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Lino Lakes, Minnesota – Fire Department Analysis Page 27 <br /> <br />VI. Develop a List of Essential Requirements to Begin a New Fire Department <br />In addition to the policy issues and start-up considerations, the two primary aspects of establishing a new <br />Lino Lakes Fire Department would be personnel and equipment. To properly set these benchmarks in an <br />objective and standardized manner, this report will use NFPA 1720 standards, NFPA Fire Protection <br />Handbook 18th edition, OSHA 29CFR1910.134, and Insurance Services Office (ISO) Fire Protection <br />Ratings. <br /> <br />National Standards for Fire Suppression <br />The most widely recognized standard used in response time analysis for volunteer fire departments is <br />outlined in NFPA 1720 – Organization and Deployment of Fire Suppression Operations, Emergency <br />Medical Operations and Special Operations to the Public by Volunteer Fire Departments. NFPA 1720 <br />was updated in 2004, and addresses benchmarks to be used by volunteer organizations in the delivery of <br />their services, including specific recommendations regarding staffing and response times. <br /> <br />Table 3 provides an overview of these recommendations and metrics. <br /> <br />Table 3: NFPA 1720 - Staffing and Response Time Standards (Benchmarks) <br />Demand <br />Zone Demographics Staffing/ <br />Response Times <br />Percentage of <br />Calls <br />Special Risks Authority Having Jurisdiction <br />() <br />AHJ 90% <br />Urban >1000 people/mi 15 within 9 min. 90% <br />Suburban 500-1000 people/mi 10 within 10 min. 80% <br />Rural <500 people/mi 6 within 14 min. 80% <br />Remote* Travel distance 8 mi. 4 90% <br />* Upon assembling the necessary resources at the emergency scene, the fire department should have the capability <br />to safely commence an initial attack within 2 minutes 90 percent of the time. Source: NFPA 1720, 2004 Edition. <br /> <br />The City of Lino Lakes, with 33.21 square miles of area and a population of 20,746, has a jurisdictional <br />population density of 625 people per square mile. This population density puts Lino Lakes in the <br />“suburban” demand zone classification, which recommends an initial response of 10 personnel <br />responding to fire calls within 10 minutes, 80% of the time. There are also parts of the response area <br />which have urban, rural, and remote population densities. The response analysis is included in the risk, <br />demand, and deployment section of this report. Additionally, the National Fire Protection Handbook, <br />18th edition makes staffing and initial response complement recommendations based on the number of <br />firefighters and apparatus arriving on the scene of a fire, depending upon the risk of occupancy (low, <br />medium, and high-hazard occupancy). The NFPA staffing recommendations by the type of hazard areas <br />are as follows: <br /> <br />High-Hazard Occupancies (schools, hospitals, nursing homes, explosive plants, refineries, high-rise <br />buildings, and other high-risk or large fire potential occupancies): at least 4 pumpers, 2 ladder trucks <br />(or combination apparatus with equivalent capabilities), 2 chief officers, and other specialized <br />apparatus as may be needed to cope with the combustible involved; not fewer than 23 firefighters and <br />2 chief officers. <br /> <br />33