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14 <br />ORANGE CbUNw, AbRTH CAROLINA <br />RESPONSE CODE = DESCRIPTION <br />100 <br />Fire <br />200 <br />Overpressure, Rupture, Explosion <br />360 <br />Rescue and EMS <br />400 <br />Hazardous Condition (no fire) <br />500 <br />Service Call <br />600 <br />Good Intent <br />700 <br />False Alarm & False Call <br />800 <br />Severe Weather /Natural Disaster <br />900L <br />Other Type of Incident <br />The data- in Exhibit 6 indicate that 4.7 percent of responses were for fire <br />incidents_ The largest number of responses, as expected, were made by the Chapel <br />Hill Fire Department (4,426), Carrboro Fire - Rescue Department (1,595), and Orange <br />Rural Fire Department (1,695). More that 5,000 calls for service were for EMS First <br />Responder services. The total number of calls entered for the Eno Fire Department <br />is based on interviews with fire department officials, in which the approximate <br />number of responses was estimated to be 600 calls for service annually; 50 percent <br />of calls were EMS related, and 50 percent were fire related. White Cross responded <br />to approximately 218 calls for service; 113 were first responder calls for service and <br />105 were fire related calls for service. <br />The number of calls is not complete for all categories; as a result, the percent <br />of calls by category cannot be accurately established, except for EMS calls, which are <br />51 percent of all calls for service. <br />* "L4 CONSULTING GROUP, INC. 10 <br />