Orange Rural Fire Department provides fire and rescue services to the citizens of the Central Orange Fire District and the Town of Hillsborough. Candidates interested in to becoming firefighters have to meet national training standards. Currently certified firefighters have to meet on going training requirements in order to remain certified and to keep up the the ever changing environment for which ... (Full Story)

At 14:52 hours this afternoon, B-Shift was dispatched to a reported structure fire on Lannie Drive. Engine 231 arrived on scene just over three minutes after dispatch to find a double wide mobile home with a significant amount of smoke and flames visible around the front porch and living room. Crews searched the building for occupants and found none. An aggressive fire attack from B-Shift crews quickly ... (Full Story & Photos)

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At 14:13 hours this afternoon, A-Shift was dispatched to a reported woods fire. Our first on scene unit arrived within 7 minutes of dispatch and estimated about three acres burning in a wooded area around a home on Ode Turner Road. Orange Grove Fire Department was requested to send personnel and a second brush truck to the fire based on the wind conditions and access issues. The crew from our brush ... (Full Story & Photos)