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New Station 2/Furnishings <br /> 89th Avenue immediately west of Blaine Auto Body $ 650,000 <br /> New Highway 610 will make the present station inoperable. The building of <br /> a new Station 2 has been in our long range plans for years with the land <br /> for the new Station included in our Capital Budget from August 1985 to <br /> January 1988. <br /> The new station, as opposed to the existing station, must meet all <br /> building/safety requirements, provide crew quarters, fitness facilities <br /> and other ancillary necessities to enable the volunteers to do their job <br /> in an effective, safe environment with the least amount of time expended. <br /> With our enhanced physical fitness program, the fitness or workout room <br /> will provide us with an area to do just that - improve on the physical <br /> fitness of all our firefighters. We intend to make the use of these rooms <br /> available to all local police. <br /> Station 3 <br /> Buchanan and 109th Avenue <br /> This station's response areas lie entirely within Blaine but it also <br /> responds on multiple calls/alarms anywhere in the district. A 2000 gallon <br /> super tanker is on order for Station 3. Given the water supply problems <br /> the past two years in our entire area, having a reasonable water supply <br /> of our own will ensure our being able to function in a more effective <br /> manner. <br /> Stations 4 and 5 Crew Quarters Additions [with exercise rooms] /Furnishings <br /> Station 4 - 10290 Lever Street <br /> Station 5 - 1200 Paul Parkway $75,000/Station $ 150,000 <br /> Station 4's response area includes eastern Blaine and eastern Mounds View <br /> to Long Lake Road. <br /> Station 5's fire response area lies wholly within the city of Blaine. On <br /> multiple calls or alarms, one engine and crew from Station 5 are relocated <br /> to standby at Station 1. This station also responds anywhere in our <br /> response area as needed. A 2000 gallon super tanker is housed at Station <br /> 5 and is used not only in rural areas but can be used in urban areas of <br /> all three cities in case of water supply problems. <br /> The success of the small crew quarters at our present Station 2 has <br /> demonstrated the need and advantage of adding crew quarters to Stations 4 <br /> and 5. All five stations are manned from time to time because of storm <br /> alerts or multiple fire calls in our area. This practice gives us a <br /> faster response time for all emergencies and better coverage for our <br /> Orotection area. <br /> -2- <br />