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ORANGE COUNTY FIRE RESCUE STUDY <br />EFLAND <br />1 <br />2 <br />Current Apparatus <br />T e Yeaz Pum Ca aci Tank Ca aci <br />~• e 1988 1,000 gpm 1,000 Gallons <br />~• e 2001 1,250 gpm 1,000 Gallons <br />Tanker 1990 750 gpm 500 Gallons <br />Tanker 2004 450 gpm 3,000 Gallons <br />Brush Truck 2000 150 gpm 300 Gallons <br />3 <br />4 With this complement of appazatus the Department has the capacity to provide <br />5 3,500 gallons of water at the scene of a structure fire, within the standards of rural <br />6 water supply, especially given the additional water shuttle capaci.ty with mutual <br />7 aid departments. <br />8 <br />9 Financial Capacity of the Department <br />10 <br />11 Efland is funded through a combination of tax revenues, interest on eamings and <br />12 some minimal donations from the community. The Department also borrows <br />13 money as needed for lazge dollar purchases such as apparatus and buildings. The <br />14 Deparunent budget is based on approximately $178,000 in annual tax revenues. <br />15 <br />16 Tax Rate and Revenues <br />17 <br />18 The Di.strict tax rate is $0.03475. This translates into projected revenues of <br />19 approxi.mately $223,433. Each year the Department receives some donations <br />20 but the amount is usually minimal. <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 Debt <br />24 <br />25 The Department currently awes $228,400 for apparatus and buildings. Annual <br />26 loan payments are approximately $27,000. <br />27 <br />30 <br />