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ORANGE COUNTY FIRE RESCUE STUDY <br />CEDAR GROVE <br />~ <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />Demog~raphics <br />5 The Cedar Grove District is largely agricultural and rural in nature. Very recently, <br />6 there have been some residents that have moved to the District to escape the hectic <br />7 pace of suburban or urban life and commute to their jobs. However, the District <br />8 remains fundamentally rural in character. Tl~is means the District has a very small <br />9 density, resulting from large parceLs of land zoned agricultural. <br />10 <br />11 The community is tight knit and residents know their neighbors as well as their <br />12 extended neighbors. There is a community center that hosts various community <br />13 events, usually well attended by members of the Cedar Grove community. <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 Department Memberskip <br />17 <br />18 The Department has 36 members, all of whom are categorized as "active". Their <br />19 members tend to stay on the Department; the average tenure is 14 years. There aze <br />20 six members that aze under 18 and would be classified as ' junior" members. It is <br />21 not unusual for members to have "grown up" in the Department. The Chief has <br />22 been in the Department for 27 years and the Deputy Chief for 19. <br />23 <br />19 <br />