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<br />WS – Item 2 <br /> <br />WORK SESSION STAFF REPORT <br />Work Session Item <br /> <br /> <br />Date: August 22, 2016 <br /> <br />To: City Council <br /> <br />From: John Swenson, Public Safety Director <br /> <br />Re: Fire Fleet – Light Rescue Quick Attack Vehicles <br /> <br /> <br />Background <br /> <br />In preparing the 2016 fire fleet requests for Council consideration, staff researched and <br />recommended the purchase of two light rescue / quick attack vehicles. Staff contacted fire <br />agencies that were utilizing this type of fire vehicle, evaluated community needs related to <br />the use of this type of vehicle and worked with Custom Fire to determine the specifications <br />required to meet these needs. <br /> <br />As part of that process staff requested Custom Fire to review the specifications of a Ford <br />F550 chassis to ensure that the needed fire equipment would work on this chassis. Custom <br />Fire advised that the F550 would meet all specifications for the buildout of the light rescue / <br />quick attack vehicle as designed for Lino Lakes. <br /> <br />Staff presented the proposed purchase of light rescue / quick attack fire vehicles at the <br />Council Work Sessions on January 4, 2016, February 1, 2016, and the regular Council <br />Meeting on February 8, 2016. During the February 8th Council meeting, Council approved <br />the purchase of two Ford F550 chassis’ and that Custom Fire build of one of the chassis. <br /> <br />Staff ordered the F550 chassis’ from Midway Ford and took delivery of the chassis’ in May <br />of this year. The invoice for this purchase of the F550 chassis’ are attached to this staff <br />report. <br /> <br />One of the F550 chassis is being stored at Fire Station #2 and the other F550 chassis is at <br />Custom Fire. <br /> <br />The owner of Custom Fire, Jim Kirvida, contacted Deputy Director L’Allier and informed <br />him that Custom Fire staff has learned of an issue with the Ford F550 chassis for light rescue <br />/ quick attack fire vehicles related to the payload capacity. Mr. Kirvida reported that staff <br />from Custom Fire would evaluate the issue further to determine how best to proceed with the <br />Lino Lakes vehicle buildout. <br /> <br />On August 15, 2016, Mr. Kirvida met with City Administrator Jeff Karlson, Deputy Director <br />L’Allier and I to review the Custom Fire proposal and recommendation. Attached to this