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57 <br />ORANGE COUNTY NORTH CAROLIIVA <br />The department offers fire and rescue training four times each month and <br />emergency medical training once each month. A firefighter safety program has been <br />instituted. The safety program includes the Passport personal accountability system <br />for fireground operations. <br />ORANGE RURAL FIRE DEPARTMENT <br />The Orange Rural Fire Department provides fire and first responder services. <br />The fire department operates with 19 volunteers, three part-time paid personnel, and <br />19 full-time firefighters. Paid personnel are on-duty 24/7. The department operates <br />two fire stations (206 South Churton Street and 835 Phelps Road) and maintains a <br />fleet of three engines, three tankers, one brush truck, one squad truck, one aerial, <br />and two support vehicles. The Fire Chief is appointed by the Board of Directors, and <br />appoints all officers. The department has a Fire Chief, afull-time Deputy Chief, a <br />paid part-time Assistant Chief, three paid Captains, and two part-time paid Captains. <br />A paid full-time Captain serves as the Safety Officer. The department's current ISO <br />classification is 6. <br />EXHIBIT 47 <br />CURRENT FIRE (DEPARTMENT STAFFING <br />POSITION TOTAL STAFFING <br />Fire Chief 1 <br />Deputy Chief (full- time paid) 1 <br />Assistant Chief (part- time paid) 1 <br />Captain (paid) 3 <br />Captain (part- time paid) 2 <br />Firefighter (volunteer) 19 <br />Firefighter (paid) 15 <br />Total 42 <br />Exhibit 48 shows the past four years of the department's approved budgets. <br />There is a one-time, one-cent tax increase to fund construction of a new fire station <br />in fiscal year 2010-2011. <br />~} MMA CONSULTING GROUP, INC. 54 <br />