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. . 00699 o it A N G U. G I O V I. V 0 I.I.I N'I`1,E It P I R E CO itouq:3310 VtillOROLIGII,NUR II CAROLINA 2717tI - - To: Orange County Planning Board From; Edward Johnson, President Date: February 12, 1982 - Re: Proposed Midway Airport Planned Development Mr. Lee Mehler of Peloquin Associates has discussed with me the matter of providing fire protection to the proposed Midway Airport complex which he is helping to design- Since the Orange Grove Volunteer Fire Co. would be responsible for providing fire protection to Midway, Mr. Mehler has asked us to review the plans and express our opinion about our ability © provide adequate fire protection. Our Board of Directors at its,regular meeting on December 8 pasSed a resolu- tion expressing the opinion that our company presently has neither the equip- ment, the manpower, nor the level of training to provide adequate fire pro- tection te the airport complex as presently envisioned. Accompanying the resolution were a set of conditions which, if met, would substantially alleviate our concerns. These are discussed below following a description of the conditions under which we presently operate. Present Conditions . . . . - Oar company serves the Orange Grove Fire District which comprises some 57 square miles in Bingham Township. Within this district there is a smaller . . Cane Creek fire district consisting of all points within 4 road miles 'of the fire station. The homeowners within the Cane Creek fire district enjoy lower fire insurance rates. In order to maintain the Cane Creek fire district, we must meet certain requirements concerning equipment, manpower, and training. One of the requirements is that we must guard against leaving the Cana Creek district unprotected at times when we have fires in the outer reaches of the . Orange Grove fire district. ge maintain a roster of some 45 volunteers. Like most volunteer organizations, the bulk of the service is contributed by half or less of the membership. On weekends and at night we can routinely turn out about 15-25 volunteers on a fire call. During the day when most of our members are away fromhome,-the turn-out for a fire can be 5 or fewer. Occasionally, a second page is required to produce sufficient manpower. Our equipment consists of a 750 gpm pumper truck, a tanker carrying 1250 gallons, and a 4 wheel drive truck which specializes in woods fires. The entrance to the Midway complex is just over 4.5 road miles from our station. Because the tract is deep and narrow, approximately two-thirds of the proposed buildings are over 5 road miles from our station. This distance becomes relevant in the discussion below. . 1 . .