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59 <br />ORANGE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA <br />Exhibit 50 shows the number of fire and emergency medical incidents from <br />2007 through 2009. Seventy-one percent of the department's responses were EMS <br />related (first responder services); 76.1 percent were fire related; 22.9 percent were <br />for all other calls. These data indicate that the number of fire department responses <br />has been relatively stable during the last three years. The data indicate that the fire <br />department averaged 1,730 responses over the last three years. Exhibit 51 displays <br />calls for service by NFIRS categories for 2007 through 2009. <br />EXHIBIT 50 <br />FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONSES BY Mg1OR CATEGORY <br />YEAR 2007 2008 2009 AVERAGE <br /> Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent <br />Fire 153 8.6% 93 5.4% 70 4.1% 105 6.1% <br />Rescue & EMS 1,280 72.2% 1,222 71.0% 1 ,186 .70.0% 1,229 71.1 % <br />Other 341 19.2% 407 23.6% 439 25.9% 396 22.9% <br />Total 1,774 100.0% 1,722 100.0% 1,695 100.0% 1,730 100.0% <br />Source: Nationa/ Fire /ncident Reporting System (NF/RS) <br />EXHIBfI- 51 <br />RURAL ORANGE FIRE DEPARTMENT <br />NUMBER AND TYPE OFINCIDENTS - 2007 TO 2009 <br />CATEGORY 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 TOTAL <br /> FIRE OVERPRESSU RE RESCUE HAZARDOUS SERVICE GOOD FALSE SEVERE OTHER <br /> & EMS CONDITION CALLS INTENT ALARMS & WEATHER <br /> (NO FIRE) FALSE <br /> CALLS <br />2009 70 7 1,186 38 28 234 95 0 37 1,695 <br />2008 93 9 1,222 58 39 141 112 23 25 1,722 <br />2007 153 5 1,280 49 56 127 101 1 2 1,774 <br />Average 105 7 1,229 48 41 167 103 8 21 1,730 <br />Source: National Fire /ncident Reporting System (NF/RS) <br />The department maintains a firefighter safety program for the protection of <br />its members. A Passport system is used by the Department to ensure personnel <br />accountability for fireground operations. The department has developed a rapid <br />intervention SOP and has provided training on its use. The rapid intervention SOP <br />has been shared with neighboring departments. The department has apre-incident <br />planning program. <br />~} MMA CONSULTING GROUP, INC. 56 <br />