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J ! 1 The town currently contracts for state mandated fire inspec- 7 ' tions with the Orange County Fire Marshall's office within the town limits and Extra Territorial Jurisdiction (ETJ) . This pro- gram is funded by inspection fees that are paid by the establish- ment being inspected. The town's ISO fire rating is 5. The Orange Rural Fire District had a total FY 1994/95 fire department budget of $150,789. Residents of the fire district pay 4.25 cents per thousand dollars of valuation, based on a total valuation of the district of $362,335,133. The district provides the remaining suppression equipment, Ford 1977 F-700 Pumper Ford 1973 L-900 Tanker Dodge 1974 W-300 4X4 Quick Attack Pumper Ford 1985 C-8000 Pumper/Tanker Ford 1983 Loadstar Equipment Truck Volvo 1991 Pumper/Tanker Simon/Dupley LTI 75' Aerial The Orange rural fire district rating is 9. Annexation by the town will negatively impact the future financial condition of the Orange Rural Fire District. For exam- ple, the annexation of the Corwallis Hills subdivision, effective July 1, 1996 will eliminate $13,370,117 from the Orange Rural district tax base. State law requires that the town make up for the financial loss due to annexation for five years. The town is currently making payments to the Orange rural district for other recent annexations at a total FY 1994/95 cost of $21,595. Because Hillsborough is the county seat for Orange County, a significant exposure exists with respect to the number of county buildings located in the city. Based upon insurance data, the total value for county buildings alone is $16,335,133 . No esti- mate is available for school buildings located in the Orange rural district. The town and county does not receive any tax revenue from these buildings because they are tax exempt. Members of the Hillsborough Fire Department elect the Chief and officers annually. Both departments use the same personnel and equipment inter- changeably. The town board adopts a departmental budget at the annual budget meeting in June. The rural board recommends a budget and is adopted by the Orange County Board of Commissioners during their annual June budget meeting. For major fires, the town can employ mutual assistance agreements with other fire districts within Orange County. Personnel from these other departments augment personnel fighting the fire, or standby at the station in the event another fire is reported in the area.