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ORANGE COUNTY FIRE RESCUE STUDY <br />ORANGE RURAL <br />1 that the Station will probably no longer meet the needs of the Department sometime <br />2 at or following 2011. <br />3 <br />4 Currently, the Orange Rural Fire Department employs 5 full-time firefighters who <br />5 provide coverage 24 hours a day, seven days a week. <br />6 <br />7 The current arrangement between the Department and the Town is not guaranteed. <br />8 The Town is exam;n;ng options and the potential for a long term arrangement and <br />9 the financial implications of such an arrangement. <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 Recommendations <br />13 <br />14 We recommend that the Department continue its plannulg process with the Town <br />15 to determine its role in providing fire protection within the Town limits and <br />16 develop intemally ttivo plans: one if a long term agreement is reached and the <br />17 Deparhnent is the provider of service over a long term; another plan should be <br />18 developed based on the scenario that the Department does not provide fire <br />19 protection to the Town. These plans should include the financial implications of <br />20 each, the role volunteers will play, and projections of paid staffing. <br />21 <br />22 The Department should identify the availability of volunteers for daytime response, <br />23 evening response, and weekend response. As a part of this process the Department <br />24 should consider implementing a volunteer duty system for covering week nights <br />25 and weekends, allowing for a re allocation of paid personnel for maximum <br />26 deployment. <br />27 <br />63 <br />