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Item No.7C <br />Meeting Date: February 11, 2002 <br />Type of Business:CB <br />WK: Work Session; PH: Public Hearing; <br />CA: Consent Agenda; CB: Council Business <br />City of Mounds View Staff Report <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />To: <br />Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From: Nyle Zikmund, Fire Chief <br />Item Title/Subject: Quarterly Report-Spring Lake Park-Blaine-Mounds View Fire <br /> Department <br />Date: February 7, 2002 <br /> <br /> <br />Emergency Response: <br />The department ended the year with a little over 1,000 calls, a reduction of about 15%. We <br />attribute a portion of this decrease to our strong prevention programs. Additionally, we <br />ended the year with a little more than $1,000,000 in property loss, and although an increase <br />over the past year, a decrease over historical losses. <br /> <br />Recent Fire: <br />A young couple and their infant child, who reside in one of your mobile home parks, <br />experienced a devastating fire this past month. Fortunately, t he father awoke from his sleep <br />and was able to get the family out of the home before anyone was injured. Damage to the <br />home was extensive. <br /> <br />Budget Overruns: <br />For the first time in over six years the fire department experienced expenses in excess of <br />budgeted dollars. Catastrophic engine repairs to three engines and the air truck coupled <br />with costs incurred at the Larson Auto Salvage Fire in May exceeded $52,000. Without <br />those expenses we would have been under budget. The city of Blaine is pursuing legal <br />action to recover $107,000 in fire department expenses. <br /> <br />Staffing: <br />Our staffing strength is at one of it’s strongest points in years with no stations experiencing <br />severe shortages. A major reason is the strong commitment the cities are making to <br />working with the Fire Department in hiring and letting individuals respond. Currently, <br />Mounds View provides two day time available fire personnel. Jeramiah Anderson and Kathi <br />Osmonson. Without this type of support we would have no choice but to look at more <br />expensive alternatives. <br /> <br />Current Projects: <br />Using federal grant money and capital budget requests we are in the process of installing <br />personal protection devices on all of our breathing apparatus which provides greater <br />information and alarm when supplies go low. <br />