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ORANGE COUNTY EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN <br />BASIC <br />I. PURPOSE <br />This plan predetermines actions to be taken by the government <br />agencies and private organizations of Orange County to reduce <br />the vulnerabilities of people and property to disaster and <br />establish capabilities to respond effectively to the actual <br />occurrence of a disaster. <br />II. SITUATION AND ASSUMPTIONS <br />A. Situation <br />1. General description of area. Orange County is <br />located in North Carolina Emergency Management Area <br />and FEMA Region Iv. It's geographic location is in <br />the central section of the State. Its bound on the <br />East by Durham County, on the South by Chatham <br />County, on the North by Person and Caswell <br />Counties, and on the West by Alamance County <br />(reference APPENDIX 3, COUNTY MAP). The current <br />population of the County and municipalities within <br />the County is approximately 98,500. The total area <br />of the County is 400.2 square miles. <br />2. The major traffic arteries are: <br />a. <br />Interstate 40 <br />b. <br />Interstate 85 <br />C. <br />U.S. <br />Highway <br />70 <br />d. <br />U.S. <br />Highway <br />15/501 <br />e. <br />N.C. <br />Highway <br />54 <br />f. <br />N.C. <br />Highway <br />57 <br />g. <br />N.C. <br />Highway <br />86 <br />h. <br />N.C. <br />Highway <br />157 <br />i. <br />N.C. <br />Highway <br />49 <br />11 <br />