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Attachment 3 8 <br /> 1p t Orange Rural Fire Department ifi $ t1) <br /> PO Box 1511 <br /> Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br /> December 27, 2016 <br /> Orange County Budget Office <br /> Atten: Paul Laughton <br /> PO Box 8181 <br /> Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br /> Dear Paul: <br /> The Orange Rural Fire Department is in the process of updating their self-contained <br /> breathing apparatus (SCBA) to remain up to date with National Fire Protection <br /> Association standards. <br /> The last version of NFPA 1981 changed the low air alarm pressure from 25%to 33%of <br /> the bottle's working pressure. The result was shorter work periods for firefighters <br /> working inside hazardous environments as firefighters are taught to be completely <br /> outside the environment before their low air alarms activate. <br /> Recent studies have shown that the mask assembly currently used by Orange Rural will <br /> fail at unusually low temperatures. We have experienced this during some training <br /> exercises. By replacing the current SCBA, we can provide for a higher level of safety for <br /> our volunteers and employees. <br /> Our budget amendment will help us finalize a multi-year project to upgrade our SCBA <br /> inventory. <br /> We are asking for$45,000 from the fund balance to purchase six complete self- <br /> contained breathing apparatus and twelve bottles. <br /> The twelve bottles will place one bottle in each SCBA and one spare on the truck as <br /> required by Insurance Services Office for our district rating. <br /> 206 S.Churton St. www.ORFD.net <br /> Hillsborough,NC 27278 admin @orfd.net <br /> (919)732-7911 <br /> Fax: (919)644-1338 <br />