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62 <br />ORANGE CbUNTY, AbRTH CAROLINA <br />EXHIBIT 50 <br />FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONSES BY MAJOR CATEGORY <br />YEAR <br />2007 <br />2008 <br />-2009 <br />AVERAGE <br />500 <br />Number <br />Percent <br />Number <br />Percent <br />Number <br />Percent <br />Number <br />Percent <br />Fire <br />153 <br />8.6% <br />93 <br />5.4% <br />70 <br />4.1 %_ <br />105 <br />6.1% <br />Rescue & EMS <br />1,280 <br />72.2% <br />1,222 <br />71.0% <br />1,186 <br />70.0% <br />1,229 <br />71.1% <br />Other <br />341 <br />19.2% <br />407 <br />23.6% <br />439 <br />25.9% <br />396 <br />22.9% <br />Total <br />1,774 <br />100.0% <br />1,722 <br />T00.0% <br />1,695 <br />100.0% <br />1,730 <br />100.0% <br />Source: National Fire Incident Reporting-System (NF /RS) <br />EXHIBIT 51 <br />-RURAL ORANGE FIRE DEPARTMENT <br />NUMBER AND TYPE OF INCIDENTS - 2007 TO 2009 <br />CATEGORY <br />100 <br />200 <br />300 RESCUE <br />400 <br />500 <br />600 <br />700 <br />800 <br />900 <br />TOTAL <br />FIRE <br />OVERPRESSURE <br />& EMS <br />HAZARDOUS <br />SERVICE <br />GOOD <br />FALSE ALARMS & SEVERE <br />OTHER - <br />CONDITION <br />CALLS <br />INTENT <br />FALSE CALLS <br />WEATHER <br />(NO FIRE) <br />2009 <br />70 <br />7 <br />1,186 <br />38 <br />28 <br />234 <br />95 <br />0 <br />37 <br />1,695 <br />2008 <br />93 <br />9 <br />1,222 <br />58 <br />39 <br />141 <br />112 <br />23 <br />25 <br />1,722 <br />2007 <br />153 <br />5 <br />1,280 <br />49 <br />56 <br />1 Z7 <br />101 <br />1 <br />2 <br />1,774 <br />Average <br />105 <br />7 <br />1,229 <br />48 <br />41 <br />167 <br />103 <br />8 <br />21 <br />1,730 <br />Source: National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) <br />The department maintains a firefighter safety program for the protection of <br />its members. A Passport system is used by the department to ensure personnel <br />accountability for fireground operations. The department has developed a rapid <br />intervention SOP and has provided training on its use. The rapid intervention SOP <br />has been shared with neighboring departments. The department has a pre - incident <br />planning program. <br />ORANGE GROVE FIRE DEPARTMENT <br />The Orange Grove Fire Department provides fire and first response services <br />to the Orange Grove Fire District, which is within Bingham Township. The <br />department provides services through a 38- member volunteer department. The <br />volunteers are supported by two full-time career firefighters and one part -time paid <br />member. Full-time personnel staff the fire station on a rotating basis. The first shift <br />begins at 6:00 a.m. and continues until 3:00 p.m. The second shift begins at 9:00 a.m. <br />* M1I1A CONSULTING GROUP, INC. S8 <br />