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Jan 148 209 195
Feb 144 146 166
Mar 146 169 191
Apr 161 195 178
May 153 200 202
Jun 157 199
Jul 189 213
Aug 191 193
Sep 196 222
Oct 206 219
Nov 180 215
Dec 192 237
Total 2063 2417 932

Orange Rural Fire Department

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Welcome to the Official Website for the Orange Rural Fire Department

The Mission of the Orange Rural Fire Department is to safely and efficiently mitigate Fire, EMS and
Rescue emergencies by providing public education, prevention and emergency response

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No Caption Open House and Station #4 Opening Ceremony

Orange Rural Fire Department, May 25

June will be a busy month with a couple of great opportunities for you to come visit the fire stations in Hillsborough.

The first option is to attend the Station #4 dedication and grand opening on June 4th from 1pm to 3pm. Station #4 is inside the Waterstone development and located at 352 College Park Road in Hillsborough. This will be a joint event with Orange County EMS as the station serves both ... (Full Story & Photos)

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Busy Sunday Night for B-Shift

Member Jeff Cabe, May 23

At 01:01 hours on Monday May 22nd, B-Shift was dispatched to a Confined Space/Structural Collapse at 327 St. Mary's Road in Hillsborough. Within five minutes, Engine 231 was on scene and confirmed that a tree had broken off about twenty feet above the ground and fallen on a house leaving two people trapped inside. Crews made their way through the house and tree to access the victims and assist them ... (Full Story & Photos)

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No Caption MVC on I85 at MM 163 Southbound

Member Jeff Cabe, May 20

At 0418 hours this morning, C-Shift was dispatched to a motor vehicle crash on Interstate 85 near mile marker 163. Initial calls to 911 stated that a vehicle had jumped the guardrail and landed in the woods. Within in four minutes, Engine 231 was on scene with a vehicle off the roadway and approximately 40 feet down an embankment. Fortunately, the passengers of the vehicle were not significantly injured ... (Full Story & Photos)

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Station #4 Opens to the Public

Member Jeff Cabe, May 17

It's official, we are opening our newest fire station on June 4th!
The new station is located at 352 College Park Road in Hillsborough and was built to provide coverage to the Central Orange Fire District and southern portions of the Town of Hillsborough. The location of the new station can also provide some additional automatic aid assistance to New Hope Fire and Orange Grove Fire in their respective ... (Full Story & Photos)

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No Caption Fire Departments Train in Water Haul

Member Jeff Cabe, May 13

Fire departments throughout Orange County came together this morning to hone their skills in moving water to a fire scene. The scenario was made up but similar situations happen daily thoughout our state; a local fire department responds to a reported building fire in an area without pressurized fire hydrants. Neighboring departments are dispatched to respond with tanker truck for the water supply ... (Full Story & Photos)

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