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2 5' <br />Orange County Emergency ~Vlanagement <br />P.O. Box 8181 <br />Hillsborough <br />North Carolina <br />27278 <br />9-1-1 Communications <br />24 Hour Warning Point <br />919-732-8161 •933-2600 <br />24-Hour Fax Machine <br />919-96?-9026 <br />`~~et- of er. <br />w~ ~~ <br />>r ~ <br />~Orfi !a=~``~ <br />February 11,1999 <br />TO: GENE BELL, AICP, PLANNING DEPT. <br />Emergency Medical Services <br />Fire Marshal. <br />Disaster Response <br />Hazardous Materials <br />919-644-3030. 968-2050 <br />Administrative Fax Machine <br />919-968-4066 <br />FROM: MIKE TAPP, DEPUTY DIRECTOR/FIRE MARSHAL <br />RE: APEX NORTHWEST PARTNERSHIP <br />Staff at Emergency Management offers the following comments for the proposed amendment <br />to the Land Use Element for the proposal from Apex Northwest Partnership. Planned <br />residential, educational and potential commercial/retail development will impact the <br />workload of the County 9-1-1 Center, fire and EMS emergency response. Increase in staff <br />may be needed to process the additional call volumes and mitigation of incidents. We have <br />an attachment with the potential increases indicated. <br />We share concerns about means of access for emergency response and disaster mitigation. <br />Adequate access is vital to a project of this scope to insure secondary means of ingress and <br />egress. <br />Water supplies for fire protection should be adequate for necessary fire flows based on <br />National Fire Protection Association guidelines. Water lines should be looped and fire <br />hydrants adequately spaced. <br />If you need additional information, please contact us. <br />Located at 1914 New Hope Church Road • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27514 <br />