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PA <br />West Orange District protected by Efland Fire Department <br />Central Orange District protected by Orange Rural Fire Department <br />East Orange District protected by Eno Fire Department <br />New Hope District protected by New Hope Fire Department <br />Cane Creek District protected by Orange Grove Fire Department <br />Cedar Grove District protected by Cedar Grove Fire Department <br />Caldwell District protected by Caldwell Fire Department <br />White Cross District protected by White Cross Fire Department <br />South Orange District protected by Carrboro Fire Rescue <br />North Chatham District, (which includes the Southern Triangle and Damascus tax districts) <br />protected by North Chatham Fire Department. <br />East Alamance District protected by the Mebane Fire Department <br />Greater Chapel Hill Fire District protected by the Chapel Hill Fire Department. <br />The East Alamance District, protected by Mebane Fire Department through a contractual <br />agreement with Efland Fire Department, has been included in this approval, as district lines <br />have changed due to annexations by the City of Mebane. The East Alamance District was not <br />extended, as all properties are within five road miles of the fire station. The Greater Chapel Hill <br />Fire District, protected by the Chapel Hill Fire Department, has also been included in this <br />approval and the properties in that district are also within five mile from a fire station. <br />GIS mapping is more accurate than the existing maps, which were hand drawn and errors were <br />discovered in those maps. Approval of these maps will update all of the fire insurance district <br />maps in Orange County. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: The approval of this item has no financial impact on the County. This is <br />an administrative action only and no changes in fire protection services, service delivery or fire <br />tax rates will be reflected by this action. Upon Board and Department of Insurance approval, <br />property owners between five road miles and six road miles from their respective fire <br />departments will be eligible for lower fire insurance premiums. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve the six mile <br />insurance district maps for the rural fire districts and five mile insurance district maps for the <br />East Alamance District and Greater Chapel Hill Fire District. <br />