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To: Members of the committee Discussing Fire Protections issues 3 <br /> in Northern Orange county; <br /> Commissioners Martin, Lloyd (alternate) , and Simpson <br /> Hillsborough Town Board <br /> Keith Cook, Orange County School Board <br /> Board Members Cates, Temple, and Davis <br /> Orange Rural Fire District Board <br /> Wallace Nilson, Hillsborough Firemen Board of Directors <br /> Rod Visser, Assistant County Manager of Orange County <br /> From: Eric Swanson, Hillsborough Town Manager <br /> Date: February 29, 1996 <br /> subj: Fire Protection issues in Northern Orange county <br /> INTRODUCTION <br /> As agreed at our last meeting, the following report is in- <br /> tended to summarize discussions concerning full time fire protec- <br /> tion needs/issues in northern Orange County. This report will be <br /> presented to the following boards that were identified as major <br /> stakeholderelin these discussions. <br /> Orange County Board of County Commissioners <br /> Orange County School Board <br /> Orange Rural Fire Distrivt Hoard <br /> Hillsborough board of commissioners <br /> An earlier report dated April of 1995 (see attached) summa- <br /> rized the current organization or Lire protection services in <br /> northern orange county. I have also attached a map depicting the <br /> current boundaries of the Orange Rural Fire Distract. The report <br /> specifically identified problems with respect to the provision of <br /> fire protection to citizens who reside in the Town of Hillsbor- <br /> ough and orange Rural Fire Districts. <br /> In summary, the report demonstrated. the lack of volunteers <br /> available Monday-Friday during daytime hours (SAM-5PM) to respond <br /> to fire calls. In 1995, a total of 148 calls (see attached sum- <br /> mary) were dispatched from Orange County central Communications <br /> during that time period to the affected jurisdictions. The <br /> report also identified orange County and. the orange county School <br /> Board as major stakeholders in these discussions because a major- <br /> ity or Orange county buildings and schools are located within <br /> these fire districts. <br /> Representatives of these major stakeholder groups have met <br /> to discuss potential solutions to these issues. These recommen- <br /> dations were not endorsed by every member of this committee. it <br /> was unanimously agreed that because no one individually could <br /> commit their respective boards to financial or policy matters, <br /> these recommendations should be presented to each of the Boards <br /> for their subsequent action. <br />