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This program will increase day -time staff immediately available to respond to emergencies from 6 to 10 (if fully staffed), without significantly increasing cost to the City. Participants of the City Responder program may be added at any time at the discretion of the City of Fridley, provided a minimum of five are maintained. Increasing the City Responder pool shall not decrease Fridley Fire Department staffing in any way. The City Responder is intended to provide a flexible program designed to augment the full-time staff of the Fridley Fire Department. Vnlunteer • Maintain a group of 24 Volunteer/POC personnel • Reorganize structure and add two volunteer Battalion Chiefs. Identical structure to SBMFD volunteer Stations • Work with Relief Association to merge plans • Follow all service requirements of the SBMFD • Volunteer/POC personnel will primarily staff the City of Fridley on weeknights, weekends and holidays • Full-time staff may be part of the Volunteer/POC group • Pay and relief plan decisions yet to be determined Duty Chief Program • Primarily staffed by Volunteer/POC Battalion Chiefs. To maintain depth, Volunteer Captains may also participate. • Battalion Chiefs will be assigned a take-home emergency response vehicle equipped with BLS, Command and atmospheric monitoring equipment and other necessary tools and equipment. • Weekday Duty Chief will be staffed by full-time personnel. • The Duty Chief will respond to all alarms during their assigned shift. Many calls including Automatic Fire Alarms will be a Duty Chief Only response. The response matrix and resources assigned by call type will be determined in accordance with current SBMFD Policies/Standard Operating Guidelines. National Standard Staffing • Goal of the staffing plan is to provide staffing and response times in accordance with NFPA 1710 o Four personnel on the first arriving unit for medical emergencies, fires and rescues o Minimum 17 for working structure fires o Safe staffing is considered four personnel per Engine/Truck/Quint o Auto Aid from SBMFD and other will fill out the rest of the assignment 12 Page