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ORANGE COUNTY FIRE RESCUE STUDY ORANGE GROVE 1 2 Demog~raphics 3 4 The district is very rural in nature. However, there is some increase in 5 development from commuter oriented residents seeking to escape the hectic pace of 6 more urbanized areas. Some of the district will remain undeveloped because 7 OWASA has been acquiring land for watershed preservation, which will keep some 8 of the district from being developed when large farming operations are abandoned. 9 The clistrict has no pressure hydrants and there is no active plan to develop water 10 sources. The district does have farm ponds that can provide water for fire 11 protection and could serve to improve their insurance rating if documented 12 properly. OWASA has a lazge main that runs along North Carolina Highway 54 13 that could provide hydrants, if installed. 14 15 16 Deparhnent Membership 17 18 Membership consists of 31 volunteer firefighters representing a good cross section 19 of the community and includes some women (one woman is a Captain). Ten 20 members have over twenty years of service to the Department. The Department 21 also has two full time career firefighters who provide staggered coverage during 22 the week from 0600 to 1800 hours Monday through Friday. The Department also 23 employs the QZief on a part time basis. The Department membership is somewhat 24 linuted by the Department's ability to financially afford the outfitting of personnel 25 with the necessary equipment for safe participation. 26 27 The Department has been dispatched to 417 fire calls in the last 37 months. Call 28 volume seems to climbing at the rate of 10% per year as the District is converting 29 from rural agriculture to more suburban in certain areas. 30 31 The map below provides an illustration of the location of the Department's 32 members. This distribution is helpful in understanding the staffing and response of 33 personnel. 34 52