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ORANGE COUNTY FIRE RESCUE STUDY <br />WHITE CROSS <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 />27 <br />28 <br />29 <br />30 <br />Primary Risks <br />There aze no interstate highways and no railroads that transverse the District. State <br />Highway 54 runs the length of the District's northern boundary with Orange Grove. <br />This poses potential vehicle accident and hazardous material incident exposures. <br />Other risks are primarily related to the agricultural nature of the community: bam <br />fires, wildland fires, farm machinery accidents, and other structure fires. <br />Current Apparatus <br />We did not receive data regarding the Department's apparatus. <br />Financial Capacit~y of the Department <br />White Cross is funded through a combination of tax revenues, fund rai.sing and <br />donations from the community. The Department budget is based on $120,513.00 in <br />annual revenues. <br />Tax Rate and Revenues <br />The District tax rate is $0.042. This translates into projected revenues of <br />approximately $120,000. <br />Debt <br />We did not receive data regarding the Department's financial budget or its <br />debt service requirements. <br />68 <br />