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ORANGE COUNTY 1~bRTH CAROLINA <br />ADAPTIVE VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATIONS <br />Generally, volunteer fire departments have adapted to changes in district <br />demographics, work patterns, and building characteristics. For example, some <br />departments have employed a small number of full-time or part-time personnel to <br />support volunteers during workday hours. The Orange Rural Fire Department has <br />become a combination fire department with 19 full-time personnel, several paid part- <br />time personnel, and 19 volunteer personnel. Other departments have developed <br />systems which assign volunteers to work defined hours. <br />FULL TIME FfRE DEPARTMENTS <br />The Carrboro Fire and Rescue Department and the Chapel Hill Fire <br />Department are well-organized, fully career fire service agencies. The departments <br />employ personnel and have apparatus to meet the challenges confronted within their <br />own fire districts. Each agency provides a full array of fire suppression, fire <br />prevention, life safety, and plan review services. <br />COUNTY WIDE ANSWERING FbINT AND DISPATCH SYSTEM <br />The County operates a centralized emergency communication system. A <br />centralized system integrates the operations of each emergency response agency and <br />creates an effective automatic aid system. An emergency communication system is <br />the basis for a sound emergency response system. <br />COUNTY WIDE FfvIERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES <br />The County-wide emergency medical service system provides advanced life <br />support services (ALS). The Department of Emergency Services deploys four <br />ambulances 24 hours per day, 365 days per year. The ambulance response system <br />is supported by the medical first responders in each fire department. <br />FIRE STATION LOCATIONS <br />There are 20 fire stations in Orange County. The fire stations are well <br />distributed which enables a reasonable fire department response throughout the <br />County. Currently, 98 percent of the aggregate area (total square miles) of the County <br />is within six miles of a fire station. Ninety-eight percent of street miles within the <br />County can be covered within 12 minutes travel time from existing fire stations. <br />FLEET OF APPARATUS <br />County fire departments have sufficient apparatus and equipment to properly <br />address the risks faced within the County. The amount of the fire apparatus operated <br />~} M1I1A CONSULTING GkOUP, INC. 7S <br />