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citizens to the territory sought for annexation where the citizens <br /> <br />are now served by private collectors under private contracts. <br /> <br />Fire Fighting: Charlottesville maintains coordinated and <br /> <br />integrated facilities for fighting fire and has a paid fire depart- <br /> <br />ment housed in two fire stations which are supported by a volunteer <br /> <br />firecompany. Each station has modern fire equipment and trained <br /> <br />personnel and is so located that the Charlottesville Fire Depart- <br /> <br />ment is able to respond quickly to alarms of fire and combat fire <br /> <br />efficiently and effectively at any location within the City. In <br /> <br />addition, the City maintains one engine company for employment <br /> <br />within Albemarle County, for which the County pays the wages of <br /> <br />seven members of the crew. When a fire in the County is beyond <br /> <br />the ability of this engine company, Charlottesville's equipment <br /> <br />customarily backs it up with additional personnel and equipment. <br /> <br />Albemarle County has volunteer fire departments located in places <br /> <br />removed from the built-up areas around the City, which are assisted <br /> <br />by the company maintained by the City for the County and sometimes <br /> <br />by the City Fire Department. These urban and urbanizing areas <br /> <br />located in the annexation area are in need or are dependent upon <br /> <br />the City of Charlottesville for improved fire fighting which the <br /> <br />City of Charlottesville is in a position to provide. <br /> <br />Fire Prevention: Charlottesville maintains a program for <br /> <br />the administration and enforcement of regulations adopted to pre- <br /> <br />vent fire, to investigate the causes of fires and to inspect <br /> <br />buildings within the City and to educate children in the public <br /> <br />schools and employees of buildings used by large numbers of people <br />