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City Council Minutes December 4, 1996 Page 2 `~ 7 J`v will be routed to St. Paul Fire, who will determine if a Basic Life Support (BLS) response or an ALS response is warranted. If it is a BLS call, Falcon Heights will respond with two to four members. If it is an ALS call, St. Paul Fire will respond with a paramedic unit. A Falcon Heights BLS crew of two will also respond. This arrangement will be modified after the license is approved, at which time there will be no BLS response to an ALS case unless it is a cardiac arrest. St. Paul Fire EMS Chief Dave Huisenga, Falcon Heights Fire Chief Nick Baumann, and St. Anthony Patrol Captain Jack Thoemke all reported that the partnership has been working well. REPORT FROM THE FALCON HEIGHTS FIRE DEPARTMENT ON THE PLAN TO IMPLEMENT A CALL SCHEDULE 1 ~~ Administrator Hoyt reported that the Fire Department is in the process of developing a call schedule to restrict the number of personnel at the scene of a medical emergency. Falcon Heights Fire Chief Nick Baumann reported that the department is formalizing the procedures for two to four members to respond to BLS calls and two members only to respond to ALS calls. This call schedule will become effective on January 15, 1997. INFORMATION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Administrator Hoyt publicly thanked Chief Baumann and former Chief Kurhajetz for their work on creating an effective partnership with St. Paul Fire. She also noted for the viewing audience that, while Larpenteur Avenue will be reconstructed over the next two years, only those persons with property abutting Larpenteur will be assessed for project costs. Mayor Gehrz announced that Falcon Heights would be featured in a Pioneer Press article on Monday, December 9, 1997. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 8:08 p.m. Carla Asleson Recording Secretary Susan L. Gehrz, May