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17 PLAN FOR 2014 Once work is completed in the Orange Grove fire district,the plan is to move onto Cedar Grove. Recently a request for information was sent from us to the Cedar Grove fire chief using the same established model as that used in Orange Grove. This will mark the beginning of our organized approach around the unincorporated portions of Orange County,working in collaboration with local fire chiefs. An abundance of requests,Exhibit B, from other emergency responders still exist. We will continue to work on those requests as expeditiously as possible,too. However,we fully expect, considering the number of issues encountered in Orange Grove,that Cedar Grove and other districts to be reviewed will be time consuming as well. Our internal expectations for 2014 include(1)finalizing the Orange Grove fire district, (2) continuing to work on impromptu requests as needed by emergency responders and(3)work toward completion of the Cedar Grove, Caldwell and Efland fire district projects. While the magnitude and quantity of issues to be resolved will vary greatly by district, the tentative schedule is as follows: 2013 —Orange Grove 2014—Cedar Grove, Caldwell,Efland 2015—New Hope, Orange Rural, White Cross 2016—Greater Chapel Hill, Southern Triangle,Damascus While this timeline could change in either direction, implementation of the Ordinance is an enormous undertaking. We can only assume that properties in other fire districts are in a similar situation as those in Orange Grove. The goal is top-notch, direct and accurate communications with the affected resident(s). We believe that a successful model has been developed by working through the pilot project with Orange Grove. Hopefully all fire districts will follow this model and submit information in the same format that worked so well with Orange Grove. Given the success of our work in the Orange Grove fire district,the deputy fire chief asked us to please submit a letter to the BOCC on behalf of the fire department,which is attached to the agenda abstract.