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5 <br />Annexation <br />North Carolina cities are increasingly annexing parts of rural fire protection or service districts. <br />In this case, the city must plan to provide the annexed portion of the district with all the major <br />municipal services it provides (G.S. 160A-47). However, annexations decrease the tax base <br />supporting the fire departments in rural districts. One solution is found under G.S. 160A-49.1, <br />the city should make a general good effort to negotiate a five year contract with the rural fire <br />department by paying the rural department the revenue that the district would have generated. <br />This is only a brief overview of the results of annexation on fire protection in rural areas. <br />County Comparisons <br />Following is some information on how counties of similar to Orange County, in terms of square <br />miles and population, provide fire services to their county.3 The descriptions here are based on <br />information gathered from county websites and the county's fire marshal offices. <br />The following descriptions of county fire services focuses generally on the number of fire <br />districts and the funding of services; this is not a complete comparison of county fire services in <br />North Carolina. Amore comprehensive comparison may involve size of county fire districts, <br />square mileage of a stations response area, and the type and acquisition of equipment, and <br />county's insurance ratings. <br />Orange County <br />"8 volunteer fire departments within Orange County and two municipal fire departments provide <br />fire and EMS first responder protection to Orange County's 12 fire districts. 2 departments in <br />bordering counties provide fire and EMS first responder protection to Orange County. Orange <br />County employs afull-time Fire Marshal, and Assistant Fire Marshal, apart-time Fire Marshal <br />and a fire/EMS training coordinator. Each department elects its officers and is a member of the <br />Countywide Fire Association. There are a total of approximately 250 fire department volunteers. <br />2 volunteer rescue squads provide emergency rescue services to Orange County. Most <br />deparhnents provide Basic Life Support (BLS) service. Each department elects its officers and-is <br />a member of the Countywide Fire Association. There are a total of approximately 75 rescue squad <br />volunteers."(Background, original Orange County Fire Assessment Plan Request for Proposal) <br />The volunteer fire departments are State chartered, private, non-profit corporations that have <br />contracts with the County to provide fire protection services. The fire districts are tax supported. <br />The County collects the tax for each department and the Finance Director distributes the monies <br />in accordance with the terms of the contract. Each district also has an insurance district for <br />insurance grading purposes. The insurance districts are 5 mile districts at the present time; <br />residents and businesses that are within 5 road miles of the fire station(s) within the district <br />receive insurance premiums based on the rating of the district. <br />Alamance County <br />All of the county fire departments in Alamance County are a combination of volunteer and paid. <br />There are 11 County fire districts with one department operating in each district. These <br />departments may have substations within the district. In addition, the County has mutual aid <br />s Except as noted, information was gathered from websites or direct contact (email or telephone) with the <br />fire marshal's office in the respective county. <br />
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