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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes <br /> August 28, 2001 <br /> Page 8 <br /> I Fire Department is precious to their community, personal friends to many residents, and she did not <br /> 2 want to lose them. <br /> 3 Resident George Zahhos stated he served on the Council in 1959 and 1960. He stated if the Council <br /> 4 votes to do combine services, they would be doing a disservice to the community. He praised the <br /> 5 successes of the Fire Department for the trips that they have made to his home and the lives they have <br /> 6 saved. <br /> 7 Mr. Zahhos continued that he did not understand why the merits of their Fire Department were in <br /> 8 question at all, and pleaded with the Council that they follow the wishes of the constituents and vote <br /> 9 against the concept. <br /> 10 A Resident asked if the City of St. Anthony had the same issue under consideration with the City of <br /> I I Lauderdale years ago. He asked that the City Council do their homework before proceeding. <br /> 12 A Resident asked about the current response time in the City of St. Anthony. Councilmember Sparks <br /> 13 responded that it was two minutes, forty seconds. <br /> A Resident requested more information regarding response times. Fire Chief Forte stated that he could <br /> ifs only respond for the City of Minneapolis. <br /> 16 Walter Hildebrandt, M.D., made reference to the remarkably quick medical response time in St. <br /> 17 Anthony. He asked why they would want to consider losing such an invaluable asset to their <br /> 18 community. <br /> 19 A Resident stated she had a recent injury where the St. Anthony medical team and Fire Department <br /> 20 responded in less than three minutes. She stated that the Emergency Medical Team took twenty-five <br /> 21 minutes. <br /> 22 Mayor Cavanaugh dismissed Fire Chief Forte and staff and called upon City of St. Anthony Fire Chief <br /> 23 Hewitt. <br /> 24 Fire Chief Hewitt provided a history of himself to the Council. He stated that he has been in the fire <br /> 25 service field for twenty-five years and the thirty men and women who are on his staff today are the <br /> 26 finest he has ever had the privilege to work with. <br /> 27 <br /> 28 Fire Chief Hewitt discussed the Emergency Services (EMS) that they provide. He indicated that the <br /> 29 Paramedic Service is provided by the Hennepin County Medical Center. He stated that a paramedic <br /> 30 is at the top of their line, and the nearest thing to a doctor. <br /> 0 <br /> 31 Fire EMS: <br /> 32 0 16 EMTs and 14 First Responders <br />