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• Two representatives from the SBMFD, who are not full-time employees <br />The Board of Directors serve terms of three years and are responsible for the fiscal oversite of <br />the SBMFD as well as the CEO/Fire Chief. The CEO/Fire Chief is responsible for day to day <br />operations and fiscal management of the SBMFD. The SBMFD receives its authority through <br />and executed contract and Joint Powers Agreement with the three cities. <br />COMMUNITY PROFILE <br />The City of Fridley was incorporated in and is a community of 27,500 people located <br />within the Twin Cities greater metropolitan area in Anoka County. The City of Fridley is a <br />mixed community with wide variety of residential, commercial and industrial facilities and is the <br />home to major international manufacturers/distributors such as Medtronic, Cummins, Target and <br />United Defense. In addition, Fridley contains significant rail infrastructure including BNSF's <br />Northtown Railyard. <br />CURRENT SERVICE <br />The City of Fridley Fire Department (FFD) was organized in 1951 with the first full -tune <br />fire chief appointed in 1965. Currently, the Fridley Fire Department provides all hazard response <br />from three stations which house three engines, one ladder and multiple support vehicles. The <br />FFD staffing includes seven full -tune personnel which includes the positions of Fire Chief, <br />Assistant Fire Chief, Fire Marshal, three Fire Captains and an executive assistant. <br />Volunteer/Paid-on-Call staffing is provided by approximately 24 personnel who respond from <br />their homes to augment the FFD's full-time force. The three Fire Captains provide 24-hour <br />staffing along with a duty crew which consists of a varied number of paid -on-call personnel. In <br />2017, the FFD responded to 3,570 calls for service which includes 2,403 Emergency Medical <br />Service type calls. <br />51Pc <br />