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4 <br />ORANGE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA <br />I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY <br />This Assessment o f the Current, Fire, Rescue, and Emergency Services Delivery <br />System was conducted for Orange County, North Carolina, by MMA Consulting <br />Group, Inc. The study is designed to present an inventory of fire, rescue, and <br />emergency services provided within the County. The study is not intended to provide <br />recommendations. <br />Orange County has a complex and sophisticated fire and rescue system. Fire <br />protection is provided by two municipal departments, and through as a series of .tax <br />supported fire districts. The County contracts with 10 incorporated volunteer fire <br />departments in the County. The County also contracts with the North Chatham <br />Volunteer Fire Department in Chatham County to provide services to the Damascus <br />Fire District and the Southern Triangle Fire District. In addition, the Mebane Fire <br />Department (Alamance County) provides services within the Efland Fire District on <br />a contract basis for part of the response area. Exhibit 1 lists the fire, rescue, and <br />emergency service agencies in Orange County and lists the services provided by each <br />agency. <br />EXHIBIT 1 <br />FIRE, RESCUE, AND'EMERGENCY SERVICE AGENCIES <br />DEPARTMENT~AGENCY BASIC SERVICES PROVIDED COMMENT <br />Caldwell Fire Department Fire, rescue, medical first Volunteer fire department <br /> responder services <br />Carrboro Fire and Rescue Department Fire, rescue, medical first Fully- career fire department <br /> responder services, provides services to the Town <br /> prevention/inspection and plan of Carrboro. The Department <br /> review has a contract with Orange <br /> County to provide services to <br /> the South Orange Fire District. <br />Cedar Grove Fire Department Fire, rescue, medical first Volunteer fire department <br /> responder services <br />Chapel Hill Fire Department Fire, rescue, medical first Fully- career fire department <br /> responder services, provides services to several <br /> prevention/inspection and plan homes by contract with the <br /> review County. <br />Efland Fire Department Fire, rescue, medical first Volunteer fire department <br /> responder services <br />M1bIA CONSULTING GROUP, INC. 1 <br />