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ORANGE COUNTY FIRE RESCUE STUDY <br />ENO <br />1 - 198 incidents involved vehicles <br />2 - 326 incidents involved automatic alarms or investigations <br />3 - 75 incidents involved wildland fixes <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 Primary Risks <br />7 <br />8 Approximately six miles of heavily traveled Interstate 85 passes through the center <br />9 of the District and introduces all the associated hazards that come with serving an <br />10 Interstate highway. The Department has one interchange for I-85 highway access <br />11 within the District. The District has minimal water resources for fire fighting. As <br />12 with most of the other departments, all water must be carried to the scene of an <br />13 incident. At this time, the Department has no plan for developing static water <br />14 sources and hydrants are not an available option. <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />Current Apparatus <br />Type Age GPM Tank <br />Ca acity Passenger <br />Ca aci <br />Pumper/Tanker 2001 1250 1000 Gal. 5 <br />Pum er/Tanker 2001 1250 1000 Gal. 5 <br />Pum er/Tanker 1996 1250 1250 Gal. 5 <br />Brush Truck 1992 250 250 Gal. 1 <br />SW 1999 <br />20 <br />21 At a water volume capacity of 3,250, the Department is at the Iower end of <br />22 acceptable for volume needed at a structure fire according to most industry <br />23 standards, This has an impact on the ISO rating that they can attain. <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />37 <br />