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        <ExplanationTxt>PROVIDE FIRE AND FIRST RESPONDER MEDICAL SERVICES TO ALL RESIDENCES AND BUSINESSES LOCATED IN THE STEELE CREEK NORTH CAROLINA FIRE DISTRICT - AN AREA OF OVER 26 SQUARE MILES. OTHER RELATED SERVICES ARE TO PROVIDE BACKUP FIRE AND MEDICAL SERVICES WHEN REQUESTED BY OTHER FIRE DISTRICTS. PROVIDE FIRE AND MEDICAL RELATED TRAINING TO MEMBERS OF THE DEPT.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>OVER 1,200 CALLS WERE RESPONDED TO BY THE DEPARTMENT TO THE MORE THAN 17,000 BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUALS IN THE AREA.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>NO REVIEW WAS OR WILL BE CONDUCTED.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>NO DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>BOOK / TAX DEPRECIATION DIFFERENCE 214,116 BOOK TO TAX ASSET DISPOSAL -6,237 TOTAL 207,879</ExplanationTxt>
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