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67 <br />ORANGE COUNTY NORTH CAROLaVA <br />Rescue Team. The technical rescue program includes all traditional technical rescue <br />components, with the exception of confined space. In support of their emergency <br />operations, the department conducts an on-going pre-incident data collection <br />program. All commercial properties receive a site visit with the resulting preplans <br />stored in laptop computers in department vehicles. Approximately 50 percent of the <br />response district has municipal fire hydrants. The department relies on rural water <br />supply operations in the remaining area. North Chatham's primary mutual aid <br />partners in Orange County are the Chapel Hill Fire Department, Carrboro Fire-Rescue <br />Department, and White Cross Fire Department. <br />The department provides services from five fire stations. Station #1, located <br />at 45 Morris Road in Pittsboro, houses one engine, one tanker, two rescue vehicles, <br />one brush truck, three utility vehicles, and one hazardous materials unit. Station #2, <br />located at 1442 Farrington Point Road, houses one engine, two tankers, two rescue <br />units, two utility vehicles, and one aerial platform. Station # 3 is located at 3816 <br />Manns Chapel Road and houses one engine, one tanker, and one utility vehicle. <br />Station #4, located at 405 5 Chicken Bridge Road in Pittsboro, also houses one engine, <br />one tanker, and one utility vehicle. Station #5, which is located at 10214 US 64 East <br />in Apex, houses one engine, one tanker, and one utility vehicle. Orange County <br />receives emergency response coverage from North Chatham Stations #1, #2, and #4. <br />The department's operations and maintenance budget exceeds $2.7 million <br />annually. Orange County pays more than $200,000 for fire services. Exhibit 62 <br />provides an overview of the budget resources provided to North Chatham since <br />2008-2009. <br />EXHIBIT 62 <br />NORTH CHATHAM FIRE DEPARTMENT BUDGET <br />COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT FUNDING <br /> 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 <br />Total Budget $2,506,080 $2,769,885 $2,755,653 <br />Orange County Revenue $213,702 $211,673 $212,043 <br />County Revenue as Percent of Total Budget 8.5% 7.6% 7.7% <br />~} MMA CONSULTING GROUP, ING 64 <br />