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Lino Lakes Public <br />Safety Department <br />Memo <br />DATE: January 7, 2016 <br />TO: John Swenson, Public Safety Director <br />CC: Dan L'Allier, Deputy Public Safety Director — Fire Division <br />FROM: Jonas Werpy, Station #1 District Chief <br />RE: Light Rescue / Mini Pumper <br />I want to share my experience with light rescue / mini -pumpers to illustrate the capabilities of <br />these vehicles. As indicated below, the vehicle I reference is not as capable as the vehicles we <br />are proposing for purchase here in Lino Lakes. <br />Stillwater 6107 LLPSD Proposed <br />Model/Year Ford/2004 Ford/2016 <br />GPM Pump 250 1250 <br />Class 1 engine No Yes <br />Onboard Water 250 gallons 330 gallons <br />I have personally responded in a light rescue / mini -pumper (that I can remember) to <br />three structure fires. In all cases, the fires were extinguished with the water on board (250 <br />gallons). <br />o On Dec 18, 2008, I drove a mini -pumper to the scene of a fire with two other <br />firefighters during a heavy snowfall. We arrived as the first piece of apparatus and <br />were able to extinguish the fire and pull an unconscious victim from the home, <br />resulting in his survival, and prior to any additional vehicles responding. <br />I have been to more accidents and car fires than I can remember as the first arriving piece <br />of fire apparatus with this type of vehicle. I have never found it insufficient to handle the <br />incident. <br />o One occasion we extinguished a fully -involved Heavy Duty truck and <br />construction trailer. <br />How we will use the Mini -pumpers <br />It will be a multi-purpose vehicle taken on nearly all calls. It allows firefighters to <br />respond to medicals and other service calls in a smaller vehicle (saving fuel, wear and <br />ONE VISION. ONE MISSION. LINO LAKES PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT. <br />