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ORANGE COUNTY FIRE RESCUE STUDY <br />ENO <br />1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />- 198 incidents involved vehicles <br />- 326 incidents involved automatic alarms or investigations <br />- 75 incidents involved wildland fires <br />Primary Risks <br />Approximately six miles of heavily traveled Interstate 85 passes through the center <br />of the District and introduces all the associated hazards that come with serving an <br />Interstate highway. The Department has one interchange for I-85 highway access <br />within the District. The District has minimal water resources for fire fighting. As <br />with most of the other departments, all water must be carried to the scene of an <br />incident. At this time, the Department has no plan for developing static water <br />sources and hydrants are not an available option. <br />Current Apparatus <br />Type Age GPM Tank <br />Ca aci Passenger <br />Ca aci <br />Pumper/Tanker 2001 1250 1000 Gal. 5 <br />Pum er/Tanker 2001 1250 1000 Gal. 5 <br />Pum er/Tanker 1996 1250 1250 Gal. 5 <br />Brush Truck 1992 250 250 Gal. 1 <br />g~7 1999 <br />At a water volume capacity of 3,250, the Department is at the lower end of <br />acceptable for volume needed at a structure fire according to most industry <br />standards, 'This has an impact on the ISU rating that they can attain. <br />37 <br />