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ORANGE COUNTY FIRE RESCUE STUDY <br />NEtiV HOPE <br />1 addressing the fire related risks is the lack of a hydrant system requiring the shuttle <br />2 of water. <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 Current Apparatus <br />7 <br />Station 1 Station 2 <br />- 2005 Ferraza Intruder 2 Pumper- - 1990 E-One Pumper-Tanker with <br />Tanker with 1,000 gallon tank and 1,000 gallon tank and 1,250 gpm <br />1,500 gpm pump pump <br />- 1998 American LaFrance Eagle - 1999 3D FL70 Freightliner used as <br />Pumper-Tanker with 1,000 gallon U~tY Vehicle <br />tank and 1,500 gpm pump <br />- 1990 E-One Pumper-Tanker with - 2000 Ford Expedition XLT Used <br />1,000 gallon tank and 1,250 gpm ~ Utility and First Responder <br />P~P Vehicle <br />- 1997 E-One Superduty Brush <br />Truck with 200 gallon tank and <br />150 gpm pump <br />- 2001 Ford F-150XL Pickup used <br />as Utility and First Responder <br />Vehicle <br />8 <br />9 With this complement of apparatus from both stations, the Department has 4,000 <br />10 gallons of water capacity for structure fires, well within the standards of rural water <br />11 supply, especially given the add.itional water shuttle capacity with mutual aid <br />12 departments. <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 Financial Capacity of the Department <br />16 <br />17 New Hope is funded through a combination of tax revenues, fund raising and donations <br />18 from the community. The Department also borrows money as needed for lazge dollar <br />19 purchases such as apparatus and buildings. The Department budget is based on $317,619 in <br />20 annual tax revenues. <br />46 <br />