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Association and he brought that up thinking about discussing this whole <br />thing. At that time one of the members, Joe Bianchi,. suggested that a member of the <br />volunteer fire department should be on such committee to study in the event the council <br />decided to take further action. No action was taken during that period of time. To <br />summarize these events might have been of interest to the people present. Speaking for <br />^"~ himself as an individual, the Metropolitan concept is coming. It has to come. With <br />that background he addressed himself to the council with regard to the brochure put out <br />by the League of Women Voters and said: (,1} The cost of other volunteer fire depts. <br />is from $1.33 to $4.50 per resident. I have not been particularly concerned with cost. <br />I think we are concerned with what we get rather than how much money is spent. If the <br />cost is $5 and it is good, then I want it. Classification 6 -we have worked hard to get <br />such a rating. I have gone over to the Bureau of Fire Underwriters and Class 6 in my <br />opinion is as far as you can go, because to get a lower rating the costs to the village are <br />prohibitive. I am concerned - I hope that at no time will we go backward from Class 6 <br />to 7 rating, and (2} efficiency - I am concerned. I address that to the council because <br />as homeowners in the village, the response of the fire department to needs of the people <br />is the concern. The decision is that of the council and I am sure they have given full <br />consideration with respect to these things. <br />Herbert Horton - 1468 W. California -Last night we had a graphic example of the service <br />of our Fire Dept. Mrs. Morrie Rice called at 6t10 p.m. -her husband had a heart <br />attack - 90 seconds the rig was in front of her house -sheriff`s car was there right <br />after - 7-1/2 minutes later they had this man in the emergency room at the hospital. <br />I found out at Miller Hospital they have got 4 minutes to get action, if not by then, <br />there is brain damage. <br />Fire Chief Al Helbig verified this. <br />jorissen - 1419 West Hoyt Avenue -I had cause to call the fire dept. 2-1/2 to 3 weeks ago. <br />I called and they were there in less than three minutes. Could any of you people actually <br />take a truck out, hook it up to a hydrant and make it work? Have you got the time to <br />take training? I volunteered for the Fire Dept. - I am not yet a volunteer fireman. I <br />don"t feel we should get rid of the paid men - I think they are doing a fine job. Including <br />you councilmen - do you think you could do what they can? <br />Gerry Baden -volunteer: I have been on the Fire Dept. for 18 years and there are bout <br />four of us that have been. We previously had our businesses here in Falcon Heights. <br />I think I could probably say that I made 75°!0 of the day calls. I would not say that I <br />could get from that filling station I used to operate, receive the call, get up here, stop <br />my car, check where the fire was to where I am going to go and be out of here in less than <br />ten minutes. This corner (Carp. and Snelling} is a death trap with the signs working -and <br />without the signs working -welll You are mot going to run that stop sign. I might <br />occasionally run a few red lights, but ----. Ingoseville-there has to be a man at the <br />station who is a sleeper -their day time firemen are Carrier Brothers (across the street from <br />fire station} who answer their pho _ne. One of them immediately ran over and got the <br />truck. They have to wait for one or two men before that tr uck leaves the station. That <br />truck sits there 10 - 15 minutes because they have to wait -this is their rule. Another <br />thing -there are only four men in this village during the day tirr~3`- Hermes, Woehrle, <br />Peterson and Luey. <br />Mrs. Ronald Brown -1887 Simpson: If this is not possible (keeping full time men} has <br />Minneapolis been contacted? <br />Ecklund: St. Paul has copied the Minneapolis contract -Lauderdale operates under this <br />fireservice contract. Any calls for the use of their equipment -upon receipt of such calls <br />to their fire department - in the opinion of the fire chief may deem to be adequate -the city <br />reserves the right to retain in the city as many as may be necessary for the proper and <br />