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71 <br /> • <br /> S STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA , <br /> FIRE- PROTECTION CONTRACT <br /> ORANGE COUNTY - <br /> . This agreement is made and entered into this 1st day <br /> of July, 1982, by and between Orange County (hereinafter, "the <br /> County") and the Town of Carrboro (hereinafter, "the Town") . <br /> WHEREAS, the County has established the South Orange <br /> Fire District and wishes to have fire protection services pro- <br /> vided to the residents and property owners within this district <br /> by the Carrboro Fire Department; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Town has provided fire protection to <br /> the South Orange Fire District in past years and wishes to <br /> continue to provide such services at a fair rate of compensa-- <br /> •tian in the future; and - <br /> WHEREAS, the County and the Town are authorized to <br /> enter this agreement by Article 3A of Chapter 69 of the North <br /> Carolina General Statutes . - <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, the Town and the County hereby agree <br /> as follows: <br /> 1. The Town shall, to the best of its ability, furnish <br /> such fire fighting equipment and personnel as the Town deems <br /> necessary for the purpose of providing fire protection to pro- <br /> perty and persons located within the South Orange Fire District, <br /> as the boundaries of such district are now constituted or may <br /> hereafter be amended. In accordance with G. S. 69-25. 8 , in <br /> providing such fire protection services , the Town shall be sub- <br /> ject to the same immunities it enjoys in the operation of a fire <br /> department within its corporate limits . <br />