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031 <br /> STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA <br /> FIRE PROTECTION CONTRACT <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> This agreement is made and entered into this 1st day <br /> of July, 1982, by and between Orange County (hereinafter, "the <br /> County") and the Town of Carrboro (hereinafter, "the Town") . <br /> WHEREAS, the County has established the South Orange <br /> Fire District and wishes to have fire protection services pro-- <br /> vided to the residents and property owners within this district <br /> by the Carrboro Fire Department; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Town has provided fire protection to <br /> the South Orange Fire District in past years and wishes to <br /> continue to provide such services at a fair rate of compensa- <br /> .tion in the future; and <br /> WHEREAS, the County and the Town are authorized to <br /> enter this agreement by Article 3A of Chapter 69 of the North <br /> Carolina General Statutes. <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, the Town and the County hereby agree <br /> as follows: <br /> 1. The, Town shall, to the best of its ability, furnish <br /> such fire fighting equipment and personnel as the Town deems <br /> necessary for the purpose of providing fire protection to pro- <br /> perty and persons located within the South Orange Fire District, <br /> as the boundaries of such district are now constituted or may <br /> hereafter be amended. In accordance with G. S. 69-25.8, in <br /> providing such fire protection services, the Town shall be sub- <br /> ject to the same immunities it enjoys in the operation of a fire <br /> department within its corporate limits. <br />