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41 <br /> NORTH CAROLINA <br /> CONTRACT AND AGREEMENT <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> THIS CONTRACT AND AGREEMENT, made and entered into this the <br /> I day of Z015 , 1992, by. and between the COUNTY of <br /> ORANGE, hereinafter referred to as County and the Orange Rural <br /> Fire Department , Inc. , hereinafter referred to as Fire <br /> Department; <br /> W I T N E S S E T H: <br /> THAT WHEREAS, North Carolina General Statutes 69-25.5 <br /> provides that counties may provide for fire protection in a fire <br /> district by contracting with an incorporated nonprofit volunteer or <br /> community fire department; and <br /> WHEREAS, Orange Rural Fire District is a <br /> special tax district created pursuant to Chapter 69 of the North <br /> Carolina General Statutes; and <br /> WHEREAS, Orange Rural Fire Department is a <br /> nonprofit corporation organized for fire protection purposes; and <br /> WHEREAS, County has elected to provide fire protection and <br /> fire prevention services and optional first responder services <br /> authorized by North Carolina General Statutes 69-25.7 (hereinafter <br /> "services") , within the boundaries of the Orange Rural <br /> Fire District, by contracting with Fire Department <br /> to provide services; and <br /> WHEREAS, Fire Department has the ability to provide and is <br /> willing to be the contract provider of services within the boundary <br /> of Orange Rural Fire District; and <br />