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51 <br />ORANGE CbUNTY, ATORTH CAROLINA <br />EXHIBIT 35 <br />CURRENT FIRE DEPARTMENT STAFFING <br />POSITION <br />TOTAL STAFFING <br />Fire Chief <br />1 <br />Safety Officer <br />1 <br />Assistant Chief <br />2 <br />Fire Captain <br />4 <br />Lieutenant <br />3 <br />Firefighter <br />25 <br />Total <br />36 <br />The number of volunteers responding to emergencies varies by time of day. <br />Volunteer response for fire calls during the day is typically six personnel; volunteer <br />response -for EMS calls during the day is typically two or three personnel. The number <br />of volunteers responding during the evening and on weekends is typically 12 or 13. <br />The department reports that it has maintained a stable level of volunteers. <br />The department has several volunteer members who are career firefighters in other <br />jurisdictions. New members are brought into the organization through a New <br />Member Committee and undergo an administrative background check. After serving <br />a six -month probationary period, they become permanent members of the force. <br />Nearly all members are certified at the Firefighter I and Firefighter II levels, with 15 <br />members certified as Medical First Responders (MFRs). Personnel in the department <br />meet the annual State required training level. Fire training is conducted weekly and <br />medical first responder training is conducted once a month. Interagency training <br />with the Hillsborough Fire Department and the White Cross Fire Department is also <br />conducted. The department has a training officer appointed by the Fire Chief. <br />The department responds to approximately 500 requests for emergency <br />services annually. Like other fire agencies in Orange County, a large percentage of <br />calls for service are for emergency medical services. Exhibit 36 shows the <br />department's calls for service for 2007, 2008, and 2009. <br />* ARM CONSULTING GROUP, NC. 47 <br />