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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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Rescue Truck Sneak Peak

Member Jeff Cabe, October 30

Sneak Peak of the New "Rescue 261"


Part of the job for the Board of Directors and the administrative staff of the fire department is to plan, acquire and maintain the necessary amounts of quality and functional fire equipment. This equipment ranges from firefighter gear all the way up to the stations and their locations.
One of the hardest equipment lines to design, acquire and fund are the emergency ... (Full Story & Photos)

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No Caption Fire Prevention Is for Everyone

Member Jeff Cabe, October 11

Many relate fire safety to the month of October and local fire departments usually receive a lot of calls to visit schools, businesses and daycares.
Fire Prevention Week occurs each year during the week of October 9th to commemorate the Great Chicago Fire which started on October 8, 1871. The loss caused by that fire laid the foundations for many building and fire codes we still rely on today.
Our ... (Full Story & Photos)

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West King Street Gas Leak

Orange Rural Fire Department, October 10

At 10:37 this morning, B-Shift responded to an odor of natural gas near a residence on West King Street. Upon arrival, crews found a two inch gas line that had been struck by machinery used to install fiber optic lines. Dominion Energy arrived on scene and quickly began digging up the line and valves to shut off the flow of gas. Fire crews evacuated residences closest to the leak as a precaution and ... (Full Story & Photos)

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No Caption West King Street at South Occoneechee Street is closed due to a large gas main rupture

Orange Rural Fire Department, October 10

Please avoid the area.... (Full Story & Photos)

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Updates on Western North Carolina

Member Jeff Cabe, October 09

Supply Needs and Donations:
If you are coordinating donations that you will transport or that will be sent west, please make sure your efforts are going to a distribution center or group that will actually get the supplies to those in need. Collections centers are becoming inundated with supplies that are disorganized and are just showing up. This delays delivery to those in need.
Those of us wanting ... (Full Story & Photos)

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