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35 <br />ORANGE COUNTY, AORni CAROLINA <br />EXHIBIT 15 <br />NFPA 1720 PERFORMANCE' STANDARD <br />STAFFING AND RESPONSETIMESTANDARDS FOR VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS <br />DEMAND ZONE <br />POPULATION PER SQ. MI. <br />NUMBER OF- PERSONNEL <br />TIME <br />PERCENT OF <br />(MINUTES ? - <br />TIME <br />Urban <br />> 1,000 <br />15 <br />9- <br />90% <br />Suburban <br />500 to 1,000 <br />10 <br />10 <br />90% <br />Rural <br />< 500 <br />6 <br />14 <br />80% <br />Remote <br />travel distance > 8 miles <br />4 <br />- <br />90% <br />Source. NFPA 7,720 <br />NFPA Standard 1720 indicates that a fire district with a population density of <br />less than 500 residents per square mile should be able deliver six firefighters to the <br />scene of a fire within 14 minutes_ In a fire district with a population density of 500 <br />to 1,000- persons per square mile, the fire department should be able to deliver 10 <br />- personnel within 10 minutes. <br />NATIONAL RRE PROTECTION STANDARD 1710 <br />NFPA Standard 1710 is applicable to fully paid fire departments, such as <br />Carrboro and Chapel Hill. The standard describes staffing requirements- and <br />maximum response tines tc fire and EMS incidents. <br />Minimum requirements relating to the organization and deployment of fire <br />suppression operations, emergency medical operations, and special operations for <br />all career fire departments are contained in NFPA 1710. The standard also specifies <br />minimum criteria for addressing the effectiveness and efficiency of fire suppression <br />- operations, emergency medical services, and special operations. <br />The standard presents response time measures (described below) and also <br />stipulates that these response time performance objectives should be achieved in at <br />least 90 percent of the incidents. The response time objectives and staffing <br />requirements are summarized in Exhibit 16. <br />* "M CONSULTING GROUP, ,NC. 31 <br />