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54 <br />ORANGE COUNTY, FORTH CAROLINA <br />ENo FIRE DEPARTMENT <br />The Eno Fire Department provides fire and first-responder services to the East <br />Orange Fire District. The department has 30 volunteer members. The volunteer <br />membership is supported by personnel working on a per diem basis. These personnel <br />provide coverage Monday through Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 6:-00 p.m. -This coverage <br />is extended in the summer months to include Saturdays and Sundays. The <br />department reports that it has not had any difficulty attracting or maintaining <br />volunteers. The current ISO classification of the department is 9. <br />The fire department has fewer volunteers responding-to daytime (work hours) <br />emergency calls for service than for evening and weekend calls. Five or six volunteers <br />typically respond to daytime emergencies. Evening and weekend volunteer response <br />is good, and typically includes most volunteers. <br />Department members are certified to the Firefighter II level. Personnel are also <br />certified as first responders and emergency vehicle drivers /operators. Members of <br />the fire department meet the State mandated training level. The department typically <br />conducts routine training sessions on Monday evenings. The Assistant Chief acts as <br />the training officer. <br />Approximately 600 requests for service are received each year. Approximately <br />one -half of these responses involve emergency medical service calls. The primary <br />mutual aid partners in the northern portion of the department's coverage area are <br />the Caldwell Fire Department-and the Lebanon Fire Department. The primary mutual <br />aid partners in the southern and western portions of the department's response <br />district are the New Hope Fire Department and the Orange Rural Fire Department. <br />The department is in the initial phases of developing a pre -fire planning program <br />which will be completed by the on -duty part -time firefighting personnel. A large <br />portion of the fire department's response district does not have fire hydrants. <br />* MMA CONSULTING CROUP, INC. 50 <br />YEAR <br />DESIGNATION <br />ENGINE <br />AERIAL <br />TANKER <br />BRUSH <br />COMMAND/ <br />UTILITY <br />Brush, Ford F- 45.0, 150 gpm, 250- <br />2000 <br />Brush 151 <br />1 <br />gallon tank <br />Tanker, Ford F- 8000 <br />1990 <br />Tanker 141 <br />1 <br />Tanker, 4 Guys, 1,250gpm, 1,000- <br />2008 <br />1 <br />gallon tank <br />- <br />ENo FIRE DEPARTMENT <br />The Eno Fire Department provides fire and first-responder services to the East <br />Orange Fire District. The department has 30 volunteer members. The volunteer <br />membership is supported by personnel working on a per diem basis. These personnel <br />provide coverage Monday through Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 6:-00 p.m. -This coverage <br />is extended in the summer months to include Saturdays and Sundays. The <br />department reports that it has not had any difficulty attracting or maintaining <br />volunteers. The current ISO classification of the department is 9. <br />The fire department has fewer volunteers responding-to daytime (work hours) <br />emergency calls for service than for evening and weekend calls. Five or six volunteers <br />typically respond to daytime emergencies. Evening and weekend volunteer response <br />is good, and typically includes most volunteers. <br />Department members are certified to the Firefighter II level. Personnel are also <br />certified as first responders and emergency vehicle drivers /operators. Members of <br />the fire department meet the State mandated training level. The department typically <br />conducts routine training sessions on Monday evenings. The Assistant Chief acts as <br />the training officer. <br />Approximately 600 requests for service are received each year. Approximately <br />one -half of these responses involve emergency medical service calls. The primary <br />mutual aid partners in the northern portion of the department's coverage area are <br />the Caldwell Fire Department-and the Lebanon Fire Department. The primary mutual <br />aid partners in the southern and western portions of the department's response <br />district are the New Hope Fire Department and the Orange Rural Fire Department. <br />The department is in the initial phases of developing a pre -fire planning program <br />which will be completed by the on -duty part -time firefighting personnel. A large <br />portion of the fire department's response district does not have fire hydrants. <br />* MMA CONSULTING CROUP, INC. 50 <br />