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ORANGE COUNTY luDRTH CAROLINA <br />EXHIBIT 46 <br />AVERAGE FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONSES (2007- 2008, 2008- 2009, and 2009- 2010) <br />NUMBER PERCENT <br />Fire 357 70.7% <br />Rescue & EMS 148 29.3% <br />Total 493 100% <br />Source: Fire Department information <br />The New Hope Fire Department uses NIMS on multi-agency responses. The <br />department conducts pre-plan surveys of facilities open to the general public, <br />including schools, churches, businesses, residential health care facilities, and County- <br />ownedfacilities. Surveys are updated annually and are maintained in hard copy and <br />electronic format. Hard copies of surveys are kept in response vehicles. <br />Pre-plan surveys and site visits are conducted annually as part of the training <br />program. The department offers fire and rescue training four times each month and <br />emergency medical training once each month. Twenty-five members of the <br />department are Firefighter I/II certified. A firefighter safety program has been <br />instituted. The safety program includes the Passport personal accountability system <br />for fireground operations. <br />The fire department has appointed a new Chief and is in the process of <br />revising SOPs/SOGs, and establishing long-term goals. The department plans to <br />request an ISO review to improve its public protection classification. <br />ORANGE RURAL FIRE DEPARTMENT <br />The Orange Rural Fire Department provides fire and first responder services. <br />The fire department operates with 19 volunteers, three part-time paid personnel, and <br />19 full-time firefighters. Paid personnel are on-duty 24/7. The department operates <br />two fire stations (206 South Churton Street and 835 Phelps Road) and maintains a <br />fleet of three engines, three tankers, one brush truck, one squad truck, one aerial, <br />and two support vehicles. The Fire Chief is appointed by the Board of Directors, and <br />appoints all officers. The department has a Fire Chief, afull-time Deputy Chief, a <br />paid part-time Assistant Chief, three paid Captains, and two part-time paid Captains. <br />A paid full-time Captain serves as the Safety Officer. The department's current ISO <br />classification is 6. <br />~} MINA CONSULTING GkOUP,1NC. ,j,j <br />