramedic, advanced EMT, or EMT, issued by the State of North Carolina except under emergency circumstances. (c) No franchise shall be required for: 1. Any entity rendering assistance to a franchised ambulance service in the case of a major catastrophe or emergency with which the services franchised by the County are insufficient or unable to cope; 2. Any entity operating from a location or headquarters outside the county in order to transport patients who are picked up beyond the limits of the county, however, no such entity shall be used to pick up patients within the county for transporting to locations within the county or other locations unless it is rendering assistance as referred to in subsection(c)(1) of this Section; 3. Any ambulance operated by law enforcement personnel; 4. Any ambulance services operating or contracting under the Veteran's administration; or 5. An ambulance service operated by the County. Sec. 10-92.- Application Application for a franchise to operate ambulances in the county shall be made upon forms prepared by the County and shall include: 1. The name and address of the applicant and of the owner of the ambulance. 2. The trade or other fictitious names, if any, under which the applicant does business, along with a certified copy of an assumed name certificate stating such name. 3. A resume of the training and experience of the applicant in the transportation and care of patients. 4. A description and copy of State certification for each ambulance owned and operated by the applicant. 5. The location and description of the places from which it is intends to operate; 6. An audited financial statement of the applicant as it pertains to the operations in the county, if requested by the County. The financial statement shall be in a form and include all details as required by the County. 7. A full description of the type and level of service to be provided, including the location of the places from where it intends to operate, the manner in which the public will be able to obtain assistance and how the vehicles will be dispatched. 8. Any other information the County deems reasonably necessary for a fair determination of the capability of the applicant to provide ambulance service in the county in accordance with the requirements of State laws and the provisions of this Article. 9. A full description of how each component listed in the North Carolina Administrative Code are being accomplished. Sec. 10-93.- Granting