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WY'? <br /> I _ <br /> 7 _ <br /> jOrani..e County Planning Board <br /> / Page 3 <br /> . . <br /> b. direct us to the fire scene and have master keys to all gates and <br /> buildings; <br /> c. be iu radio contact with our fire trucks in order to turn us back <br /> in the case of false alarms and provide additional information in <br /> the case of real emergencies; this iuformation will include the • , <br /> location and nature of hazardous materials. <br /> , . <br /> Equipment <br /> 8. The above mentioned person should be equipped with turn-out gear, <br /> portable fire extinguighers, master keys, firefighting foam (as a <br /> back-up to our own supply), two-way portable radio, and air pack. <br /> Access <br /> 9. it would be desirable (in terms of shortened response time) but not <br /> critical to have access to Midway froM Tear Road. <br /> Need fez' Additional Fire Truck <br /> 10. The Midway complex is beyond our present 4 mile limit so that we are <br /> somewhat,constrained in what equipment we can provide at a fire. The <br /> North Carolina Insurance Service Organization has informed us that these <br /> limits may be moved out to 5 miles. Since most'of the Midway complex <br /> would lie beyond even-the 5 mile limit, we forsee a serious problem in <br /> being able to commit adequate equipment to a fire at that location. The' <br /> problem is that a fire at Midway would require (at least one),Iarge <br /> capacity pumper. While the pumper is on the scene, the rest of our . -::- <br /> territory is unprotected putting us in violation of our commitment to <br /> the Cane Creek fire district. We, therefore, feel that in order'to provide <br /> adequate fire protection to Midway, we would need to acquire a 1000 gpm <br /> pumper. This truck would automatically be dispatched to Midway and also <br /> be used as needed elsewhere in the Orange Grove district. <br /> We estimate that,Midway, if developed as'erivaibned by Lt e tacker:, of-the <br /> project, will, in 10 years time constitute a third of the square footage of <br /> all structure in our fire district. We propose, therefore, that the <br /> developaa of Midway contribute one-third of the cost of a suitable fire truck. <br /> We consider it wise and prudent to acquire this equipment at the earliest <br /> possible time to meet the fire protection needs of Midway as well as the growing <br /> needs of the rest of our district, The computations leading to the estimate <br /> of one-third are attached. <br /> Summar Statement i <br /> BCCaUSE of limitations of equipment, manpower, and training, the Board of <br /> Directors feels that The Orange Grove Volunteer Vire Company s not presently <br /> prepared to provide adequate fire protection to the proposed Midway development <br />