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ORANGE COUNTY FIRE RESCUE STUDY <br />CEDAR GROVE <br />1 <br />2 Based on call patterns and projected growth according to the County's <br />3 Comprehensive Plan, there should be no need for additional stations or revision of <br />4 current locations over the planning horizon. <br />5 <br />6 The distribution of members throughout the District is balanced in terms of <br />7 response to both stations and POV response within. the District. The Department <br />8 could benefit from some additional members, but current members are said to be <br />9 active and it is rare that the Department does not have suffia.ent response. <br />10 <br />11 The Department currently has an ISO rating of 9S. Given the number of active <br />12 members, available pumping capacity, and water points in the District, the <br />13 Department should be able to reduce this rate and save its residents in insurance <br />14 premiums. One critical component for this reduction is certification and <br />15 documentation of water supply sources. <br />16 <br />17 The Department's two tankers are 27 years old. NFPA recommends replacement of <br />18 pumping apparatus after 24 years. Passing pump tests can extend apparatus life <br />19 but the new apparatus has features based on new technology and design that far <br />20 surpass older equipment. <br />21 <br />22 Cedar Grove, as with most of the department's in the County, needs assistance with <br />23 administrative issues such as grant identification and writing, preparation for ISO <br />24 examinations, budgeting, and financing. <br />25 <br />26 Daytime response coverage is becoming an issue for Cedar Grove, although the <br />27 Department is currently able to respond to calls during weekday "work hours" <br />28 albeit with a minimum number of personnel. <br />29 <br />30 The Department conducts traini~.lg weekly. However, the County uses the Chapel <br />31 Hill Training Center for prop/scenario training. This is not a convenient situation <br />32 for Cedar Grove, especially if it wants to conduct departmental training. We'll <br />33 address this issue in our countywide recommendations as this applies to all of the <br />34 Northern departments. <br />35 <br />23 <br />